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Gender Equality, Poverty and Economic Growth

Sinha, Nistha - 2016

This paper reviews empirical findings from economic analyses of the role of gender equality and women's empowerment in reducing poverty and stimulating growth. Going beyond the large literature documenting the impact of female education on a range of development outcomes, the paper presents...

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Unequal Laws and the Disempowerment of Women in the Labor Market : Evidence from Firm-Level Data

Islam, Asif - 2017

Institutions are defined as the set of rules that govern human interactions. When these rules are discriminatory, they may disempower segments of a population in the economic spheres of activity. This study explores whether laws that discriminate against women influence their engagement in the...

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Does Gender Equality in Labor Participation Bring Real Equality? Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries

Alfani, Federica; Clementi, Fabio; Fabiani, Michele; … - 2021

Over the past two decades developing countries have seen a rapid increase in the number of women taking an active role in the labor market. While acknowledging that this is an important development outcome, this paper cautions against the possible undesired distributional effects that it can...

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How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Hanmer, Lucia - 2018

Data collected for refugee registration and to target humanitarian assistance include information about household composition and demographics that can be used to identify gender-based vulnerabilities. This paper combines the microdata collected by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

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How Much Oil is the Islamic State Group Producing? Evidence from Remote Sensing

Do, Quy-Toan - 2017

Accurately measuring oil production in low-governance contexts is an important task. Many terrorist organizations and insurgencies -- including the Islamic State group, also known as ISIL/ISIS or Daesh -- tap oil as a revenue source. Understanding spatial and temporal variation in production in...

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Growth after War in Syria

Devadas, Sharmila - 2019

This paper addresses three questions: 1) what would have been the growth and income trajectory of Syria in the absence … capital, and productivity; and 3) what potential growth scenarios for Syria there could be in the aftermath of war. Estimates …

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What are the Impacts of Syrian Refugees on Host Community Welfare in Turkey? A Subnational Poverty Analysis

Azevedo, João Pedro - 2017

In recent years, Turkey has been host to more than two million Syrians seeking refuge. Initially concentrated in the southeastern regions, these refugees now reside throughout the country. There are many questions from policy makers regarding the impact of the population of Syrians Under...

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The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market

Del Carpio, Ximena V. - 2017

Currently 2.5 million Syrians fleeing war have found refuge in Turkey, making it the largest refugee-hosting country worldwide. This paper combines newly available data on the distribution of Syrian refugees across Turkey and the Turkish Labour Force Survey to assess their labor market impact....

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Economic Effects of the Syrian War and the Spread of the Islamic State on the Levant

Ianchovichina, Elena - 2017

effects of the Syrian war and the advance of the Islamic State on the Levant. Syria and Iraq bear the brunt of the direct … Syria and Iraq doubles the welfare losses. All these countries are foregoing opportunities to expand intra-Levant trade and …

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Export Diversification in a Transitioning Economy : The Case of Syria

Lim, Jamus Jerome - 2017

policy aimed at trade liberalization? This paper examines this question by considering a directed policy effort by Syria … examine factors that are related to diversification at the sectoral level. Our findings suggest that, while Syria has achieved … strengthening Syria's weak institutional and business environment …

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