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Youth Labour Markets in Developing and Developed Countries : the Role of the Sectoral Composition of Production

Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2019

In this paper we explore the role of the sectoral composition of gross domestic product (GDP) in explaining the behaviour of youth labour markets. We provide a comparison of the behaviour of youth unemployment rates, employment-population rates, and labour force participation rates between...

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Why are Average Hours Worked Lower in Richer Countries?

Bick, Alexander - 2020

Why are average hours worked per adult lower in rich countries than in poor countries? Weconsider two natural explanations: income effects in preferences, in which leisure becomesmore valuable when income rises, and distortionary tax systems, which are more prevalentin richer countries. To...

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Does School Autonomy Make Sense Everywhere? Panel Estimates from PISA

Hanushek, Eric A. - 2011

Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went in opposite directions over the past decade and because prior evidence is inconclusive. We suggest that autonomy may be conducive to student achievement in well-developed...

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Misallocation and Inequality

Guner, Nezih; Ruggieri, Alessandro - 2022

For a large set of countries, we document how the labor earnings inequality varies with GDP per capita. As countries get richer, the mean-to-median ratio and the Gini coefficient decline. Yet, this decline masks divergent patterns: while inequality at the top of the earnings distribution falls,...

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Violent Conflict and Inequality

Bircan, Cagatay - 2010

This paper analyzes the distributive impacts of violent conflicts, which is in contrast to previous literature that has focused on the other direction. We use cross-country panel data for the time period 1960-2005 to estimate war-related changes in income inequality. Our results indicate rising...

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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research : With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan

Heshmati, Almas - 2008

This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the development in a number area where similar trends are...

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Decomposition of Differences in PISA Results in Middle Income Countries

Nieto, Sandra - 2014

Our objective is to analyse the role of teacher and school quality to explain differences in students' educational outcomes. With this aim, we use PISA microdata for 10 middle income and 2 high income countries and we apply decomposition methods in order to identify the role of these factors for...

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Migration and Globalization : What's in it for Developing Countries?

Rapoport, Hillel - 2016

This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and emerging economies. It documents the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge, eventually contributing to efficient...

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Agency and Communication in IMF Conditional Lending : Theory and Empirical Evidence

Marchesi, Silvia - 2014

We focus on the role that the transmission of information between a multilateral (the IMF) and a country has for the optimal design of conditional reforms. Our model predicts that when agency problems are especially severe, and/or IMF information is valuable, a centralized control is indeed...

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Monetary Policy, Growth and Employment in Developing Areas : A Review of the Literature

Junankar, P. N. Raja - 2019

countries. Much of the literature focusses on the impact of monetary policy on inflation levels and inflation volatility, and … but may have some impact on inflation.Although there is much discussion about the merits of keeping inflation levels and … volatility low, there is very little literature on studying the impact of low rates of steady inflation on the levels of private …

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