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Explaining Non-Negative Duration Dependence Among the Unemployed
Serneels, Pieter - EconWPA - 2004
We investigate why we observe non-negative duration dependence among young unemployed men in urban Ethiopia. Assuming that genuine duration dependence is negative, there are five explanations for a non-decreasing hazard: the presence of unemployment benefits, the existence of Active Labour...
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The Nature of Unemployment in Urban Ethiopia
Serneels, Pieter - EconWPA - 2004
With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates worldwide. This paper describes the nature of unemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants of incidence and duration and find that most variables...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556068
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Export Behavior and Firm Productivity in German Manufacturing: A firm-level analysis
Arnold, Jens Matthias; Hussinger, Katrin - EconWPA - 2004
This paper analyses the relationship between firm productivity and export behavior in German manufacturing firms. We examine whether productivity increases the probability of exporting, and assert that there is a causal relationship from high productivity to entering foreign markets, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119286
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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SEIGNIORAGE REVENUES: THE CASE FOR TURKEY 1970-1997
Halicioglu, Ferda - EconWPA - 2005
This study is concerned with the components of the total seigniorage revenues that have been collected by the Turkish governments during the years 1970-1997. Traditionally, a government can increase the monetary base in order to finance its expenditures partially. This form of monetary finance...
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EMU, EURO and EU-Membership: An Evaluation from the Turkish Macroeconomic Perspective
Kibritcioglu, Aykut - EconWPA - 2003
Section of Cyprus are preparing their economy for a full-membership to the EU while Turkey, as an associate- member of the … Union since 1963 and as a part of customs union between Turkey and the EU since 1996, seems to be excluded from the next EU … Turkey different than the 11 membership candidate countries and the EU countries in terms of the ten selected macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076843
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Turkiye'nin dunya ekonomisine entegrasyon sureci ( The integration process of Turkey into the world economy) (IN TURKISH)
HALICIOGLU, Ferda - EconWPA - 2005
This study brifly looks into the process of Turkey into the world economy and concludes that this process has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124899
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PUBLICATION PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMISTS AND ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTS IN TURKEY (1999-2003)
cokgezen, murat - EconWPA - 2005
This is the first study evaluating publication performances of economists and economics departments in Turkey. Findings …
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Exchange rates and employment in Turkish manufacturing
Filiztekin, Alpay - EconWPA - 2005
This paper investigates the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on Turkish manufacturing employment and wages using data for a panel of manufacturing industries over the period 1981-1999. The net effect of depreciations are found to be negative for both employment and wages, though the effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125502
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Revealing Turkey’s Public Debt Burden: A Transparent Payments Approach
Alioglu, Ertunc; Erbil, Can; Salman, Ferhan - EconWPA - 2004
We postulate a new method of identifying debt which we call Debt Burden (DB). We claim that DB reveals the true debt obligations of the fiscal authority. It is more accurate and transparent. Hence, DB would serve fiscal authority much better in policy making. It is powerful in a sense that it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125920
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Turkiye'de Akaryakit Urunu Fiyat Gelismeleri ve Enflasyon: Yeni Bulgular (= Changes in Prices of Oil Products and Inflation in Turkey: New Evidence)
Kibritcioglu, Aykut - EconWPA - 2003
Ham petrol ithal fiyatlarindaki degismeler dolayisiyla akaryakit urunlerinin yurtici fiyatlarinda meydana gelen degismelerin Turkiye'deki olasi enflasyonist ve/veya deflasyonist etkileri, Kibritcioglu ve Kibritcioglu (1999) tarafindan kuramsal ve olgusal bilgiler isiginda sematik ve ampirik...
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