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Voter reaction to government incompetence and corruption related to the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey

Akarca, Ali T.; Tansel, Aysıt - 2015

Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and zoning code violations. The government's relief efforts were tainted by corruption as well, and exhibited a great deal of incompetence. How voters responded to these in the next...

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Resilience to disaster: evidence from daily wellbeing data

Frijters, Paul; Johnston, David; Knott, Rachel J.; … - 2021

As the severity and frequency of natural disasters become more pronounced with climate change and the increased habitation of at-risk areas, it is important to understand people's resilience to them. We quantify resilience by estimating how natural disasters in the US impacted individual...

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The economic impacts of direct natural disaster exposure

Johar, Meliyanni; Johnston, David; Shields, Michael; … - 2020

This paper studies how having your home damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster impacts on economic and financial …

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Returns to schooling in Kazakhstan : OLS and instrumental variables approach

Arabsheibani, Gholam Reza (contributor); … - 2006

This paper examines rates of return to schooling in Kazakhstan using OLS and instrumental variable (IV) methodologies … underestimate the true rates of return. The results indicate that the returns to schooling in Kazakhstan have increased with … transition. This may reflect the relative scarcities of highly educated people in Kazakhstan with human capital that employers …

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Returns to education in four transition countries : quantile regression approach

Staneva, Anita; Arabsheibani, Gholam Reza; Murphy, Philip - 2010

from Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan and Serbia in 2003, we show that the return to education is heterogeneous across the …

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Economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan

Aldashev, Alisher; Dietz, Barbara - 2012

In this paper we analyze economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly … should facilitate regional income convergence in Kazakhstan and improve living standards in depressed regions …. -- interregional migration ; Kazakhstan ; gravity model …

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Economic returns to speaking the right language(s)? : evidence from Kazakhstan's shift in state language and language of instruction

Aldashev, Alisher; Danzer, Alexander M. - 2014

This paper investigates the economic returns to language skills and bilingualism. The analysis is staged in Kazakhstan …

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Sometimes, winners lose : economic disparity and indigenization in Kazakhstan

Gang, Ira N.; Schmillen, Achim - 2014

formerly disadvantaged populations. Using one example of such policies - "Kazakhisation" in Kazakhstan - we investigate their …

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The political economy of Kazakhstan: a case of good economics, bad politics?

Commander, Simon; Prieskienyte, Ruta - 2021

investment? Can 'good economics' somehow offset the effects of 'bad' politics? Kazakhstan is a case where an autocratic regime …

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What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?

Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - 2015

Despite the widespread occurrence of humanitarian emergencies such as epidemics, earthquakes, droughts, floods and violent conflict and despite the significant financial resources devoted to humanitarian assistance, systematic learning from such interventions using rigorous theory-based impact...

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