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Political Instability and Labor Market Institutions

Lucifora, Claudio; Moriconi, Simone - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper investigates the relationship between political instability and labor market institutions. We develop a theoretical model in which some features of the political process, by reducing the future yields of policy interventions, induce an incumbent government to choose labor market...

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Two to Tangle: Financial Development, Political Instability and Economic Growth in Argentina (1896–2000)

Campos, Nauro F.; Karanasos, Menelaos G.; Tan, Bin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

This paper investigates the effects of financial development and political instability on economic growth in a power-ARCH framework with data for Argentina from 1896 to 2000. Our findings suggest that (i) informal or unanticipated political instability (e.g., guerrilla warfare) has a direct...

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International Terrorism, Political Instability and the Escalation Effect

Campos, Nauro F.; Gassebner, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

What are the main causes of international terrorism? The lessons from the surge of academic research that followed 9/11 remain elusive. The careful investigation of the relative roles of economic and political conditions did little to change the fact that existing econometric estimates diverge...

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From Riches to Rags, and Back? Institutional Change, Financial Development and Economic Growth in Argentina since the 1890s

Campos, Nauro F; Karanasos, Menelaos G.; Tan, Bin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Argentina is the only country in the world that was "developed" in 1900 and "developing" in 2000. The various competing explanations highlight, mainly, the roles of trade openness, political institutions, financial integration, financial development, and macroeconomic instability. Yet no study...

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Growth, Volatility and Political Instability: Non-Linear Time-Series Evidence for Argentina, 1896-2000

Campos, Nauro F.; Karanasos, Menelaos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

What is the relationship between economic growth and its volatility? Does political instability affect growth directly or indirectly, through volatility? This paper tries to answer such questions using a power-ARCH framework with annual time series data for Argentina from 1896 to 2000. We show...

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Skills and Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: Analysis with Evidence from Swaziland

Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli; Bicaba, Zorobabel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The shortages of entrepreneurial skills have lowered search effectiveness of potential young entrepreneurs and the rate of youth start-ups. Our paper contributes to closing a gap in the entrepreneurship and development literature with a model of costly firm creation and skill differences between...

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Remittances and Child Labour in Africa: Evidence from Burkina Faso

Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and household time allocation decisions,...

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Migration Policy, African Population Growth and Global Inequality

Mountford, Andrew; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

will be due to population growth in Africa. Given this, any policy that influences African demography will have a … fertility and education decisions, and hence, population growth in Africa. We present the results from different scenarios for …

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The Effects of "Girl-Friendly" Schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT School Construction Program in Burkina Faso

Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality "girl-friendly" primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...

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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

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