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Village Political Economy, Land Tenure Insecurity, and the Rural to Urban Migration Decision: Evidence from China
Giles, John T.; Mu, Ren - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates the impact of land tenure insecurity on the migration decisions of China's rural residents. A simple model first frames the relationship among these variables and the probability that a reallocation of land will occur in the following year. After first demonstrating that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011078392
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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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Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure
Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
One of the consequences of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the developing world has been deterioration in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing countries, environmental regulations are rare and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128037
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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
(Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416934
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Fertility in Sub-Saharan African Countries with Consideration to Health and Poverty
Jeon, Yongil; Rhyu, Sang-Young; Shields, Michael P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Fertility has begun to fall in Sub-Saharan Africa but it remains high on average and particularly for a few countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822444
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Civil Wars beyond their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees
Baez, Javier E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
homes. Over the course of a few months, Kagera – a region in northwestern Tanzania – received more than 500,000 refugees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005823005
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Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
Akresh, Richard; Chen, Joyce J.; Moore, Charity - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Africa. We find that cooperation is greater – production is more efficient – among co-wives than among husbands and wives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416949
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Demographic Alternatives for Aging Industrial Countries: Increased Total Fertility Rate, Labor Force Participation, or Immigration
Holzmann, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
add some 1.55 billion, predominantly in South and Central Asia and in Sub-Saharan Africa. The demographic policy scenarios …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703491
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Land Rights Insecurity and Temporary Migration in Rural China
de la Rupelle, Maëlys; Quheng, Deng; Li, Shi; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Like most other developing countries, China experiences huge migration outflows from rural areas. Their most striking characteristic is a high geographical and temporal mobility. Rural migrants keep going back and forth between origin villages and destination areas. In this paper, we show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497010
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UK Households' Carbon Footprint: A Comparison of the Association between Household Characteristics and Emissions from Home Energy, Transport and Other Goods and Services
Buchs, Milena; Schnepf, Sylke V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Does the association between household characteristics and household CO2 emissions differ for different areas such as home energy, transport, indirect and total emissions in the UK? Specific types of households might be more likely to have high emissions in some areas than in others and thus be...
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