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Human Capital: Infrastructural and Superstructural Constraints to Economic Performance across U.S. Native American Reservations and Trust Lands

Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S - EconWPA - 2004

The current research emphasis on institutions as key determinants of economic performance, rather than on resources and resource productivity, has uncovered important questions for further research. For example, if institutions are central to economic performance, then what explains observed...

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Economic Performance in a Cross-Section of U.S. Native American Economies

Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S - EconWPA - 2004

Institutions either promote or constrain economic performance, but which parts of institutions advance or restrict performance, and why do economies sharing similar institutions sometimes perform differently? This paper is a modest attempt at addressing a small part of these questions. It...

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Entrepreneurial Innovation

Rigotti, Luca; Ryan, Matthew; Vaithianathan, Rhema - EconWPA - 2001

This paper constructs an equilibrium model of entrepreneurial innovation where individuals differ in their attitude toward uncertainty. Unlike previous models of innovation, the firm-formation process is endogenous. An entrepreneur, who owns residual profits, utilizes an uncertain technology and...

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Harnessing Youth Potential in Ghana

World Bank - 2016

face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is … National Youth Authority (NYA) within Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (MELR), and to the Ministry of Youth and … Sports (MYS), in charge of the policy making process on youth employment, as well as all their implementing partners within …

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Bangladesh Skills for Tomorrow's Jobs : Preparing Youth for a Fast-Changing Economy

World Bank (contributor) - World Bank - 2018

The skills for tomorrow's Jobs in Bangladesh attempts to address key skills challenges and identifyopportunities in the backdrop of fast technological and economic changes. It proposes mid to long-term strategic policy options that would contribute to economic growth and job creation in...

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Mauritania : Transforming the Jobs Trajectory for Vulnerable Youth

World Bank (contributor) - World Bank - 2017

Poverty reduction and youth employment remain deeply intertwined in Mauritania. Mauritania's job-related challenge is … overarching youth employment trends and gaps and offers recommendations for facilitating their entry into good, productive jobs …. The note analyzes policy options, risks, and opportunities for strengthening youth employment prospects over the short to …

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Coding Bootcamps for Youth Employment : Evidence from Colombia, Lebanon, and Kenya

World Bank (contributor) - World Bank - 2018

impact of bootcamp training on youth employment in selected countries. The program seeks to establish a framework of best …

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Liberia Skills Development Constraints for Youth in the Informal Sector

World Bank - 2016

.Youth recognize that their lack of skills and experience are impediments to employment.The objective of this report is to assess youth … formal employment, this report has a particular focus on skill development in vocational trades and the informal sector. This … World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2013-2017. Both recognize that inadequate skills and vulnerable employment …

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Making work pay in Madagascar : employment, growth, and poverty reduction

Hoftijzer, Margo - 2008

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Tunisia's global integration : a second generation of reforms to boost growth and employment

2009

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