Low Pay Persistence in European Countries

Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries

Low Pay, Higher Pay and Job Satisfaction within the European Union: Empirical Evidence from Fourteen Countries We examine differences in job satisfaction between lowand higher-paid workers within the European Union (EU). To do so The European Community Household Panel Data covering the period 1994-2001 is used. Our results indicate that low paid workers report a lower level of job satisfaction ...

Tuberculosis contact investigation in low prevalence countries: a European consensus.

Contact investigation to identify individuals with tuberculosis and latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important component of tuberculosis control in low tuberculosis incidence countries. This document provides evidence-based and best-practice policy recommendations for contact tracing among high- and medium-priority contacts in a variety of settings. It provides a basis for...

Prevalence of hepatitis A across various countries in the Middle East, African and Eastern European countries

Making Patients Pay: Informal Patient Payments in Central and Eastern European Countries

Informal patient payments are a key characteristic of nearly all Central and Eastern European health care systems (1–3). Apart from formal patient payments, which are regulated by national legislation (4) and quasi-formal charges, which are set by the health care provider in the absence of clear government regulations (5–7), there are also informal payments (also known as “under-the-table” or “...

I-6: IVF in Low Resources Countries