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Learning the Hard Way: The Effect of Violent Conflict on Student Academic Achievement
Brück, Tilman; Di Maio, Michele; Miaari, Sami H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study the effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the probability to pass the final high-school exam for Palestinian students in the West Bank during the Second Intifada (2000-2006). By exploiting within-school variation in the number of conflict-related Palestinian fatalities during...
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The Legacy of Conflict: Regional Deprivation and School Performance in Northern Ireland
Ferguson, Neil T.N.; Michaelsen, Maren M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
, education and crime deprivation, and not financial deprivation, play a significant role in determining outcomes. This confirms … income redistribution will be unsuccessful in improving education outcomes of those exposed to deprivation. …
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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events
Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Despite the widespread occurrence of humanitarian emergencies such as epidemics, earthquakes, droughts, floods and violent conflict and despite the significant financial resources devoted to humanitarian assistance, systematic learning from such interventions using rigorous theory-based impact...
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The Drivers of Happiness Inequality: Suggestions for Promoting Social Cohesion
Becchetti, Leonardo; Massari, Riccardo; Naticchioni, Paolo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
are negligible. Second, among composition effects, education has an inequality-reducing impact, while the increase in … clear cut policy implication is that policies enhancing education and economic performance contribute to reduce happiness …
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Child Labor and Learning
Emerson, Patrick M.; Ponczek, Vladimir; Portela Souza, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper investigates the impact of working while in school on learning outcomes through the use of a unique micro panel dataset of students in the São Paulo municipal school system. The potential endogeneity of working decisions and learning outcomes is addressed through the use of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884083
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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
. Furthermore, effects are heterogeneous across education groups: teen motherhood has larger negative effects on high school … completion and years of schooling among poor and low-education households. Our results imply that policies aimed at reducing … early childbearing will have important short-term effects on young women's education outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884092
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Does Grief Transfer across Generations? In-Utero Deaths and Child Outcomes
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the mother comes from the death of a parent. We examine the effects of the death of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884097
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Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country
Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a … religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and increases the tendency for modernity. Education reduces women …'s propensity to vote for Islamic parties. There is no statistically significant impact of education on men's religiosity or their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884146
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Making Sense of Arab Labor Markets: The Enduring Legacy of Dualism
Assaad, Ragui - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
It is well-established that Arab labor markets share certain common characteristics, including an oversized public sector, high unemployment for educated youth, weak private sector dependent on government welfare for their survival, rapid growth in educational attainment, but much of it focused...
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