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The Effect of the Hartz Reform on Unemployment Duration and Post-Unemployment Outcomes. A Difference-in-Differences Approach
Amable, Bruno; Françon, Baptiste - HAL - 2014
In this paper, we investigate the microeconomic effects of one major feature of the German Hartz Reforms (2003-2005), namely the reduction in compensation duration for older unemployed above 45 years of age. We look at two potential effects of this measure: on job take-up rates, but also on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025627
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Regionalism and Developing Countries: A Primer
De, Jaime Melo - HAL - 2011
The paper discusses regionalism from the standpoint of developing countries surveying the more significant recent contributions surrounding the contentious debate about identifying resulting benefits for Southern partners in the recent wave of North-South Preferential Trading Agreements (PTAs).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836505
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Infrastructures Impacts Assessment, deliverable 4
Bonnel, Patrick; Raux, Charles; Petiot, Romain; Cusset, … - HAL - 2002
The objective of the report is to produce qualitative analysis of the evolution of the transport system after important infrastructure investment project, and also to produce quantitative indicators. This report corresponds to the work package 4 of the TranSEcon project whom aims is to assess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008791638
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Measuring the contribution of extractive industries to local development : the case of oil companies in Nigeria
Ka, Diongue Abdou; Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011
Extractive industries face two main challenges in terms of CSR and poverty reduction: 1) recognize that societal activity is part of their core business; 2) take part in socio-economic projects that contribute to their stakeholders' empowerment and not only to their living conditions. Based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011025636
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Measuring the contribution of extractive industries to local development : the case of oil companies in Nigeria
Diongue, Abdou Kâ; Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile - HAL - 2011
Extractive industries face two main challenges in terms of CSR and poverty reduction : 1) recognize that societal activity is part of their core business ; 2) take part in socio-economic projects that contribute to their stakeholders' empowerment and not only to their living conditions. Based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026045
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Strategic Interactions in Environmental Regulation Enforcement: Evidence from Chinese Provinces
Renard, Mary-Françoise; Xiong, Hang - HAL - 2012
towards China's decentralization of environment policy implementation as well as its fiscal arrangements. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651572
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Determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam: A comparative study
Pham, Thi-Hong-Hanh - HAL - 2012
Since the inception of economic reforms, China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have become successful … between China and Vietnam?" through a comparative study of the FDI determinants. In other words, this paper revisits the … determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam by employing an augmented gravity model and using a panel dataset containing information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651580
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The world upside down
Fabre, Guilhem; Grumbach, Stephane - HAL - 2012
R&D and innovation have become much more strategic than ever before for the growth of China as well as for its global … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654257
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Return migrants : The rise of new entrepreneurs in rural China
Démurger, Sylvie; Xu, Hui - HAL - 2011
rural household survey conducted in Wuwei county (Anhui province, China) in 2008. We apply two complementary approaches : a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323941
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Earnings Differentials between the Public and Private Sectors in China: Exploring Changes for Urban Local Residents in the 2000s
Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi; Yang, Juan - HAL - 2012
This paper analyzes the changes in public-private sector earnings differentials for local residents in urban China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323945