The paper investigates whether self-employment, which generally offers greater flexibility with respect to the hours and place of work, is chosen by women in order to achieve a better balance between paid work and family. ...

Poland has historically demonstrated exceptional resiliency in the face of change. This paper examines how Poland coped with huge structural realignments from the rise of Solidarity until the present, seeking to provide ...

We empirically explore monetary and fiscal policy coordination in Poland. In particular, we study whether the empirical effects of a government spending shock on output depend on the stance of monetary policy. We find no ...

Postponing motherhood is a widespread phenomenon across developed countries however only few studies look into late motherhood in post-socialist countries, especially on a micro-scale. In this study, I look at the context ...

Palestine was a major destination for migrating Jews in the interwar period, with around 40 per cent of all newcomers coming from Poland. Palestine’s fast economic growth was the result of a large import of capital brought ...

Childlessness is rarely an outcome of a single decision or can be attributed to one particular reason. Remaining childless should rather be seen as a process influenced by continuously changing context and by many choices ...

W pracy zaprezentowana została subiektywna miara stanu zdrowia populacji w postaci samooceny stanu zdrowia (SRH). Miara ta jest szeroko stosowanym w badaniach społecznych wskaźnikiem do oceny stanu zdrowia i występujących ...

W latach 30. Polska uruchomiła połączenie lotnicze z Palestyną. Była to konsekwencja znacznej migracji Żydów polskich na teren mandatu. Artykuł przedstawia kontekst powstania linii, jej powiązanie z polską polityką na ...

In this paper we compare Italy and Poland, two countries where the country-specific obstacles to work and family reconciliation are similarly strong, but which differ in terms of the history of women’s labour force ...