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"Sex in Marriage is a Divine Gift": For Whom? Evidence from the Manila Contraceptive Ban
Dumas, Christelle; Lefranc, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
size on child education in urban Philippines. To isolate exogenous changes in family size, we exploit a policy shock: in …
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Impact of the 2008-2009 Food, Fuel, and Financial Crisis on the Philippine Labor Market
van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana; Menon, Nidhiya - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study examines how the 2008-2009 surges in international food and fuel prices and coinciding global financial crisis impacted the Philippine labor market, with a focus on gendered outcomes. A battery of descriptive statistics and probit regressions based on repeated cross sections of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395431
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Insurance versus Savings for the Poor: Why One Should Offer Either Both or None
Landmann, Andreas; Vollan, Björn; Frölich, Markus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
and a secret saving device on solidarity in risk-sharing groups among rural villagers in the Philippines. Risk is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646309
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The Effect of Filipino Overseas Migration on the Non-Migrant Spouse’s Market Participation and Labor Supply Behavior
Cabegin, Emily Christi A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper examines the effect of one partner’s overseas migration on the other non-migrant partner’s labor force participation and supply behavior. I compare the effect when the migrant partner is male and when she is female. The study uses merged 2003 data sets from the nationally...
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International Migration Opportunities and Occupational Choice: A Case Study of Philippine Nurses 2002 to 2014
Arends-Kuenning, Mary P.; Calara, Alvaro; Go, Stella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
We analyze trends in nursing education in the Philippines during a period of rising and falling demand for Philippine … nurses in the developed countries. Based on focus group discussion data obtained in the Philippines, we examine students …
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Estimating Workforce Disposal in the Italian Labour Market
Contini, Bruno; Grand, Elisa - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
workforce common to all EU member countries: flows from regular employment to non-employment are very often dead-ends. A vast …-term unemployed or leave the workforce altogether, never to regain regular employment even after as long as twenty years. Many join … the ranks of the irregular economy, many drop out of the labour force. "Workforce disposal" refers to the process …
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Outsourcing, Occupational Restructuring, and Employee Well-Being: Is There a Silver Lining?
Böckerman, Petri; Maliranta, Mika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special attention to the role of occupational restructuring as a conveying mechanism. Using linked employer-employee data, we find that offshoring involves job destruction, especially...
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Temporary Contracts and Young Workers' Job Satisfaction in Italy
Bruno, Giovanni S. F.; Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Dessy, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The Italian process of flexibilization of the labour market has created a dual market populated by protected permanent employees and unprotected temporary workers. The latter comprises not only temporary employment relationships but also autonomous collaborations used by firms as low-cost de...
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Job Satisfaction and Self-Selection into the Public or Private Sector: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Danzer, Natalia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Are public sector jobs better than private sector jobs? To answer this question, this paper investigates observed differences in job satisfaction between public- and private-sector workers and disentangles the effect of worker sorting from the one caused by sector-specific job characteristics. A...
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Extra Status and Extra Stress: Are Promotions Good for Us?
Johnston, David W.; Lee, Wang-Sheng - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Promotions ordinarily involve higher wages and greater privileges; but they also often involve increased responsibility, accountability and work hours. Therefore, whether promotions are good for workers' wellbeing is an empirical question. Using high-quality panel data we estimate pre- and...
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