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Segmentation and earnings profiles in LDC's : a study of the Bombay labor market
Bowden, Roger J.; Mazumdar, Dipak - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002023761
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Career placement of skilled migrants in the U.S. labor market : a dynamic approach
Neagu, Ileana Cristina - 2009
"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394185
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The foreign-born population in the European Union and its contribution to national tax and benefit systems : some insights from recent household survey data
Barbone, Luca - 2009
"Despite the purported surge in internal migration following the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, data from the 2006 European Union Survey of Income and Living Conditions show that internal migrants are a relatively small share of the European Union's population. Depending on the exact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394193
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International migration, human capital, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Philippine migrants' exchange rate shocks
Yang, Dean - 2005
"Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522622
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Homeownership, community interactions, and segregation
Hoff, Karla Ruth - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523018
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Lighting Rural India : Experience of Rural Load Segregation Schemes in States
World Bank - 2014
This paper summarizes the findings of a study in rural load segregation for lighting rural India. The study focused on … (i) analyzing differences in approach to rural feeder segregation across states, (ii) assessing the financial viability … guidance note for a national action plan on rural load segregation. Traditionally, power supply to agriculture in India has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560446
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Work, wages, and welfare in a developing metropolis : consequences of growth in Bogotá, Columbia
Mohan, Rakesh - 1986 - 1. print
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Gender and Informal Work in Thailand
World Bank - 2023
Thailand has made good progress in closing gender gaps in various dimensions, especially human capital development. However, the progress, though obvious, has not done much to get rid of the main deterrents discouraging Thai women from participating more actively in the labor market. Thailand's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579695
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Investing in Turkey's Next Generation : The School-to-Work Transition and Turkey's Development
World Bank - 2012
This report assesses the prospects for Turkey's youth by examining the 'school-to-work transition'. Turkey needs to invest in its young people to capture the potentially substantial dividend of today's large youth cohort. Because of the sheer number of young people, Turkey's working-age...
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