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The resettlement of Vietnamese refugees across Canada over three decades
Hou, Feng - 2017
human capital, but they had high employment rates, and over time they closed their initial large earnings gap with other …
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Ethnic diversity and financial inclusion in post-apartheid South Africa
Koomson, Isaac; Danquah, Michael; Martey, Edward - 2023
employment opportunities and social group membership serve as potential pathways via which ethnic diversity increases financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477546
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Self-assessed versus statistical evidence of labour market discrimination: The case of indigenous Australians
Duncan, Alan; Mavisakalyan, Astghik; Tarverdi, Yashar - 2016
We assess the relative importance of statistical residual-based measures of discrimination in determining indigenous Australians' perceptions of discrimination in the labour market. We find that statistical measures are largely unrelated to discrimination reports among males and negatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532399
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Occupational choice of skilled workers in the presence of a large development sector: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Harris, Jamelia - 2019
perceptions in the employment decision-making process. Crucial to the analysis is the introduction of the aid … largest share of skilled jobseekers opt for early-career employment working for a donor organisation, INGO, or NGO in the … matching' based on measured preferences may be inhibited in contexts where employment possibilities are limited. …
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Ban on female migrant workers: Skills-differentiated evidence from Sri Lanka
Weeraratne, Bilesha - 2021
, higher exposure to recruitment-related vulnerability, and lower foreign employment opportunities. The study also finds that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651115
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Who benefits from job training programmes? Evidence from a high-dosage programme in Brazil
Da Mata, Daniel; Oliveira, Rodrigo Carvalho; Da Silva, … - 2021
markets. Investigating outcomes beyond employment and earnings, we do not find an impact on entrepreneurship or university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705319
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Skills-biased labour demand and the pursuit of inclusive growth in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Goga, Sumayya; Stanwix, Benjamin - 2014
1994. Over the period 2001-12 employment within the primary sectors collapsed, employment in the manufacturing sector did … not increase, while employment in the tertiary sectors such as financial services and community services grew. High- and …
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The conceptualization and measurement of ethnic and religious divisions: Categorical, temporal, and spatial dimensions with evidence from Mindanao, the Philippines
Gisselquist, Rachel M.; McDoom, Omar S. - 2015
A large body of recent quantitative work on the 'diversity detriment' hypothesis finds that ethno-religious diversity is linked with a host of societal ills, implying in turn a strong challenge to multiculturalist theory and policies. Given the stakes, the appropriate conceptualization and...
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Occupational segregation by race in South Africa after apartheid
Gradín Lago, Carlos Manuel - 2017
This paper investigates progress in reducing the high level of racial stratification of occupations after apartheid in South Africa. Empirical analysis, using census microdata and Labour Force Surveys, does not provide strong evidence of sustained or significant desegregation. Occupations remain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011688568
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Anti-discrimination measures in education: A comparative policy analysis
Lenhardt, Amanda; Page, Ella; Sarwar, Moizza Binat; … - 2017
Efforts to tackle discrimination in access to basic services have shown mixed results in different country settings. This study examines the positive and negative outcomes attributed to anti-discrimination measures adopted in different country contexts and analyses the factors contributing to...
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