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Discovering the real world : health workers' career choices and early work experience in Ethiopia
Serra, Danila (contributor) - 2010
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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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China : higher education reform
1997
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Policy Study on Electricity Universal Service in China
World Bank - 2012
This policy study on universal access to electric power (universal service) in China is based on research conducted by … the China Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2006. China's policy on universal service has three facets: First … China were surveyed, with emphasis on six major metropolitan regions. A comparative study was made of the Chinese postal and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553377
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Can Entrepreneurship Training Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
World Bank - 2014
to evaluate a program designed to give university students entrepreneurship training and assistance developing a business … plan. The evaluation found that the program increased self-employment and helped students develop some skills associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560951
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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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Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from East and West Europe
Münich, Daniel - 2009
"The paper tests three hypotheses about the causes of unemployment in the Central-East European transition economies and in a benchmark market economy (Western part of Germany). The first hypothesis (H1) is that unemployment is caused by inefficient matching. Hypothesis 2 (H2) is that...
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The twin effects of globalization
Daveri, Francesco - 2003
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Reducing Vulnerability and Promoting the Self-Employment of Roma in Eastern Europe through Financial Inclusion
World Bank - 2012
This chapter highlights the growing global and European financial inclusion agenda and provides a brief assessment of vulnerability and labor market outcomes for Roma in Eastern Europe. Financial inclusion is considered by many to be among the main instruments to improve welfare, especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248013
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Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons in Workplaces in Thailand
World Bank - 2022
Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. Thailand has made progress in developing legislation to stop LGBTI+ discrimination, including adopting the Gender...
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