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With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates worldwide. This paper describes the nature ofunemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants ofincidence and duration and find that most variables...
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Although it is a common theoretical assumption that the chances to find a job fall with time in unemployment, this is not systematically confirmed by empirical evidence, and there is no evidence for developing countries. We develop a framework that allows us to test the four major explanations...
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einigerUnzulänglichkeiten in der Lage ist, die wirtschaftlicheEntwicklung in China zu erklären und Leitlinien für dieImplementierung politischer …
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China is moving towards a market economy. The greater use of market forces has made China richer, accelerated … management.The objective of the study is to contribute to the development of China's health information system (HIS) over the … for planning within the macro and historical context of health planning in China, in particular having regard to the …
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popularity in China since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the perceived value of business … incubators from the perspective of start-up ventures and draw implications for future incubation programmes in China … benefits of the incubation programme.Findings: True to their names, business incubators in China have added practical value to …
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Shanghai, which cannot be generalized across whole of China. Further, only luxury brands are considered. Other cultural …
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investigate the relationship between the Chinese stock market performance and domestic economic activity.China's stock market was … links between China's booming national economy and the domestic stock returns.Using both time-series and cross …
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China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of … domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown … to cover over 40 products including water-saving products. Further, in 2005, China started a mandatory energy information …
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In the last five years, China's refrigerator market has grown rapidly, and now urban markets are showing signs of … the first half of 2007, when the draft standard was completed under the direction of the China National Institute of … of the label on China's market, CLASP further provided assistance to CNIS to collect data on both the efficiency …
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The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996 …, CLASP and its implementing partner, LBNL, have assisted China in developing 11 minimum energy performance standards (MEPS … (under development). Before 2003, China's traditional approach to standards development involved small increases in …
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