Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 21
Cover Image
Intra-household labor supply, migration, and subsistence constraints in a risky environment : evidence from rural El Salvador
Halliday, Timothy J. - 2010
We use panel data from El Salvador to investigate migration and the intra-household allocation of labor as a strategy for coping with uninsured risk. Consistent with a model of a farm household with a binding subsistence constraint, we show that adverse agricultural productivity shocks increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003959376
Cover Image
Spatial differences in stunting and household agricultural production in South Africa : (re-)examining the links using national panel survey data
Otterbach, Steffen; Rogan, Michael - 2017
South Africa is one of only a handful of countries in which the prevalence of child stunting has increased over the period during which progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been monitored. One explanation for this reversal is that Big Food retail chains have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732006
Cover Image
The impact of Syrian refugees on natives' labor market outcomes in Turkey : evidence from a quasi-experimental design
Ceritoglu, Evren; Yunculer, H. Burcu Gurcihan; Torun, … - 2015
Civil war in Syria, which started in March 2011, has led to a massive wave of forced immigration from the Northern … Syria to the Southeastern regions of Turkey. This paper exploits this natural experiment to estimate the impact of Syrian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346756
Cover Image
The impact of refugee crises on host labor markets : the case of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey
Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre; Berg, Marcel van den; Hassink, … - 2015
The civil war in Syria has culminated into major refugee crises in its neighboring countries. By the end of 2013 more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010478984
Cover Image
Immigration and prices : quasi-experimental evidence from Syrian refugees in Turkey
Balkan, Binnur; Tumen, Semih - 2016
We exploit the regional variation in the unexpected (or forced) inflow of Syrian refugees as a natural experiment to estimate the impact of immigration on consumer prices in Turkey. Using a difference-in- differences strategy and a comprehensive data set on the regional prices of CPI items, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449784
Cover Image
The impact of Syrian refugees on the labor market in neighboring countries : empirical evidence from Jordan
Fakih, Ali; Ibrahim, May - 2016
the steep influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan on the country's labor market since the onset of the conflict in Syria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450222
Cover Image
The labor market integration of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Demirci, Murat; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021
Turkey hosts the largest population of refugees globally; however, we know little about their labor market outcomes at the national level. We use the 2018 round of the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey, which includes a representative sample of Syrian refugees in Turkey for the first time, to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012802401
Cover Image
Syrian refugees and human capital accumulation of native children in Turkey
Çakır, Selcen; Erbay, Elif; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021
Turkey hosts the highest number of refugees in the world. The arrival of Syrian refugees has significantly changed the relative abundance of different skill groups in Turkey and the labor market conditions. This paper examines how this massive refugee influx affects native working-age children's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012802403
Cover Image
The making of a lost generation: child labor among Syrian refugees in Turkey
Dayıoğlu, Meltem; Kirdar, Murat G.; Koç, İsmet - 2021
, originating from rural areas in Syria and living in a household with a young, female, or less-educated head. Family composition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550238
Cover Image
Ethnic divisions and the onset of civil wars in Syria
Abosedra, Salah S.; Fakih, Ali; Haimoun, Nathir - 2021
very important factor in starting both the civil and ethnic conflict in Syria, but it shows that the lack of power …-sharing to be the most significant factor. Therefore, where power in Syria was not inclusive and shared among different … conflicts in Syria. The paper offers detailed policy suggestions that could serve as a recovery mechanism for the Syrian crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012406061