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Who benefits from labor market regulations? : / Chile 1960-1998
Montenegro, Claudio - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523294
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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 unemployment is caused by low demand. Hypothesis 3 (H3) is that restructuring is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394104
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Europe and Central Asia Housing Finance Crisis Prevention and Resolution : A Review of Policy Options
World Bank - 2014
private housing finance market participants. It offers observations of the recent Europe and Central Asia (ECA) market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560556
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Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
World Bank - 2010
The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247243
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The twin effects of globalization
Daveri, Francesco - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523283
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Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in Education and Housing : Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Serbia
World Bank (contributor) - World Bank - 2017
Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is widespread and LGBTI exclusion from economic markets, vital services and political spaces is entrenched. This is not just a personal problem, it is a development challenge; not only because discrimination is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645216
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Building effective employment programs for unemployed youth in the Middle East and North Africa
Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393910
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Sticky feet : how labor market frictions shape the impact of international trade on jobs and wages
Hollweg, Claire H. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394027
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Wage subsidy and labor market flexibility in South Africa
Go, Delfin S. (contributor) - 2009
"In this paper, the authors use a highly disaggregate general equilibrium model to analyze the feasibility of a wage subsidy to unskilled workers in South Africa, isolating and estimating its potential employment effects and fiscal cost. They capture the structural characteristics of the labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394165
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Assessing interactions among education, social insurance, and labor market policies in a general equilibrium framework : an application to Morocco
Marouani, Mohamed Ali - 2008
macroeconomic, education, and social protection policies have on the dynamics of employment and unemployment by skill level. The … positive assumptions regarding economic growth, unemployment rates are likely to remain close to current levels in the next …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521078