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Teacher shortages, teacher contracts and their impact on education in Africa
Bourdon, Jean; Frölich, Markus; Michaelowa, Katharina - 2007
the quantile treatment effects for Niger, Togo and Mali, based on very informative data, comparable across these countries … same time, we also observe clear differences between the countries. We find that, overall, effects are positive in Mali …, somewhat mixed in Togo (with positive effects in 2nd and negative effects in 5th grade) and negative in Niger. This ordering is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268502
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Ethnic competition and specialization
Kahanec, Martin - 2007
Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268355
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Fostering, Child Welfare, and Ethnic Cultural Values
El Badaoui, Eliane; Mangiavacchi, Lucia - 2018
This article examines the effects of fostering on children's labour supply and schooling in host families in Niger. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931656
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Could education promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
El-Attar, Mayssun - 2009
This paper explores Palestinians' attitudes towards a peace process and their determinants, with a particular focus on the role of education. Understanding the factors that shape attitudes towards peace is important in order to be successful in negotiations or in implementing a peace agreement....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271267
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Rationality as a barrier to peace: micro-evidence from Kosovo
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gang, Ira N.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2007
Despite a significant expansion of the literature on conflicts and fragility of states, only a few systematic attempts have been made to link the theoretical literature on social conflicts to the available micro-level information about the people who are involved in these conflicts. We address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277315
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Occupational Attainment and Earnings among Immigrant Groups: Evidence from New Zealand
Maani, Sholeh A.; Dai, Mengyu; Inkson, Kerr - 2015
This paper concerns the prediction of career success among migrants. We focus specifically on the role of occupation as a mediating variable between the predictor variables education and time since migration, and the dependent variable career success as denoted by occupational status, linked to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401622
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The substitutability of labor of selected ethnic groups in the US labor market
Kahanec, Martin - 2006
This paper investigates the substitutability of labor of selected ethnic groups in the US labor market. In the generalized Leontief framework, the analysis of US census-based data reveals that labor of non-White ethnic groups is complementary to that of White ethnic group. This finding supports...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267338
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Ethnic Competition and Specialization
Kahanec, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233838
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The Substitutability of Labor of Selected Ethnic Groups in the US Labor Market
Kahanec, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper investigates the substitutability of labor of selected ethnic groups in the US labor market. In the generalized Leontief framework, the analysis of US census-based data reveals that labor of non-White ethnic groups is complementary to that of White ethnic group. This finding supports...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822462
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University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields: Evidence from California
Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, Vincent Joseph - 2013
The low number of college graduates with science degrees - particularly among under-represented minorities - is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293145