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The changing nature of work and earnings inequality in China
Xing, Chunbing - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
This paper examines the evolution of China's industrial and occupational structure in the last two decades and its impact on wage inequality. We find that non-routine cognitive and interpersonal tasks have increased, while routine cognitive tasks first increased and then declined. Occupation...
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Income mobility in the developing world : recent approaches and evidence
Himanshu; Lanjouw, Peter - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2020
This paper examines income mobility in developing countries. We start by synthesizing findings from the available evidence on relative mobility and poverty dynamics. We then describe evidence on economic mobility obtained via synthetic panels constructed from cross-section data. We echo earlier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161301
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Climate shocks, agriculture, and migration in Nepal : disentangling the interdependencies
Arslan, Aslıhan; Egger, Eva-Maria; Mane, Erdgin; … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
an ex-ante measure. In this paper, we disentangle the direct effect of weather shocks on income from agriculture from the …
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Migration and climate change in the Arab region
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2024
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Climate, peace and security in the Arab region
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491849
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Inequality in the Arab region : food insecurity fuels inequality
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491931
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Development from a broader lens
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014229428
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What drives quality-adjusted human development achievements?
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2021
input variables affecting the Q-HDI, namely the health sector capacity index, pupil-teacher ratio index, and economic … on these results, this paper suggests that countries invest in health and education sector capacities, promote economic … diversity and adopt macroeconomic policies that leverage improvements in health and education quality, including, in particular …
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Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND) : report on the baseline study for Tunisia
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012653717
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Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND) : assessment report of prevailing situations in rural areas i...
Vereinte Nationen / Economic and Social Commission for … - 2020
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