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On the dynamics of ethnic fractionalization

Campos, Nauro (contributor); Kuzeyev, Vitaliy S. (contributor) - 2007

Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications for economic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set with fractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989 to 2002. Our...

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Where have all the young girls gone? : identification of sex selection in India

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - 2010

This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...

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Cohort size and youth employment outcomes

Newhouse, David Locke; Wolff, Claudia - 2014

This paper utilizes a cross-country panel of 83 developing countries to examine how changes in cohort size are correlated with subsequent employment outcomes for workers at different ages. The results depend on countries' level of development. In low-income countries, young adults that are born...

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Demographic aging and employment dynamics in German regions : modeling regional heterogeneity

Graaff, Thomas de; Arribas-Bel, Daniel; Ozgen, Ceren - 2017

Persistence of high youth unemployment and dismal labour market outcomes are imminent concerns for most European economies. The relationship between demographic ageing and employment outcomes is even more worrying once the relationship is scrutinized at the regional level. We focus on modelling...

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HIV and fertility in Africa : first evidence from population based surveys

Juhn, Chinhui; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Turan, Belgi - 2009

The historical pattern of the demographic transition suggests that fertility declines follow mortality declines, followed by a rise in human capital accumulation and economic growth. The HIV/AIDS epidemic threatens to reverse this path. A recent paper by Young (2005), however, suggests that...

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Growth, colonization, and institutional development : in and out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women …

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Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend

Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2016

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa … Northern America. This projection suggests Africa has considerable potential to enjoy a demographic dividend. Whether and when … these areas, coordinated policies will likely be most effective in generating the momentum needed to pull Africa's economies …

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Mother Africa's exceptionalism? : income and fertility redux

Grâdšṭayn, Marq; Ishak, Phoebe W. - 2022

We revisit the effect of long run income growth on population fertility in some of the poorest countries in the world. Causal inference is enabled through proxying income windfalls by oil price shocks in oil rich versus oil poor provinces. Using various fertility measures as outcomes, we find...

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Aggregate-level migration studies as a tool for forecasting future migration streams

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2000

Assessing the migration potential and predicting future migration streams are among the most relevant, yet least well understood topics of migration research. The usual approach taken to address aggregate-level prediction problems is to fit ad hoc specifications to historical data, and to...

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