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Lindo, Jason M. - 2013

Although a huge literature spanning several disciplines documents an association between poverty and child abuse, researchers have not found persuasive evidence that economic downturns increase abuse, despite their impacts on family income. In this paper, we address this seeming contradiction....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082753

Growing Up in a Recession : Beliefs and the Macroeconomy

Giuliano, Paola - 2009

Do generations growing up during recessions have different socio-economic beliefs than generations growing up in good times? We study the relationship between recessions and beliefs by matching macroeconomic shocks during early adulthood with self-reported answers from the General Social Survey....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157021

School to Work Transition and Macroeconomic Conditions in the Turkish Economy

Doruk, Ömer Tuğsal; Pastore, Francesco - 2021

In emerging market economies, young people feel like little boats in the ocean, due to the low and uncertain macroeconomic context. In the present study, we examine the school-to-work transition in Turkey over the period 2014-2017 by using a monthly dataset. As most emerging market economies,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314866

A New Regional Geography of Europe? The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargements

Caroleo, Floro E. - 2007

This paper provides a critical overview and a detailed research agenda for scholars interested in regional studies with a special focus on old and new European Union member states. The focus is on the microeconomic foundations of structural change and its spatially asymmetric impact on labour...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777459

Monetary Commitment and Structural Reforms : A Dynamic Panel Analysis for Transition Economies

Belke, Ansgar Hubertus - 2012

This paper examines the contemporaneous relationship between the exchange rate regime and structural economic reforms for a sample of CEEC/CIS transition countries. We investigate empirically whether structural reforms are complements or substitutes for monetary commitment in the attempt to...

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So Many Rocket Scientists, so Few Marketing Clerks : Estimating the Effects of Economic Reform on Occupational Mobility in Estonia

Campos, Nauro F. - 2008

unexpected shock (communism's collapse in 1989.) Our calculations show that from 1989 to 1995 between 35 and 50 percent of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012768180

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 years, 1994 to 1996. Our motivation is to gain insight into the functioning of the labor market and how workers are coping during this period of economic liberalization and...

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Earnings, Schooling and Economic Reform : Econometric Evidence from Hungary (1986-2004)

Campos, Nauro F.; Jolliffe, Dean - 2007

How does the relationship between earnings and schooling change with the introduction of comprehensive economic reform? This paper sheds light on this question using a unique data set and procedure to reduce sample selection bias. Our evidence is from consistently coded, non-retrospective data...

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Baumol versus Engel : Accounting for 100 Years (1885-1985) of Structural Transformation in Japan

Fukao, Kyoji - 2019

This paper examines the drivers of the long-run structural transformation in Japan. We use a dynamic input-output framework that decomposes the reallocation of the total output across sectors into two components: the Engel effect (demand side) and the Baumol effect (supply side). To perform this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859749

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 …

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