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Can mothers afford to work in Poland : labor supply incentives of social benefits and childcare costs
Bargu, Ali; Morgandi, Matteo - 2018
This paper analyzes the incentives to labor supply faced by families, particularly mothers, with young children in the context of a recently introduced fertility promotion benefit in Poland. The paper is based on an adapted version of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's...
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The state of jobs in post-conflict areas of Sri Lanka
Newhouse, David Locke; Silwal, Ani Rudra - 2018
similar to that in other parts of the country. The pattern of low employment rates and comparable wages is consistent with a … combination of low demand for labor and greater reluctance to work in these regions, which each depress employment but have … formal finance, which may also contribute to a lack of self-employment opportunities …
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A structural model of the labor market to understand gender gaps among marginalized Roma communities
Salazar-Saenz, Mauricio; Robayo-Abril, Monica - 2020
This paper constructs and estimates a household-level search model to analyze Roma spouses' utility maximization for leisure, home production, and work. The paper aims to explain labor market gender gaps in a marginalized Roma population with low labor market participation rates (males 53...
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Tunisia's global integration : a second generation of reforms to boost growth and employment
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Somalia Economic Update, June 2020 : Impact of COVID-19 - Policies to Manage the Crisis and Strengthen Economic Recovery
World Bank Group - 2020
Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016/17 drought. The economy grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent in 2019, on par with population growth, and was projected to grow at 3.2 percent in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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Turkey Economic Monitor, August 2020 : Adjusting the Sails
World Bank Group - 2020
Despite an initial surge in COVID-19 cases, cross country data suggests that Turkey containedrelatively quickly the spread and worst health effects of the virus. As in other countries, however, continued vigilance is essential to sustain this fragile trend. Turkey's pandemic response may offer...
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Armenia Economic Report, October 2013 : Stronger Structural Reforms Needed to Offset Macroeconomic Risks
World Bank - 2013
(SMEs), and increasing opportunities for employment and job creation through increased trade and connectivity within and …
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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 12, Fall 2017 : Job Creation Picks Up
World Bank Group - 2017
This is a semi-annual report series on recent economic developments and economic policies in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The report looks at the economic performance and outlook for the Western Balkans region and specific...
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Cameroon Economic Update, January 2012 : Unlocking the Labor Force, An Economic Update on Cameroon with a Focus on Employment
World Bank - 2012
With this Cameroon economic update, the World Bank is pursuing a program of short, crisp and frequent country economic reports. These economic updates provide an analysis of the trends and constraints in Cameroon's economic development. Each issue, produced bi-annually, provides an update of...
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The impact of forced displacement on host communities : a review of the empirical literature in economics
Verme, Paolo; Schuettler, Kirsten - 2019
to household well-being, prices, employment, and wages. All studies can be classified as ex post quasi … nonsignificant, and 6 to 20 percent show a decrease in household well-being. The analyses on employment and wages show positive and … significant results for 22 to 25 percent of the results. Negative results on employment and wages relate to young and informal …
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