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Voter Reaction to Government Incompetence and Corruption Related to the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey
Akarca, Ali - 2015
Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016334
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English Skills and Early Labour Market Integration of Humanitarian Migrants
Cheng, Zhiming - 2020
We use the panel data from the Building a New Life in Australia survey to examine the relationships between proficiency in English and labour market outcomes among humanitarian migrants. Having better general or speaking skills in English is certainly associated with a higher propensity for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012822460
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029648
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Charitable Giving for Overseas Development : UK Trends Over a Quarter Century
Backus, Peter; Micklewright, John; Pharoah, Cathy; … - 2021
Charitable giving for overseas development and emergency relief is important in the UK, being about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been a strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to a series of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324743
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Wage Inequality and Returns to Education in Turkey : A Quantile Regression Analysis
Tansel, Aysit - 2011
This paper investigates the male wage inequality and its evolution over the 1994-2002 period in Turkey by estimating … Mincerian wage equations using OLS and quantile regression techniques. Male wage inequality is high in Turkey. While it declined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131425
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Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances on Output Growth : Evidence from Turkey
Tansel, Aysit - 2010
on key macro variables such as consumption, investment, imports and income in Turkey. The estimated impact and dynamic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134982
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Comparative Essay on Returns to Education in Palestine and Turkey
Tansel, Aysit - 2011
This study exposes a comparative treatment of the private returns to education in Palestine and Turkey over the period … different sectors of employment. The results suggest that returns to schooling are higher for Turkey at the various levels of … than 2004 levels for all levels of education; the pattern is less obvious for Turkey across the various levels. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121333
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The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Marriage and Births in Turkey
Kïrdar, Murat G. - 2011
This paper estimates the impact of the extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey from 5 to 8 years on the marriage … and fertility behavior of teenage women in Turkey using the 2008 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey. We find that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121743
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Higher Education in Turkey : Subsidizing the Rich or the Poor?
Caner, Asena - 2012
We investigate how the benefits of publicly financed higher education in Turkey are distributed among students with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097215
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How Different are the Wage Curves for Formal and Informal Workers? Evidence from Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H. - 2012
This paper presents wage curves for formal and informal workers using a rich individual level data for Turkey over the … Turkey, less attention has focused on how this relationship differs for informal versus formal employment. This is of utmost … Household Labor Force Survey observed over 26 NUTS-2 regions, we find that real hourly wages of informal workers in Turkey are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099735