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Interrelationships between human capital, migration and labour markets in the Western Balkans : an econometric investigation
Mara, Isilda; Landesmann, Michael - 2021
The high outward mobility that has characterised the countries in the Western Balkan (WB) region over the past three decades is often seen as tightly linked to severe labour market imbalances and persistently low utilisation of human capital over time. To shed light on these issues, we estimate...
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Visitas domiciliarias a escala y desarrollo infantil
Araujo, María Caridad; Dormal, Marta; … - 2021
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The impact of child work on cognitive development : results from four low to middle income countries
Keane, Michael P.; Krutikova, Sonya; Neal, Timothy - 2020
We study the impact of child work on cognitive development in four Low- and Middle-Income Countries. We advance the literature by using cognitive test scores collected regardless of school attendance. We also address a key gap in the literature by controlling for children’s complete time...
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Immigration, offshoring and American jobs
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Peri, Giovanni; Wright, Greg C. - 2010
How many "American jobs" have U.S.-born workers lost due to immigration and offshoring? Or, alternatively, is it possible that immigration and offshoring, by promoting cost-savings and enhanced efficiency in firms, have spurred the creation of jobs for U.S. natives? We consider a multi-sector...
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Venezuelan migration in Peru : short-term adjustments in the labor market
Morales, Fernando; Pierola, Martha Denisse - 2020
workers with tertiary education in the non-service sector; b) a 1 pp decrease in the probability of having an informal job for … workers with tertiary education in the non-service sector; and c) a 3.2 percent decrease in real monthly earnings for workers … with secondary education and a formal job in the service sector. …
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The long-term effects of job training on labor market and skills outcomes in Chile
Doerr, Annabelle; Novella, Rafael - 2020
Job training programs can be an eective policy for improving productivity and labor market outcomes in low and middle income countries. We report medium and long-term impacts of a job training program for vulnerable workers in Chile on labor market and skill outcomes using experimental and...
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Skills or a degree? : the rise of skills-based hiring for AI and green jobs
Ehlinger, Eugenia Gonzalez; Stephany, Fabian - 2023
same time, the mention of university education for AI roles declined by 23 percent, while AI roles advertise fi ve times as … formats such as apprenticeships, on-the-job training, MOOCs (massive open online courses), vocational education and training …
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Cyclical dimensions of labour mobility after EU enlargement
Ahearnea, Alan; Brücker, Herbert; Darvasa, Zsolt; … - 2009
This paper explores the influence of the economic cycle on labour mobility within the EU, focusing on the likely impact of the present economic crisis. To do so, we use an econometrically calibrated simulation and a case study of Ireland. We find that, in the short run, the crisis is likely to...
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What happens to the careers of European workers when immigrants "take their jobs"?
Cattaneo, Cristina; Fiorio, Carlo V.; Peri, Giovanni - 2014
Following a representative longitudinal sample of native European residents, over the period 1995-2001, we identify the effect of the inflows of immigrants on their career, employment and wages. We use the 1991 distribution of immigrants by nationality across European labor markets to construct...
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Immigration and careers of European workers : effects and the role of policies
Cattaneo, Cristina; Fiorio, Carlo V.; Peri, Giovanni - 2014
In this paper we analyze the response of career, employment and wage of native Europeans to immigration. We then ask how individual country's policies affect these responses. We use data on 11 EU countries, over the period 1995-2001. We also use the 1991 distribution of immigrants by nationality...
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