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Out of Africa: What drives the Pressure to emigrate?

Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Groenewold, George; Schoorl, … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2003

This paper evaluates the strength of social and economic forces that affect the pressure to emigrate 'out of Africa' for four distinctly different African countries (Morocco, Egypt, Senegal and Ghana). In general, great expectations about attaining a higher living standard and expected low job...

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Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees

Millan, Jose Maria; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

See also the publication in Small Business Economics (2013), 40(3), 651-670. Job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994-2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction, i.e....

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The Importance of Being in Control of Business: Work Satisfaction of Employers, Own-account Workers and Employees

Hessels, Jolanda; Millán, José María; Román, Concepción - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015

Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...

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A Fragmented China

Poncet, Sandra - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

This paper studies the degree of integration of China's domestic market and investigates the determinants of inter … China's domestic marketfragmentation along provincial borders great, but it also has become more severe atleast between 1992 …

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The Crisis Sensitivity of European Countries and Regions: Stylized Facts and Spatial Heterogeneity

Groot, Stefan P.T.; Mohlmann, Jan L.; Garretsen, Harry; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

This paper investigates the impact of the recent global recession on European countries and regions. We first present several stylized facts as to the heterogeneous impact of the global recession on individual European countries and regions. We then offer an investigation of three main classes...

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Wage Dispersion in Russia

Grogan, L.A. - Tinbergen Instituut - 1997

This paper examines the extent to which human capital theory can explain observed wage differentialsin the Russian Federation. Wage and income dispersion have increased markedly in Russia in the sixyears since the transition began. Some studies conclude that this is an indicator that Russian...

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Fertile Soil for Structural Funds?

Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Nahuis, Richard - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

Structural funds are the most intensively used policy instrument by the EuropeanUnion to promote economic growth in its member states and to speed up the process ofconvergence. This paper empirically explores the effectiveness of European Structural Fundsby means of a panel data analysis for 13...

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Rising Inequalities in Income and Health in China: Who is left behind?

Baeten, Steef; Ourti, Tom Van; Doorslaer, Eddy Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012

decades, China has experienced double-digit economic growth rates and rising inequality. This paper implements a new … decomposition on the China Health and Nutrition panel Survey (1991-2006) to examine the extent to which changes in level and … disparities in China relate to rising income inequality and in particular to the adverse health and income experience of older (wo …

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When Health Care Insurance does not make a Difference – The Case of Health Care ‘Made in China’

Dalen, Hendrik P. van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2006

? Evidence for China for the year 2004, by means of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), shows that health insurance …

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The Health Penalty of China's Rapid Urbanization

Poel, E. Van de; O'Donnell, O.; Doorslaer, E. Van - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

individual level longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey to estimate the net health impact of China …

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