Beyond the Labour Income Tax Wedge: The Unemployment-Reducing Effect of Tax Progressivity In this paper we argue that, for a given overall level of labour income taxation, a more progressive tax schedule increases employment. From a theoretical point of view, higher progressivity increases overall employment through a wage moderating effect and also because employment of low-paid workers is mor...

Recent research on self-employment has emphasised the specific dynamic of the rise of female entrepreneurship. But self-employment is still predominated by men. Only about 25-30% of the selfemployed are women and the female self-employment rate is often only half as high as the male selfemployment rate. This ratio is rather similar and persisting in most European countries although selfemployme...

the increasing trend in women's market employment since 1950s in the world has been documented as the most important indication for 'the revolution in gender roles' (davis 1984, cotter et al 2001). despite the significant capabilities of women and the substantial achievements facilitating female labor force participation in the recent years (such as substantial increase both in w...