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Labour-Use Efficiency in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - 2003

This paper investigates the process of adjustment in employment. A dynamic model is applied to a panel of six Tunisian manufacturing industries observed over the period 1971?96. The adjustment process is industry and time specific. The adjustment parameter is specified in terms of factors...

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The Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Employment and Wages in Tunisian Industries

Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - 2003

equations are estimated using data (1971?96) for importable and exportable sectors in Tunisia. Causality tests show that … sectors. We find the differences in the short and long-run wage and employment responses to changes in export to be explained … of labour increased dramatically in Tunisia as women entered the labour market. This allowed importable employment to be …

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Labor market dynamics in Tunisia: The issue of youth unemployment

Stampini, Marco; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey - 2011

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to …

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The Pro-Trade Effect of Immigration on American Exports During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

Dunlevy, James A.; Hutchinson, William K. - 2001

use a modified gravity model to examine the migrant stock-export relationship and find that United States exports to a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262581

Differential and Distributional Effects of Energy Efficiency Surveys: Evidence from Electricity Consumption

Kniesner, Thomas J.; Rustamov, Galib - 2015

Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of household energy consumption with personalized feedback that will eventually lead to behavioral...

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Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program

Rocha, Romero; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2009

This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program. We estimate the effects of the program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We find consistent effects of the program on reductions...

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School access, resources, and learning outcomes: Evidence from a non-formal school program in Bangladesh

Dang, Hai-Anh; Sarr, Leopold; Asadullah, Niaz - 2011

This study reports evidence from an unusual policy intervention - The Reaching Out of School Children (ROSC) project - in Bangladesh where school grants and education allowances are offered to attract hard-to-reach children to schools comprised of a single teacher and a classroom. The operating...

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Empowering women through education and influence: An evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya program

Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - 2012

This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases participants' physical mobility, political participation, and access to employment. The program provides support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational...

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Impacts of rural electrification in Rwanda

Bensch, Gunther; Kluve, Jochen; Peters, Jörg - 2011

Rural electrification is believed to contribute to the achievement of the MDG. In this paper, we investigate electrification impacts on different indicators. We use household data that we collected in Rwanda in villages with and without electricity access. We account for self-selection and...

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Life skills, employability and training for disadvantaged youth: Evidence from a randomized evaluation design

Ibarrarán, Pablo; Ripani, Laura; Taboada, Bibiana; … - 2012

This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y Empleo. The paper analyzes the impact of the program on traditional labor market outcomes and on outcomes related to youth behavior and life style, expectations about the future and...

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