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Macroeconomic Effects of a Low-Carbon Electricity Transition in Kenya and Ghana : An Exploratory Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis
Willenbockel, Dirk - 2019
The present study applies purpose-built dynamic computable general equilibrium models for Ghana and Kenya with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894601
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Internationalization of Universities as Internationalization of Bildung
Lenz, Rainer; Steinhaus, Carol - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
itself. Internationalization is a powerful means to fulfill a university’s central task “Bildung of individuals” as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693998
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Gender stereotyping and wage discrimination among Italian graduates
Castagnetti, Carolina; Rosti, Luisa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper addresses the gender pay gap among Italian university graduates on entry to the labour market and stresses the importance of gender stereotypes on subjective assessment of individual productivity. Our data show that in contexts where the stereotype is most likely to occur, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694220
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Main features of the labour policy in Portugal
Moniz, António; Woll, Tobias - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
, diversity); b) Education and training (skilling outcomes, rules on retraining and further training, employability schemes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790119
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The impact of illegal immigration on U.S. economy
Maha, Sorin-Stefan; Maha, Liviu-George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper explores the impact of the illegal immigration on the U.S. economy in a context where the immigration phenomenon in this country is one of scale, taking into account its effects on the labor market, on consumption, budget equilibrium and American business. Nation founded by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008753097
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Impact of adverse economic shocks on the Indian child labour market and the schooling of children of poor households
Karan Singh, B - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper analyses the impact of adverse economic shocks on human capital formation in the case of India. It uses the extended theoretical model of Basu and Van (1998). The study has been carried out for the period between 1999 and 2002 and covers 385 districts. The results show that during a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021984
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An explanation of the occupational and educational structure of employment by means of multinomial logit
Peeters, H.M.M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1990
The fixed coefficient manpower requirements approach provides information on shifts in the occupational and educational structure of employment over time, but neglects the substitution between the various occupations and educational groups. In this study shifts in the structure of 83 occupations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557257
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Africa’s Burden: Labour Markets, Natural Resources and the FDI ‘Reliance-Rejection’ Paradox
de Mauro, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the complex issue of development in sub-Saharan Africa by identifying an FDI reliance-rejection paradox emanating from the incompatibility between colonial legacies and Structural Adjustment Programmes. Since the 1980s, international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259898
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The currency ratio in Tanzania: an econometric analysis
Ndanshau, Michael O. A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This study tested some key hypotheses on the determinants of the currency ratio in Tanzania. The econometric results … Tanzania. The estimated income elasticity coefficient, found to be far less than unity, suggests there is poor substitution … between currency and demand deposits in Tanzania. The results also showed that expected inflation was negatively related to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650657
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Agricultural productivity and mortality: evidence from Kagera, Tanzania
Ikegami, Munenobu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
production in Kagera, Tanzania, reducing total factor productivity. We also quantify how much this negative effect contributes to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462313