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Mindestlohnevaluation jetzt und nicht erst 2020

Arni, Patrick; Eichhorst, Werner; Spermann, Alexander; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Anhebung der Altersgrenze für Jugendliche auf 21 Jahre und ein Stufenmodell für Jugendliche nach britischem Vorbild. Die …

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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

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 …

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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 …

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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Education in Chile

Berthelon, Matias; Kruger, Diana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We analyze the effect of having a child in adolescence on high school completion, educational attainment, and college enrollment in a developing country setting using nine repeated rounds of Chilean household surveys that span the 1990–2009 period. We control for selection bias and household...

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Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth

Edelman, Peter B.; Holzer, Harry J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing … education and employment outcomes, both among in-school youth who are at risk of dropping out and becoming disconnected as well … as out-of-school youth who have already done so; 2) Policies to increase earnings and incent more labor force …

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Children and Parents Time Use: Empirical Evidence on Investment in Human Capital in France, Italy and Germany

Cardoso, Ana Rute; Fontainha, Elsa; Monfardini, Chiara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

We analyze a mechanism that has been disregarded in the literature on parental investment in children, as little attention has been devoted to the choices made by children themselves. We model directly time use by youngsters into activities related to the acquisition of human capital,...

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