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Labor Informality: Choice or Sign of Segmentation? A Quantile Regression Approach at the Regional Level for Colombia
Cruz, Garcia; Adolfo, Gustavo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
choice and as a result of labor market segmentation. We also find that there are striking differences in labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110743
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Returns to Qualification in Informal Employment: A Study of Urban Youth in Egypt
Frost, Jon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Informal employment is a reality for roughly two-thirds of economically active youth in urban Egypt, and it has been argued to be correlated with poverty, poor working conditions, and few opportunities for advancement. This essay analyzes whether informal employment rewards job qualification...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004961518
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Labor mobility across the formal/informal divide in Turkey: evidence from individual level data
Tansel, Aysit; Kan, Elif Oznur - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Informality has long been a salient phenomenon in developing country labor markets, thus has been addressed in several …, heterogeneous and multifaceted informal labor market. However, the existing evidence on labor informality in Turkey is mixed and …. In this way, we aim to contribute to the limited body of stylized facts available on mobility and informality in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401057
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The Chilean Labor Market: Job Creation, Quality, Inclusiveness, and Future Challenges
Parro, Francisco; Reyes, Loreto - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper analyzes recent labor market developments in the Chilean economy. The evidence shows a booming labor market with strong job creation since 2010. Most of the jobs created during the past three years are quality jobs—that is, jobs with a written contract and whose employers have made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258725
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Post-reform Trends in Wage-Differentials: A Decomposition Analysis for India
Mukherjee, Dipa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
equitable development convergence in wages and earnings is therefore desirable. This paper explores trends and patterns in wage … differentials are coming down in terms of wage rates, they are increasing in terms of total earnings because of more than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835894
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Women Employment in The New Economy: Clouds and Some Sunshine
Mukherjee, Dipa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The last decade has witnessed greater participation of women in the labour market, especially in new arenas of economic activity. While opportunities have increased, traditional biases against women still exist, both while accepting women as workers and while wage setting. This paper explores...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836830
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The impact of body weight on occupational mobility and career development
Harris, Matthew - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between individuals' weight and their employment decisions over the life cycle. I estimate a dynamic stochastic model of individuals' annual joint decisions of occupation, hours worked, and schooling. The model allows body weight to affect non-monetary costs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011166044
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Stereotypes, segregation, and ethnic inequality
Yuki, Kazuhiro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Disparities in economic outcomes among different ethnic, racial, or religious groups continue to be serious concerns in most economies. Relative economic standings of different groups are rather persistent, although some groups initially in disadvantaged positions successfully caught up with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113842
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Maroc éducation et emploi une analyse théorique
Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
In this paper, we consider a theoritical model helping to provide a new insights into the functioning of moroccan labor market. The model examines the impact of imperfect competition among firms with access to specific technologies on the emergence of the new modern economy.The The emergence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114041
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An investigation into the positive effect of an educated wife on her husband’s earnings: the case of Japan in the period between 2000 and 2003.
Yamamura, Eiji; Mano, Yukichi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
We analyze the effect of a wife’s human capital on her husband’s earnings, using individual-level data for Japan in the … period 2000–2003. We find a positive association between a wife’s education and her husband’s earnings, which can be … suggestive evidence that educated wives increase their husbands’ productivity and earnings only when they are non-workers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009025312