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Migration, Transfers and Child Labor
Dimova, Ralitza; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
’s working hours. Analysis using Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data on the Kagera region in Tanzania lend support to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643153
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Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania
Bardasi, Elena; Beegle, Kathleen; Dillon, Andrew; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
survey experiment in Tanzania that varied two key dimensions: the level of detail of the questions and the type of respondent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522423
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Explaining Variation in Child Labor Statistics
Dillon, Andrew; Bardasi, Elena; Beegle, Kathleen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
randomized survey experiment in Tanzania focusing on two survey aspects: different questionnaire design to classify children work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611317
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Sorties from the Fortress: The Current System of Anti-Immigration Policy in Germany
Rotte, Ralph - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 1998
This paper gives a short synoptical overview of the most important elements of current anti-immigration policy in Germany. Based on the hypothesis that its primary aim is exclusion of new migrants, the measures taken within the framework of a groupwise nationally oriented but internationally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703661
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959710
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959766
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959792
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279240
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216756
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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
domestic economy, but it will also affect the international trading markets. In addition, it will affect the West Africa region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294829