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A golden opportunity: the gold rush, entrepreneurship and culture

Stützer, Michael; Brodeur, Abel; Obschonka, Martin; … - 2021

We study the origins of entrepreneurship (culture) in the United States. For the analysis we make use of a quasi-natural experiment - the gold rush in the second part of the 19th century. We argue that the presence of gold attracted individuals with entrepreneurial personality traits. Due to a...

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Institutions, attitudes and LGBT : evidence from the gold rush

Brodeur, Abel; Haddad, Joanne - 2018

This paper analyzes the determinants behind the spatial distribution of the LGBT population in the U.S. We relate the size of the present-day LGBT population to the discovery of gold mines during the 19th century gold rushes. Comparing the surroundings of these gold mines to other current and...

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Multidimensional human capital, wages and endogenous employment status in Ghana

Blunch, Niels-Hugo (contributor) - 2008

skills, such as adult literacy programs, or other types of education. This paper examines these issues for Ghana, by … ; cognitive and non-cognitive skills ; formal education ; adult literacy programs ; Ghana …

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Capital-skill complementarity : evidence from manufacturing industries in Ghana

Akay, Gokhan H.; Yuksel, Mutlu - 2009

purpose of this study is to determine whether the capital-skill complementarity framework holds for Ghana manufacturing plants … in industry and aggregate level. We use an unbalanced panel of plant-level data for manufacturing firms in Ghana during … suggest that capital-skill complementarity holds in aggregate level and wood-furniture sector in Ghana. However, we reject the …

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The economic consequences of "Brain Drain" of the best and brightest : microeconomic evidence from five countries

Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J. - 2010

Brain drain has long been a common concern for migrant-sending countries, particularly for small countries where high-skilled emigration rates are highest. However, while economic theory suggests a number of possible benefits, in addition to costs, from skilled emigration, the evidence base on...

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Productive benefits of health : evidence from low-income countries

Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2005

components of health are equal. Evidence from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Brazil suggest that the health human capital effect on …

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Is rationing in the microfinance sector determined by the microfinance type? : evidence from Ghana

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Sackey, Frank Gyimah - 2015

This study sets out to examine the extent to which access to credit and credit rationing are influenced by the microfinance type based on the major factors determining micro, small and medium enterprises' access to credit from microfinance institutions in the era of financial liberalization. The...

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Why do South Korean firms produce so much more output per worker than Ghanaian ones?

Baptist, Simon; Teal, Francis J. - 2015

productivity across Ghana and South Korea. The labour productivity differentials across these firms exceed those implied by macro …

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Remittances and child labour in Africa : evidence from Burkina Faso

Boutin, Delphine - 2014

This paper explores the effects of remittance receipt on child labour in an African context. We focus on Burkina Faso, a country with a high prevalence of child labour and a high rate of migration. Given the complex relationship between remittance receipt and child labour, our identification...

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Is climbing difficult? : a gendered analysis on the use of financial services in Ghana and South Africa

Annim, Samuel Kobina; Arun, Thankom - 2013

, draws on the FinMark national-level data from Ghana and South Africa. The main observation is that females in South Africa … are more likely to use general financial and investment products than in Ghana. The results also reveal that in Ghana, a …

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