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Does migration affect education of girls and young women in Tajikistan?
Gatskova, Kseniia; Ivlevs, Artjoms; Dietz, Barbara - 2017
We study how migration affects education of girls in Tajikistan - the poorest post-Soviet state and one of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world. Using data from a three-wave household panel survey conducted in 2007, 2009, and 2011, we find that the effect of migration on girls'...
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New data, new approaches and new evidence: A policy synthesis
Arndt, Channing - 2017
'Regional growth and development in Southern Africa', and consider policy options for escaping economic stagnation. The focus is … on South Africa and South African policies yielding relatively quick dividends in terms of growth and taking the rest of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943805
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The economic gains of closing the employment gender gap: Evidence from Morocco
Bargain, Olivier; Lo Bue, Maria C. - 2021
The present paper sheds new light on the growth implications of gender inequalities in the Moroccan labour market. We … to relate growth to the relative employment of women and, also, suggest simulations for Morocco. Both approaches lead to … one of the rare attempts to elicit the growth potential of a reduction in the employment gap in a low-income country. …
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Foreign aid and mobilization of growth factors in sub-Saharan Africa
Mallaye, Douzounet; Urbain, Yogo Thierry - 2013
This study addresses the macroeconomic effect of foreign aid on the factors of growth. Specifically, we examine the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333691
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Links between foreign direct investment and human capital formation: Evidence from the manufacturing sector in India
Baranwal, Gunja - 2016
This paper is related to the literature on the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the labour market of host countries. Labour market literature has focused on the demand side of FDI; that is, increasing wage inequality by demanding more skilled workers or just increasing the overall...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653935
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The long(er)-term impacts of Chile Solidario on human capital and labour income
Neidhöfer, Guido; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
This paper examines Chile Solidario, a social protection programme that provides poor households in Chile with preferential access to a conditional cash transfer programme designed to facilitate investments in children's health and education. We assess the programme's longer-term impact on...
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Employment and development in Asia
van der Hoeven, Rolph - 2018
How have economic development, employment, and labour markets in Asian countries interacted since the publication of Myrdal's Asian Drama? Myrdal rejected, the western approach to and definition of employment and emphasized the role of "informal" employment, but he underestimated the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943913
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Intergenerational mobility in occupational choices: Are there gender differences in Ghana?
Twumasi Baffour, Priscilla; Turkson, Festus Ebo; … - 2021
Historically, the issue of intergenerational evolution of income, wealth, and socioeconomic status has been the subject of considerable research in the analysis of inequality. Such intergenerational linkages are anticipated to come from two sources: first, the inheritance of innate abilities and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651137
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Youth unemployment hysteresis in South Africa: Macro-micro analysis
Maskaeva, Asiya; Msafiri, Mgeni - 2021
This study simulates the macro-micro economic impacts of the employment policy, focusing on hysteresis in youth unemployment in South Africa. Specifically, we apply a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to calibrate the 2015 South African Social Accounting Matrix to estimate, compare,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424184
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Exploring social policy trajectories in Mainland Tanzania: Driving for gender-inclusive development?
Lambin, Roosa; Nyyssölä, Milla - 2022
In July 2020, the United Republic of Tanzania gained the status of a lower-middleincome country. This came after two decades of significant social policy reforms and transformations in the country's economic structures. This paper explores social policy trajectories in Mainland Tanzania with a...
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