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Economic growth and unemployment exhibit an ambiguous relationship – according to empirical studies. This ambiguity can …, unemployment may be absorbed by underground firms, which adopt backward technology, at the cost of reduced economic growth …. Alternatively, unemployment diminishes because productivity grows by employing workers who prefer to become skilled, and thus not to …
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, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work … long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …
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The benefits of dual apprenticeship programs are usually discussed in the context of reducing structural unemployment … apprenticeship system seems to dampen the volatility of youth unemployment. …
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I examine the effects of education on health in Indonesia using an exogenous variation in education induced by an … find the longer school year increases educational attainment and wages, but I do not find evidence that education improves … health. I explore some mechanisms through which education may affect health, but education does not seem to promote healthy …
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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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Education plays an important role in the economic and social development of countries. Myriad studies show that … education is one of the best ways to offer increased socioeconomic opportunities, social mobility and wages. Not only is … universal education important but more significant is the quality of the education. In an attempt to offer higher …
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This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their country of destination … destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To explore this, we use census microdata covering … emigrants are more likely to live in more remote countries, with lower unemployment rates, and where the official language is …
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) racism d) higher education for the younger generation (education gap between the generations) e) distrust of the army and the … unselfishness as values in education) i) [predominantly] female rejection of the market economy and democracy We also look at the … following variables: - Age - Education level (recoded) - Highest educational level attained - How important is God in your life …
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) racism d) higher education for the younger generation (education gap between the generations) e) distrust of the army and the … unselfishness as values in education) i) [predominantly] female rejection of the market economy and democracy We also look at the … following variables: * Age * Education level (recoded) * Highest educational level attained * How important is God in your life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275133
Using household survey data for Albania, this study compare decision-making about human capital investment in remittance-receiving households and non-remittance-receiving households. The Cox proportional hazard model is used to capture the effects of remittances. The crucial assumption in the...
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