Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 158
Cover Image
The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround
Kanbur, Ravi - 2017
This paper argues that after a quarter century of sharp and sustained increase, Chinese inequality is now plateauing and even turning down. The argument is made using a range of data sources and a range of measures and perspectives on inequality. The evolution of inequality is further examined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960254
Cover Image
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Romanian Migrants During Transition and Enlargements
Andren, Daniela - 2014
, the aim of this paper is to analyze to what extent Romania's accession to the EU in 2007 has added new features to the … develop adjustment strategies in their destination countries. Romania's accession to the EU in 2007 did not generally change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039607
Cover Image
Does Joining the EU Make You Happy? Evidence from Bulgaria and Romania
Nikolova, Milena - 2016
We examine the effect of joining the European Union on individual life satisfaction in Bulgaria and Romania in the … context of the 2007 EU enlargement. Although EU membership is among the most important events in Bulgaria and Romania's modern … life satisfaction in Bulgaria and had a positive but statistically insignificant effect in Romania. One explanation is that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001327
Cover Image
Determinants of Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure : Evidence from Romania
Sova, Anamaria; Sova, Robert; Rault, Christophe; … - 2021
(PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324884
Cover Image
Occupational Gender Composition and Wages in Romania : From Planned Equality to Market Inequality?
Andrén, Thomas; Andren, Daniela - 2021
In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal … affected gender equality. This paper analyzes both gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania before and during the first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316716
Cover Image
Labor Market Dynamics in Romania During a Period of Economic Liberalization
Dostie, Benoit; Sahn, David E. - 2021
In this paper, we estimate a model of labor market dynamics among individuals in Romania using panel data for three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317282
Cover Image
Distribution of Natural Resources, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development : Growth Dynamics with Two Elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2021
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318254
Cover Image
What Works Best for Getting the Unemployed Back to Work : Employment Services or Small-Business Assistance Programmes? Evidence from Romania
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2009
evaluate the relative effectiveness of these two programmes in Romania. While I find that employment services (ES) are, on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012766889
Cover Image
Nature of the Relationship between Minimum Wage and the Shadow Economy Size : An Empirical Analysis for the Case of Romania
Alexandru, Adriana AnaMaria - 2018
The recent increase in the minimum wage in Romania in early May 2016 represented a popular topic at the national level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930951
Cover Image
Fighting Corruption in Education : What Works and Who Benefits?
Borcan, Oana - 2015
We investigate the distributional consequences of a corruption-fighting initiative in Romania targeting the endemic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009505