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Electrification and Educational Outcomes in Rural Peru

Dasso, Rosamaría; Fernandez, Fernando; Nopo, Hugo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We study the effects of electrification on educational outcomes in Peru by taking advantage of a program that rapidly increased electricity coverage in rural areas. Using household survey panel data from 2007-2010, we document that: i) girls living in treated districts are more likely to be...

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Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda

Bensch, Gunther; Kluve, Jochen; Peters, Jörg - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Rural electrification is believed to contribute to the achievement of the MDG. In this paper, we investigate electrification impacts on different indicators. We use household data that we collected in Rwanda in villages with and without electricity access. We account for self-selection and...

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Shifting Perspectives in Pensions

Góra, Marek; Palmer, Edward - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

what are the risks of the four alternative pension systems: financial defined contribution (FDC), notional or non … conclusion is that NDC is neutral in terms of externalities. It manages the risks and eliminates the negative externalities …

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A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market: 2014-2015 Edition

Cawley, John - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This guide, updated for the 2014-15 job market season, describes the U.S. academic market for new Ph.D. economists and offers advice on conducting an academic job search. It reports findings from published papers, describes practical details, and provides links to internet resources. Topics...

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Who Benefits from Benefits? Empirical Research on Tangible Incentives

Hammermann, Andrea; Mohnen, Alwine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

benefits) have so far been neglected by economic research. A remarkable exception is an empirical study by Oyer (2008). In our … analyze the occurrence of benefits and their effects on employees' satisfaction. Our results provide evidence for economic as … reasons to provide benefits. Furthermore, analyzing the impact of tangible and monetary incentives on satisfaction and …

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Immigrant Participation in Welfare Benefits in the Netherlands

Zorlu, Aslan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

welfare benefits during the working age period. This paper examines the degree of participation in social assistance …, disability and unemployment benefits across ethnic groups using register data of the entire population in the Netherlands. The … benefits. A large part of migrants' dependence can be explained by their background characteristics and immigration history but …

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The Dynamics of Social Assistance Benefit Receipt in Britain

Cappellari, Lorenzo; Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We analyze the dynamics of social assistance benefit (SA) receipt among working-age adults in Britain between 1991 and 2005. The decline in the annual SA receipt rate was driven by a decline in the SA entry rate, rather than by the SA exit rate (which actually declined too). We examine the...

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Does Fertility Respond to Financial Incentives?

Laroque, Guy; Salanié, Bernard - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

benefits and tax credits among "comparable households. We implement this approach by estimating a discrete choice model of …

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