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Returns to Schooling in Kazakhstan : Ols and Instrumental Variables Approach
Arabsheibani, G. Reza - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012778986
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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 - 2014
This paper investigates the economic returns to language skills and bilingualism. The analysis is staged in Kazakhstan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043693
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Sometimes, Winners Lose : Economic Disparity and Indigenization in Kazakhstan
Gang, Ira N. - 2014
formerly disadvantaged populations. Using one example of such policies – "Kazakhisation" in Kazakhstan – we investigate their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013046646
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Economic and Spatial Determinants of Interregional Migration in Kazakhstan
Aldashev, Alisher - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111215
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An Evaluation of the Employment Effects of Barriers to Outsourcing
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu - 2011
Barriers to outsourcing that are being currently implemented in the US effectively tax its companies who "export" jobs through outsourcing. The objective is to raise domestic employment. Given that many of the important international markets where the US has a comparative advantage feature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131419
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The Effect of Product Market Competition on Job Instability
Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa - 2011
This paper assesses the impact of product market competition on job instability as proxied by the use of fixed-term labor contracts. Using both worker data from the Spanish Labor Force Survey and firm data from the Spanish Business Strategies Survey, I show that job instability rises with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125476
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The Rise of the East and the Far East : German Labor Markets and Trade Integration
Dauth, Wolfgang - 2012
We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and "the East" – China and Eastern Europe – in the period 1988-2008 on German local labor markets. Using detailed administrative data, we exploit the cross-regional variation in initial industry structures and use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104067
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Capital Prices and Eurozone Competitiveness Differentials
Askenazy, Philippe - 2013
Competitiveness differentials are blamed for the instability of the Eurozone. Most of the analyses focus on labour costs or labour-market institutions. This paper explores an additional source of differentials in competitiveness: land and building prices. European countries, especially France,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086230
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The China Syndrome : Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
Autor, David H. - 2013
We analyze the effect of rising Chinese import competition between 1990 and 2007 on U.S. local labor markets, exploiting cross-market variation in import exposure stemming from initial differences in industry specialization and instrumenting for U.S. imports using changes in Chinese imports by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087894
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2013
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia face challenges competing on the global markets, as shown by their relatively low and stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for the first time to North Africa, the stock-flow approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071447