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Perceptions, expectations, and entrepreneurship: The role of extreme events
Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - 2010
We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events - natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts - on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues - such as fear of failure in starting a business venture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278588
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Does Violent Conflict Affect Labor Supply of Farm Households? The Nigerian Experience
Chiwuzulum Odozi, John; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2021
Nigeria has experienced bouts of violent conflict in different regions since its independence leading to significant loss of life. In this paper, we explore the average effect of exposure to violent conflict generally on labor supply in agriculture. Using a nationally representative panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658158
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Learning the Hard Way: The Effect of Violent Conflict on Student Academic Achievement
Brück, Tilman; Di Maio, Michele; Miaari, Sami H. - 2014
We study the effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the probability to pass the final high-school exam for Palestinian students in the West Bank during the Second Intifada (2000-2006). By exploiting within-school variation in the number of conflict-related Palestinian fatalities during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435243
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - 2015
Despite the widespread occurrence of humanitarian emergencies such as epidemics, earthquakes, droughts, floods and violent conflict and despite the significant financial resources devoted to humanitarian assistance, systematic learning from such interventions using rigorous theory-based impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481649
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The Legacy of Conflict: Regional Deprivation and School Performance in Northern Ireland
Ferguson, Neil T. N.; Michaelsen, Maren - 2013
frequently found in the literature but also that, when the impacts of other deprivation domains are accounted for, education and … redistribution will be unsuccessful in improving education outcomes of those exposed to deprivation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319406
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Learning the Hard Way: The Effect of Violent Conflict on Student Academic Achievement
Brück, Tilman; Di Maio, Michele; Miaari, Sami H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We study the effect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the probability to pass the final high-school exam for Palestinian students in the West Bank during the Second Intifada (2000-2006). By exploiting within-school variation in the number of conflict-related Palestinian fatalities during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959646
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The Legacy of Conflict: Regional Deprivation and School Performance in Northern Ireland
Ferguson, Neil T.N.; Michaelsen, Maren M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
, education and crime deprivation, and not financial deprivation, play a significant role in determining outcomes. This confirms … income redistribution will be unsuccessful in improving education outcomes of those exposed to deprivation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010676291
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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events
Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008765230
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Despite the widespread occurrence of humanitarian emergencies such as epidemics, earthquakes, droughts, floods and violent conflict and despite the significant financial resources devoted to humanitarian assistance, systematic learning from such interventions using rigorous theory-based impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125874
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Do single-sex classes affect exam scores? An experiment in a coeducational university
Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - 2013
selection issues present in other studies on single-sex education. We find that one hour a week of single-sex education benefits … classes than their peers attending coeducational classes. We find no effect of single-sex education on the probability that a … female will take technical classes and there is no effect of single-sex education for males. Furthermore we are able to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293098