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Trade Policy and Labor Services: Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza

Schiff, Maurice - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) with respect to trade and the exports of labor services. It concludes that i) a non-discriminatory trade policy (NDTP) is unambiguously superior to an FTA with Israel; ii) the WBG should pursue a NDTP with all its neighbors,...

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Private Returns to Human Capital over Transition: A Case Study of Belarus

Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

The gradualist approach to economic transition in Belarus would contribute to form the a priori expectation that the …

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The Determinants of Female Labour Supply in Belarus

Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

have reduced, in the case of Belarus women’ activity rate has been practically unchanged despite an increase in the gender …

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Enterprise Restructuring in Belarus

Bakanova, Marina; Estrin, Saul; Pelipas, Igor; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We explore the impact of privatization and the entry of new firms on enterprise performance in Belarus, a transition …

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The Distribution of Wages in Belarus

Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper uncovers evidence on the distribution of wages in Belarus in the second half of the 1990s. The returns to …

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When Does Transition Increase the Gender Wage Gap? An Application to Belarus

Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet Union (FSU), of which Belarus is a particular case. In CEE … more than participation, due to labour hoarding practices. In Belarus, only wages adjust, since (mainly state owned) firms …

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Sometimes, Winners Lose: Economic Disparity and Indigenization in Kazakhstan

Gang, Ira N.; Schmillen, Achim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

formerly disadvantaged populations. Using one example of such policies – "Kazakhisation" in Kazakhstan – we investigate their …

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Economic and Spatial Determinants of Interregional Migration in Kazakhstan

Aldashev, Alisher; Dietz, Barbara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In this paper we analyze economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly … should facilitate regional income convergence in Kazakhstan and improve living standards in depressed regions. …

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An Economic Model of Child Custody

Francesconi, Marco; Muthoo, Abhinay - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This paper develops a model of child custody based on an incomplete-contract approach to the allocation of property rights. Because of the presence of transaction costs in marriage, altruistic parents cannot contract upon the investments they make into their children, but can reduce the...

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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis

Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector …

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