In this paper we review the literature on the impact that monetary policy has on growth and employment in developing … investment and technological change and hence on economic growth and on employment.There is very little research about the direct … links between monetary policy and employment. The impact of growth on employment depends on what are the main drivers of …

Previous studies of labor market outcomes such as employment and wages have mostly been limited to investigating the … skills, such as adult literacy programs, or other types of education. This paper examines these issues for Ghana, by … estimating the joint effects of formal schooling, literacy and numeracy skills, and adult literacy programs on employment and …

the Great Recession. Because the cut applied only to new benefit claims, claimants whose unemployment start dates differed …-in-Difference analyses. While we find no impact on unemployment duration for those aged 20–21, the benefit cut significantly reduced duration …

This paper investigates the impact of remittances on poverty and inequality in Nigeria. In contrast to the existing …

Recent research on Nigeria indicates declining income inequality. In contrast, anecdotal evidence suggests that only … the upper class has benefited from economic growth in Nigeria over time. The disconnect between these findings and … research. First, we consider if inequality decreased in Nigeria between 2010 and 2018. We then explore how changes in …

Using a cohort approach, this paper examines educational attainment in Ghana and its potential determinants considering … and time in Ghana. Individuals who completed any formal education were also much less likely to participate in adult …

2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … and employment. There is some evidence that short-time compensation programs stabilize permanent employment and reduce … unemployment during downturns. All in all, it seems that short-time work programs used in the recent downturn had significant …

economic crisis that began in 2008. It starts from the observation that the decline in employment and rise in unemployment in … shows that, at least for the time being, unemployment increases have been contained in countries with comparatively strong … further dualization of labour markets given that risks are allocated unequally across types of employment …