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Spatial decentralization and program evaluation : theory and an example from Indonesia
Pitt, Mark Martin; Menon, Nidhiya - 2010
This paper proposes a novel instrumental variable method for program evaluation that only requires a single cross-section of data on the spatial intensity of programs and outcomes. The instruments are derived from a simple theoretical model of government decision-making in which governments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011585
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Changes in the structure of earnings during the Polish transition
Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002
We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in … substantially, and by similar amounts. This illustrates how even state-owned enterprises in Poland moved towards competitive wage …, in contrast to the U.S. and U.K. experiences, increases in within-group inequality in Poland were very different across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411426
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Individual pay and outside options : evidence from the Polish labour force survey
Duffy, Fiona; Walsh, Patrick Paul - 2001
Using Polish Labour Force Survey data, we examine whether competition for labour has induced individual pay to depend on outside options, availability and quality of jobs. Exploiting the lack of inter-regional job and worker flows we estimate the elasticity of individual pay, amongst a rich set...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415913
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Regional unemployment and industrial restructuring in Poland
Newell, Andrew; Pastore, Francesco - 2000
This paper studies regional unemployment inequality in Poland. We find that higher unemployment regions are those … job destruction in Poland. Econometric analysis of the determinants of employment to unemployment flows reinforces this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336849
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Job creation, Job destruction and employment growth in transition countries in the 90's
Faggio, Giulia; Konings, Jozef - 2001
In this paper we document and analyse gross job flows in five transition countries, Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339676
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On the identification of relative wage rigidity dynamics : a proposal for a methodology on cross section data and empirical evidence for Poland in transition
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2000
We present a new and simple empirical methodology to identify relative wage rigidity dynamics. The methodology is applied to data from the Polish Labour Force Survey for the period 1994 to 1998. We estimate ceteris paribus changes in relative wage and unemployment differentials for various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339691
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The heterogenous regional effects of minimum wages in Poland
Albinowski, Maciej; Lewandowski, Piotr - 2020
Since 2008, Poland has been among the EU countries that have increased their minimum wage levels the most, following … wage hikes on employment and wage growth in Poland between 2004 and 2018. We estimate panel data models utilising the … Poland that were in the first tercile of the regional wage distribution in 2007. These effects were moderate in size, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242613
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Disentangling treatment effects of Polish active labor market policies : evidence from matched samples
Kluve, Jochen; Lehmann, Hartmut; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2001
This paper estimates causal effects of two Polish active labor market policies - Training and Intervention Works - on employment probabilities. Using data from the 18th wave of the Polish Labor Force Survey we discuss three stages of an appropriately designed matching procedure and demonstrate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403475
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Regional unemployment and its persistence in transition countries
Bornhorst, Fabian (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001980068
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Regional income inequality in selected large countries
Heshmati, Almas (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Income inequality can be measured at different levels of aggregation such as global, continental, international and national levels. Here we consider income inequality at the national level but the focus is on the within country regional inequality. Regional inequality in income distribution in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002422179