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Can maquila booms reduce poverty? : evidence from Honduras
De Hoyos, Rafael E. - 2008
women in the maquila sector, and 1 percentage point to employment creation. Given that female maquila workers represent only …
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Vocational schooling, labor market outcomes, and college entry
Chen, Dandan - 2009
in terms of employment opportunities, labor market earnings, and access to tertiary education in Indonesia. With data … students in 1997 to examine their schooling and employment status in 2000. The findings demonstrate that: (1) attendance at … vocational secondary schools results in neither market advantage nor disadvantage in terms of employment opportunities and …
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Constraints to growth and job creation in low-income commonwealth of independent states countries
Verme, Paolo - 2006
not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as "jobless …
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The home as factory floor : employment and remuneration of home-based workers
Cunningham, Wendy V. - 2004
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Firms, jobs, and employment in Moldova
Rutkowski, Jan - 2004
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The impact of minimum wages on employment in a low income country : an evaluation using the difference-in-differences approach
Cameron, Lisa Ann - 2003
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Business cycles, economic crises, and the poor : testing for asymmetric effects
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - 2001
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The consequences of doubling the minimum wage : the case of Indonesia
Rama, Martín - 1996
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No more cutting class? : reducing teacher absence and providing incentives for performance
Rogers, F. Halsey - 2009
"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in the classroom and motivated to teach, but this essential input is often missing. This paper describes the findings of a series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher...
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Auctions with endogenous participation and quality thresholds : evidence from oda infrastructure procurement
Estache, Antonio - 2009
"Infrastructure projects are often technically complicated and highly customized. Therefore, procurement competition tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However, the degree of competition realized is closely related...
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