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Nighttime lights are increasingly used by social scientists as a proxy for economic activity and economic development in subnational spatial units. However, so far, our understanding of what nighttime lights capture is limited. We construct local indicators of household wealth, education and...
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. Using data from three recent studies in South Asia and Africa, we show that a majority of students spend years of …
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We use a multilevel approach to characterize the relationship between weather shocks and (internal and international) migration intentions. We combine individual survey data on migration intentions with measures of localized weather shocks for Western African countries over 2008-2016. A...
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This paper estimates the impacts of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) on migration and other economic outcomes …
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This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and education decisions. We identify bilateral...
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The goal of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of empirical Capability Approach (CA) applications for high-income OECD countries. The survey aims at a basis of mutual exchange on relevant CA issues among researchers analyzing well-being in affluent countries. It focuses on CA...
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This paper adds to our understanding of the causes of income inequality across nations by examining the influence of different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of active academic inquiry, the role of gender equality has...
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This paper adds to our understanding of the causes of income inequality across nations by examining the influence of different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of active academic inquiry, the role of gender equality has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013239326
In this paper we revisit the evidence on the effects of time spent on border-crossing procedures for international … significant negative effect of the time required for border procedures that is driven by the time needed for document preparation …
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Daylight Saving Time (DST) is currently implemented by more than seventy countries, yet we do not have a clear …-in-differences approach, we find that the Spring DST causes a significant decline in life satisfaction. By inducing a reallocation of time …, the transition into DST deteriorates sleep and increases time stress, which in turn affects physical and emotional health …
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