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An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The unprecedented deterioration of our global environment has increased the necessity of relying upon Green Economic policies as critical and effective environmental management tools. The current situation has stimulated extensive research and debate among global interest groups. This has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884114
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An Empirical Study of the Relationships between CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth and Openness
Choi, Eunho; Heshmati, Almas; Cho, Yongsung - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper investigates the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and its causal relationships with economic growth and openness by using time series data (1971-2006) from China (an emerging market), Korea (a newly industrialized country), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693845
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Migration, Openness and the Global Preconditions of 'Smart Development'
Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369100
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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
. In addition I briefly elaborate on the role of education, research, and training to enhance development capability and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703160
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Poverty, Inequality, and the Local Natural Resource Curse
Loayza, Norman; Mier y Teran, Alfredo; Rigolini, Jamele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The extent to which local communities benefit from commodity booms has been subject to wide but inconclusive investigations. This paper draws from a new district-level database to investigate the local impact on socioeconomic outcomes of mining activity in Peru, which grew almost twentyfold in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627843
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Citizenship in the United States: The Roles of Immigrant Characteristics and Country of Origin
Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
the characteristics of immigrants and the origin-country variables are shown to be important determinants of citizenship … country recognizes dual citizenship, and the geographic distance of the origin country from the US. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005247691
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Returns to Citizenship? Evidence from Germany's Recent Immigration Reforms
Gathmann, Christina; Keller, Nicolas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
a more liberal access to citizenship can improve the economic integration of immigrants. Our analysis relies on two …, we exploit discontinuities in the reforms' eligibility rules. Between 1991 and 1999, adolescents could obtain citizenship … performance. Based on the eligibility rules, we find few returns of citizenship for men, but substantial returns for women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010756241
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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance, and Self-employment Proclivity: A Bi-national Study of Immigrants
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
There are concerns about the attachment of immigrants to the labor force, and the potential policy responses. This paper uses a bi-national survey on immigrant performance to investigate the sorting of individuals into full-time paid-employment and entrepreneurship and their economic success....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762301
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The Effects of Naturalization on Immigrants’ Employment Probability (France, 1968–1999)
Fougère, Denis; Safi, Mirna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Naturalization is usually regarded as an important sign of civic and political integration amongst immigrants, but it can also be seen as a factor of their economic integration. The aim of this study is to analyze the naturalization phenomenon in France and examine its link with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703251
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Electoral Participation as a Measure of Social Inclusion for Natives, Immigrants and Descendants in Sweden
Bevelander, Pieter; Pendakur, Ravi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
, acquisition of citizenship makes a real difference to the odds of voting and is therefore, a likely and powerful indicator of … social inclusion. Immigrants who obtain citizenship are far more likely to vote than those who do not. Arguably, some of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703566