Narrow search
Showing 1 - 8 of 8
Cover Image
The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices: The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
religious denomination on labour market outcomes, by estimating the differential impact of Protestantism versus Catholicism on … increasing the chances to be an entrepreneur by around 3% with respect to Catholicism. Our findings, stable across a number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371895
Cover Image
A Tale of Minorities: Evidence on Religious Ethics and Entrepreneurship from Swiss Census Data
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Does Protestantism favour the market economy more than Catholicism does? We provide a novel quasi-experimental way to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744664
Cover Image
The Weight of the Crisis: Evidence from Newborns in Argentina
Bozzoli, Carlos; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Argentina hit headlines around the world in 2002 on account of the largest debt default in history and a sudden …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694994
Cover Image
Economic Crises, Maternal and Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight and Enrollment Rates: Evidence from Argentina's Downturns
Cruces, Guillermo; Glüzmann, Pablo; López-Calva, Luis … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study investigates the impact of recent crises in Argentina (including the severe downturn of 2001-2002) on health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371881
Cover Image
Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina
Iturriza, Ana; Bedi, Arjun S.; Sparrow, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In 2001-02, Argentina experienced a wrenching economic crisis. Plan Jefes, implemented in May 2002, was Argentina …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703463
Cover Image
Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence among Welfare Participants in Argentina
Almeida, Rita; Galasso, Emanuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
paper evaluates the short run effects of one possible exit strategy, programs that promote self-employment, in Argentina. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822998
Cover Image
Is Informal Sector Work an Alternative to Workfare Benefits? The Case of Pre-Program Expansion and Economic Crisis
Khamis, Melanie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Limited availability of workfare programs and unemployment insurance and a large informal sector are features of the Argentine labor market at the outset of the 2001 economic crisis. This paper tests the hypothesis whether informal work is an alternative to workfare participation before a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008514870
Cover Image
Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks: Evidence from Argentina
López Bóo, Florencia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Returns to schooling in urban Argentina increased from 1992 to 2003, a period of economic reforms and macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522424