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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 … 2007 that include a longitudinal component. It first shows that sustained economic growth will reduce youth unemployment … reduce youth unemployment. Third, the analysis of labor market characteristics reveals that young graduates experience long …

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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...

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Is Child like Parent? Educational Attainment and Ethnic Origin

Gang, Ira N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999

The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...

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Might not be a tomorrow: a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime

Brezina, Timothy; Tekin, Erdal; Topalli, Volkan - 2008

factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have … early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the … that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a …

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Children and parents time use: empirical evidence on investment in human capital in France, Italy and Germany

Cardoso, Ana Rute; Fontainha, Elsa; Monfardini, Chiara - 2008

We analyze a mechanism that has been disregarded in the literature on parental investment in children, as little attention has been devoted to the choices made by children themselves. We model directly time use by youngsters into activities related to the acquisition of human capital,...

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Immigrants in the UK and in West Germany - Relative Income Position, Income Portfolio, and Redistribution Effects

Büchel, Felix; Frick, Joachim R. - 2003

Based on data from the BHPS and the GSOEP, we analyse the economic performance of various ethnic groups in the UK and West Germany, as well as the effects of income redistribution on these populations. Taking the indigenous population of each country as the reference category, we find that, as a...

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Do Oppositional Identities Reduce Employment for Ethnic Minorities?

Battu, Harminder; Mwale, McDonald; Zenou, Yves - 2003

We develop a model in which non-white individuals are defined with respect to their social environment (family, friends, neighbors) and their attachments to their culture of origin (religion, language), and in which jobs are mainly found through social networks. We found that, depending on how...

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Labour as a Buffer: Do Temporary Workers Suffer?

Francesconi, Marco; Booth, Alison L.; Frank, Jeff - 2003

In this paper, we investigate whether or not there is an equal opportunities dimension to regulating equal pay and conditions for temporary work. We develop a ?buffer stock? model of temporary work that suggests a number of reasons why ethnic minorities and women may be more likely to be on...

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Overeducation and Ethnic Minorities in Britain

Battu, Harminder; Sloane, Peter J. - 2002

This study examines the utilisation of education across ethnic minorities in the UK. In particular, we examine the incidence of mismatch between educational qualifications and occupational attainment, the determinants of any mismatch and the consequences for earnings and other labour market...

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Gender and racial discrimination in pay and promotion for NHS nurses

Pudney, Stephen; Shields, Michael A. - 1999

For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with regard to the promotion process using 1994 survey data. We start by rejecting the assumption of...

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