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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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The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size … that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and … Lesotho; and has slightly declined in Ghana. The underlying factors with regard to the apparent increase hinge on the …
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panel data set of firms in Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania that spans a period of five years. We find that the main determinant of … growth of firms in Africa. We find no evidence that larger firms have faster rates of productivity or input growth, or are …
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globalization on employment and wages in Nigeria. The effects of globalization have been difficult to isolate and evaluate … theoretically and empirically due to it multi-faceted nature, but this study attempt to analyse the effects on employment and … through various economic reforms, deregulation and privatisation has led to downsizing of employment in civil service thereby …
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reduces the chances of employment and unemployment and increases the likelihood downtime. Per capita income is positively …
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employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians for the period covering the first two Howard administrations. This paper uses … demographic techniques to make valid comparisons over time, and hence facilitate estimates of future employment levels against … a lowering of employment rates and rising unemployment over the remainder of this decade. Overall, the current fiscal …
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The development in the labour market, unemployment, the lack of job opportunities and the adjoining migration of the population with all the consequences are still more topical questions. The endangered groups of people are women, people with low qualification and the young people including the...
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’s employment of in the South Region. …
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analysis of the use of furlough schemes as a temporary employment adjustment mechanism in this crisis. The information drawn …. Analysis of the employment transitions of furloughed workers shows that they were much more likely to resume employment in Q3 …
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