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This paper examines the spatial interaction of neighboring cities over their employment cycles. The cycles of …-similar employment cycles, but neighboring cities with similar racial compositions tend to have less-similar employment cycles …
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This paper provides new evidence on the consequences of foetal exposure to high levels of pollution for the risk of stillbirth, and for the long-term health and labour market outcomes of those that survive. Variation in in utero exposure comes from a persistent weather system that affected...
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After more than two decades of inflation targeting in the world, it is important to evaluate if the adoption of this regime in a relevant developing country contributed to the creation of a better environment for the process of entrepreneurs' expectations formation. Brazil is part of an...
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This paper examines the effect of entry of large foreign retailers on local employment at the city level. Using a panel … data for the period 2000-2006, we find that entry of large retailers largely increases employment in wholesale and retail … sector and other related sector in the year of entry. The positive effect on employment in wholesale and retail sector …
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Traditional official definition of ‘work’ in developing countries excludes large number of activities that are predominantly performed by women. Naturally official Female Labour Force Participation Rate is quite low in such countries. Women who are officially in the labourforce must...
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pass – key to employment and economic progress, which accounts for the high priority assigned to the growth and development …
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This paper studies the intergenerational persistence of industry in India. Using data from a nationally representative sample, we find that 62% young Indian men are employed in the same industry where their fathers are also employed. A set of simulations that assign young men randomly across...
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Banka on average considerably increased their employment during the loan period. In addition, a survey was carried among the …
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and its implications for the development strategy for the 1990s. The basic thrust of this paper is that the employment … investment in human capital, the “supply side “, with the creation of productive employment, the “demand side”, so as to lead to …
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higher level of income-employment situation. This opportunity comes in the middle stage of demographic transition when the …’s readiness in this aspect we must look at the issue of education, skill formation and employment among youth in India. In this …
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