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Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Côte d'Ivoire is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans, it accounts for 40% of the WAEMU's output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294829
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What Can We Learn About the Decline in U.S. Union Membership from International Data?
Polachek, Solomon W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This paper is composed of two parts. First, using international data, I corroborate that union density in the U.S. declined because of asymmetric growth between the union and nonunion sectors. I show union density to increase in countries experiencing strong manufacturing growth, and to decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703802
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Geographic Proximity, Trade and International Conflict/Cooperation
Robst, John; Polachek, Solomon; Chang, Yuan-Ching - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822632
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On the Multivariate Analysis of the "Lisbon Process"
Heshmati, Almas; Tausch, Arno; Bajalan, Chemen S.J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
transformation process, we analyze in this paper the Lisbon performance of the countries of the European Union from such a long … indicator performance by factor analytical means. We conclude that only a Schumpeterian vision of capitalism as a process of … this analysis, and which beset the "Lisbon process" from the very beginning. Our factor analysis tells us that a majority …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762392
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Testing an EU-Candidate's Place on the Maps of Global Economic, Political and Social Values: The Case of Turkey
Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
real choropleth geographical world maps, we utilize the data from the World Values Survey (WVS) to arrive at robust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764609
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Mindestlohnevaluation jetzt und nicht erst 2020
Arni, Patrick; Eichhorst, Werner; Spermann, Alexander; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
, dass die Grundlagen für eine seriöse Evaluation jetzt und nicht erst im Jahr 2020 gelegt werden müssen. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990912
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The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File
Arni, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This reference paper describes the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey and outlines its vast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884147
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Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
Fairlie, Robert W.; Karlan, Dean; Zinman, Jonathan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
testable predictions regarding heterogeneous treatment effects from such programs. Using a large randomized evaluation in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886140
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Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Meghir, Costas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy initiative - Excellence in Cities - which has been a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233794
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The Value of Peripatetic Economists: A Sesqui-Difference Evaluation of Bob Gregory
Hamermesh, Daniel S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
I ask generally whether a country can benefit from the temporary importation of human capital, and specifically whether a program that attracts large groups of academic visitors to a distant country benefits it by generating additional scholarly research on local issues. Using the list of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233831