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Economic development and female labor participation in the Middle East and North Africa : a test of the U-shape hypothesis

Verme, Paolo - In: IZA journal of labor & development 4 (2015) 3, pp. 1-21

(Investment in Women's Human Capital and Economic Development 1995) and observed elsewhere. This paper tests the U …

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Economic Development and Female Labor Participation in the Middle East and North Africa : A Test of the U-Shape Hypothesis

Verme, Paolo - 2017

The Middle East and North Africa region is known for having low female labor market participation rates as compared with its level of economic development. A possible explanation is that these countries find themselves at the turning point of the U-shape hypothesis when countries transition from...

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Women in paid employment: a role for public policies and social norms in Guatemala

Almeida, Rita; Viollaz, Mariana - 2022

With only 32% of active age women in the labor market, Guatemala is an upper middle-income country with one of the … was partly explained by the drastic increases in the school attainment of women, the reduction in fertility and the … show that social norms, attitudes towards women in the society and public policies are important determinants of these …

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Constraints to growth and job creation in low-income commenwealth of independent states countries

Verme, Paolo - 2006

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The impact of vocational training for the unemployed : experimental evidence from Turkey

Hirshleifer, Sarojini; McKenzie, David J.; Almeida, Rita; … - 2014

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The impact of vocational training for the unemployed : experimental evidence from Turkey

Hirshleifer, Sarojini; McKenzie, David J.; Almeida, Rita; … - 2014

We use a randomized experiment to evaluate a large-scale active labor market policy: Turkey's vocational training programs for the unemployed. A detailed follow-up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average...

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The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed : Experimental Evidence from Turkey

Hirshleifer, Sarojini - 2017

A randomized experiment is used to evaluate a large-scale, active labor market policy: Turkey's vocational training programs for the unemployed. A detailed follow-up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973403

The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed : Experimental Evidence from Turkey

Hirshleifer, Sarojini - 2014

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Constraints to Growth and Job Creation in Low-Income Commonwealth of Independent States Countries

Verme, Paolo - 2012

Despite sustained output growth since 1997, low-income Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries (CIS-7) have not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as "jobless growth." The author addresses the causes of this...

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Constraints to Growth and Job Creation in Low-Income Commonwealth of Independent States Countries

Verme, Paolo - 2016

Despite sustained output growth since 1997, low-income Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries (CIS-7) have not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as jobless growth. The author addresses the causes of this phenomenon...

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