We study the proportional chore division problem where a protocol wants to divide a negatively valued object, called chore, among n different players. The goal is to find an allocation such that cost of the chore assigned to each player be at most 1/n of the total cost. This problem is the dual variant of the cake cutting problem in which we want to allocate a desirable object. Edmonds and Pruh...

Cross-cultural impression management (IM) has not been considered much, which is remarkable given the fast rate at which the labor market is becoming multicultural. This study investigated whether ethnic minorities and majorities differed in their preference for IM-tactics and how this affected ethnic minorities' interview outcomes. A preliminary study (focus groups/survey) showed that ethnic m...

• Rural Indians cannot rely on official procedures to obtain social welfare entitlements. The rural poor make claims local politicians access welfare. Claims-making by people in India combine elements of 'clientelism', 'citizenship' and 'political society'. An agonistic account claims-making recognises its heterogeniety while appreciating the importance both consent contestation.

We explore the effects of parental leave entitlements for mothers and fathers on wages employment. consider male female workers who compete same jobs in a labour search matching model with endogenous job take-up rates. identify key theoretical calibrate to simulate policy changes France, Italy, Norway Portugal. Reducing gap reduces gender wage gaps increases employment rate these countries. Lea...