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Duque, Juan Carlos; Jetter, Michael; Sosa, Santiago - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper argues that UN military interventions are geographically biased. For every 1,000 kilometers of distance from the three Western permanent UNSC members (France, UK, US), the probability of a UN military intervention decreases by 4 percent. We are able to rule out several alternative...

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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, and 11% of its population are immigrant workers. Any political instability in the country will not only affect the domestic economy, but it will also affect the international...

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Could Education Promote the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process?

El-Attar, Mayssun - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper explores Palestinians' attitudes towards a peace process and their determinants, with a particular focus on the role of education. Understanding the factors that shape attitudes towards peace is important in order to be successful in negotiations or in implementing a peace agreement....

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Israel, the Palestinian Factions, and the Cycle of Violence

Jaeger, David A.; Paserman, M. Daniele - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

In this study we extend our previous work to examine the dynamic relationship between violence committed by Palestinian factions and that committed by Israel during the Second Intifada. We find a statistically significant relationship between Israeli fatalities claimed by groups associated with...

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Defining and Measuring Informality in the Turkish Labor Market

Acar, Elif Öznur; Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper investigates how informality can be defined and measured in the Turkish labor market. Two alternative definitions of informality are used to explore their relevance and implications for the Turkish labor market using descriptive statistics. They are the enterprise definition and the...

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Inequality of Opportunities of Educational Achievement in Turkey over Time

Tansel, Aysit - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

This study investigates inequality of opportunity in educational achievements in Turkey over time. For this purpose we … achievement in Turkey. Second, the inequality of opportunity in educational achievement shows a slightly decreasing trend over … time in Turkey. Third, the inequality of opportunity figures based on the mathematics, science and reading achievements …

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Gender Effects of Education on Economic Development in Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Güngör, Nil Demet - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

level data for Turkey. The main findings indicate that female education positively and significantly affects the steady …

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Comparative Essay on Returns to Education in Palestine and Turkey

Tansel, Aysit; Daoud, Yousef - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … different sectors of employment. The results suggest that returns to schooling are higher for Turkey at the various levels of … than 2004 levels for all levels of education; the pattern is less obvious for Turkey across the various levels. However …

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The Effects of Social Security Taxes and Minimum Wages on Employment: Evidence from Turkey

Papps, Kerry L. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

paid by employers and increases in the minimum wage in Turkey between 2002 and 2005. Variation over time and among low …

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Labor Mobility across the Formal/Informal Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Individual Level Data

Tansel, Aysit; Kan, Elif Oznur - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

theoretical and empirical research. Turkey, given its economic and demographic dynamics, provides rich evidence for a growing …, heterogeneous and multifaceted informal labor market. However, the existing evidence on labor informality in Turkey is mixed and …

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