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The Impact of Globalization and Technology Transfer on Manufacturing Employment and Skills in Ethiopia
Haile, Getinet Astatike; Srour, Ilina; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change on employment in the context of least developed countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied technological transfer. Using a sample of 1,940 enterprises...
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Identifying Regional Labor Demand Shocks Using Sign Restrictions
Juessen, Falko; Linnemann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We propose using sign restrictions to identify regional labor demand shocks in a panel VAR of US federal states. Observed migration responds significantly, but less persistently than the residual-based migration measure constructed by Blanchard and Katz (1992).
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How Hurricanes Affect Employment and Wages in Local Labor Markets
Belasen, Ariel R.; Polachek, Solomon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper adopts a generalized-difference-in-difference (GDD) technique outlined in Ariel R. Belasen and Solomon W. Polachek (IZA Discussion Paper #2976) to examine the impact of hurricanes on the labor market. We find that earnings of the average worker in a Florida county rises over 4% within...
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How Disasters Affect Local Labor Markets: The Effects of Hurricanes in Florida
Polachek, Solomon William; Belasen, Ariel R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Exogenous shocks often impact a local labor market more than at the national level. This study improves upon the standard Difference in Difference (DD) approach by examining exogenous shocks using a Generalized Difference in Difference (GDD) econometric approach that identifies the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761739
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Effect of Perceptions and Behaviour on Access to and Use of Financial Service: Evidence from South Africa
Annim, Samuel; Arun, Thankom Gopinath; Kostov, Philip - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This study investigates the effect of financial perception and behaviour on; (a) general accounts and services, (b) investment/savings and (c) insurance/assurance Using FinScope dataset from South Africa over the period 2003 to 2009,ordered probit, generalized ordered probit and pseudo panel...
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Does the Link between Unemployment and Crime Depend on the Crime Level? A Quantile Regression Approach
Entorf, Horst; Sieger, Philip - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
between unemployment and crime also depends on preexisting local crime levels. In order to analyze conjectured nonlinearities … quantile regressions confirm the positive link between unemployment and crime for property crimes, results for assault differ … importance of the relationship are conditional on the crime rate: The partial effect is significantly positive for moderately low …
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Stealing to Survive? Crime and Income Shocks in 19th Century France
Bignon, Vincent; Caroli, Eve; Galbiati, Roberto - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
we estimate the impact of a negative income shock on crime. Our identification strategy exploits the phylloxera crisis … this shock to identify its impact on property and violent crime rates, as well as minor offences. Our estimates suggest …Using local administrative data from 1826 to 1936, we document the evolution of crime rates in 19th century France and …
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Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Although non-farm enterprises are ubiquitous in rural Sub-Saharan Africa, little is yet known about their productivity. In this paper we contribute to filling this gap by providing estimates of labor productivity in enterprises for Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. Using the World Bank's...
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Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population. Given the large number of young job seekers that will enter the labor market over the next decade, we need a better understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship,...
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Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Côte d'Ivoire is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans, it accounts for 40% of the WAEMU's output, and 11% of its population are immigrant workers. Any political instability in the country will not only affect the domestic economy, but it will also affect the international...
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