Firm Turnover, Restructuring and Labour Productivity in Transition: The Case of Poland

This paper explores the impact of turnover and restructuring on labour productivity in the Polish economy over the period 1988-1993. Changes in aggregate productivity are decomposed into elements corresponding to productivity growth among survivors, market share growth by survivors and the contributions of entering and exiting firms. The traditional entry and exit effects begin to work as transition to a market economy progresses. However, initial productivity improvements are due to changes to market shares of the existing firms following the break-up of large enterprises. Regression analysis shows that changes in the firm-level productivity are affected by restructuring and a more competitive economic environment.

Moments of Calmness Teach Us the Most About Love, Kindness

Our family celebrates Christmas, and my mother-in-law, Marguerite, enjoyed coming to our house to help with the decorating. They began to work together, assembling a small nativity scene on one of the living room tables. I was rushing around, pushing the progress of the decorating, and trying to get things done. I suddenly noticed what they were doing. They carefully put the stable in the center of the table and began to spread straw around. I watch as they gently placed each figurine, giving special love and attention to the infant Jesus

2017 Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Journal

2017 Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Journal features abstracts of the summer research of the following students: Melissa Brown, Levi Clarke, Maame Esi Aggrey, Brenda Jackson, Lucky Summer Light, Anthony (Akil) Manning, Kaleem T. Mogent, Bridgett Oyeyemi, Christopher W. Rivera, Gloria Schou, Sakeena Sogren, Michelle Thomas, Denise Torres and Shaday Turner.https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/mcnair_journal/1015/thumbnail.jp

Equal Pay Day Conversations Remind Me That All Voices Should be Heard

Equal Pay Day this year was just reached on April 10. This day symbolizes how far into the current year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. For women of color, the dates for Equal Pay Day are even more dramatically different, and for the most part go much further into the year

The geography of the polar and sub-polar regions

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1947. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

Protection and Paternalism: Narratives of Nepali Women Migrants and the Gender Politics of Discriminatory Labour Migration Policy

This article considers the current age and gender discriminatory migration laws in Nepal in their historical and sociocultural context. Drawing on eight months of fieldwork and data collected from both migrants and migration policymakers I ask, What are the consequences of discriminatory laws on young Nepali women’s migration experiences? And why do gender and age discriminatory laws and policies persist in light of evidence that they may actually endanger migrants? I posit that historically dominant Hindu gender norms provide the basis for the paternalistic migration laws currently in place. I argue that age and gender discriminatory migration policies are rooted in patriarchal concern for women’s ijaat (social honour) and sexual purity. The result of discriminatory law is not a reduction in migration but an increase in irregular and illegal migration that exacerbates women labour migrants’ vulnerability to a variety of abuses. I conclude that examining discriminatory migration laws with an intersectional lens raises interesting possibilities for theorizing how and why these ineffectual laws persist. Cet article se penche sur la législation discriminatoire actuelle en matière de migration concernant l’âge et le sexe au Nepal et son contexte historique ainsi que socio-culturel. En faisant appel aux données de sondage et denature ethnographique provenant des migrants ainsi que des responsables en matière de politique migratoire, je considère en premier lieu: quelles sont les conséquences des lois discriminatoires sur les migrantes népalaises jeunes? Et quelles sont les raisons pour lesquelles des lois discriminatoires concernant l’âge et le sexe persistent encore à la lumière des indications démontrant que ces lois risquent en fait de mettre en danger les migrants? J’estime que le sexe hindou dominant sur le plan historique fournit la base sur les lois paternalistes actuelles, et que les lois discriminatoires concernant l’âge et le sexe sont ancrées dans un ordre patriarcal du ijaat (l’honneur social) et de pureté sexuelle chez les femmes. Le résultat est l’augmentation de la migration illégale et irrégulière, ce qui amplifie la vulnérabilité ainsi que divers abus de femmes migrantes. Je conclus sur une discussion portant sur la manière dont une politique plus adaptée pourrait répondre à la législation migratoire actuelle qui ne prend pas en compte la complexité du processus décisionnaire

IHY Operations: How the IHY is facilitated by the IHY Secretariat

In 1957 a program of international research, inspired by the International Polar Years of 1882 and 1932, was organized as the International Geophysical Year (IGY) to study global phenomena of the Earth and geospace. Fifty years later, the world s space science community will again come together for international programs of scientific collaboration: the International Heliophysical Year (MY), the Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY), and the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007. This time, research will extend out into the Heliosphere to focus on solar-terrestrial-plans for the IHY, eGY and IPY incorporate the activities of scientists in 191 nations, as well as the "IGY Gold" Historical Preservation initiative, plus a series of coordinated campaigns involving more than 100 instruments and models, education and public outreach programs, a developing nations instrument development program, and opportunities for supported research worldwide. The presentation will focus on the efforts and operations which will make these activities possible

Firm Turnover, Restructuring and Labour Productivity in Transition: The Case of Poland

This paper explores the impact of turnover and restructuring on labour productivity in the Polish economy over the period 1988-1993. Changes in aggregate productivity are decomposed into elements corresponding to productivity growth among survivors, market share growth by survivors and the contributions of entering and exiting firms. The traditional entry and exit effects begin to work as transition to a market economy progresses. However, initial productivity improvements are due to changes to market shares of the existing firms following the break-up of large enterprises. Regression analysis shows that changes in the firm-level productivity are affected by restructuring and a more competitive economic environment

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is becoming more and more prevalent today. The number of women who are using narcotics while they are pregnant continues to rise. Neonatal abstinence syndrome may occur when a pregnant woman takes narcotics that cross the placenta to the fetus. The fetus then becomes dependent on the drug. When the infant is born, they are no longer receiving the drug. A large percent of these infants will go on to develop withdrawal signs and symptoms after birth. Since there has been no consistency in providing specific standardized care for treating infants with NAS, the purpose of this literature review was to explore if any studies provided evidence of the best standards of care for these infants. Studies have shown that when implementing guidelines and protocols for neonatal abstinence syndrome, the length of pharmacological therapy and the length of stay in the hospital are both decreased. Communication among healthcare workers, as well as having a committee who comes together to see what is effective or not with the care of these infants have been shown to be positive influences in standardizing the care. Standardizing the care also helps with identifying infants with NAS sooner and helps guide their treatment by using the Finnegan NAS scoring system. Improve­ments in identification and care will lead to better outcomes and shorter lengths of hospitalization