International organizations collect data from national authorities to create multivariate cross-sectional time series for their analyses. As data from countries with not yet well-established statistical systems may be incomplete, the bridging of data gaps is a crucial challenge. This paper...

Over the recent past, Burkina Faso has registered solid economic growth and poverty levels have been lowered, suggesting that growth has been pro-poor. Yet, poverty remains widespread despite high levels of labor market participation and employment. In practice, life for many in the country...

This report describes the findings of the value chain and jobs survey on the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants ("MAPs") in the North West of Tunisia. The survey also benchmarks the value chain against other leading countries in the MAPs industry to determine potential productivity gaps and areas for...

This report describes the findings of the survey on olive oil value chain in the North West of Tunisia, focusing particularly on the current and potential jobs landscapes. The survey also benchmarks the performance of the value chain against other leading countries in olive oil industry to...

This report provides an overview of a World Bank activity to support structural change for competitiveness and employment opportunities in Tunisia's lagging regions based on value chain and cluster analysis. While state-level policy changes are necessary and important contributions to tackle low...

A German policy experiment from 2012 allows me to identify the short-run and longrun causal effects of decentralization on the placement efficiency of public employment services (PES). I exploit variation over time and across districts with different types of PES in a difference-in-differences...

Das ifo Geschäftsklima für die Gewerbliche Wirtschaft Ostdeutschlands hat sich zu Jahresbeginn aufgehellt. Die bereits sehr gute Geschäftslage hat sich entgegen der bundesweiten Entwicklung nochmals deutlich verbessert. Dagegen trübten sich die Geschäftserwartungen merklich ein. Der...

Der ostdeutsche und der sächsische Arbeitsmarkt haben im Januar ihre hohe Dynamik vom Ende des letzten Jahres halten können. Der positive Beschäftigungstrend setzte sich ebenso fort wie der zuletzt wieder beschleunigte Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit. In den kommenden Monaten dürfte sich die...

The term structure of equity returns is downward-sloping: stocks with high cash flow duration earn 1.10% per month lower returns than short-duration stocks in the cross section. I create a measure of cash flow duration at the firm level using balance sheet data to show this novel fact. Factor...