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What should be done about rising unemployment in the UK?
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2009
This paper considers the issue of unemployment one of the most pressing issues facing the UK and other governments, as the current recessions deepens. It begins by trying to accurately date the beginning of the current downturn in the British economy, arguing that it is clear that the recession...
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Young people and the Great Recession
Bell, David N. F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2011
This article reviews the effects of the Great Recession on youth labour markets. We argue that young people aged 16-24 have suffered disproportionately during the recession. Using the USA and UK as case studies, we analyse youth unemployment using microdata. We argue that there is convincing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278774
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What Next for School Vouchers?
Peterson, Paul E. - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 4, pp. 57-61
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School Choice and School Quality in the US
Nechyba, Thomas - In: CESifo DICE Report 02 (2004) 4, pp. 33-38
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Youth unemployment: Déjà Vu?
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - 2010
This paper reviews current issues in youth labour markets in developed countries. It argues that young people aged 16-25 have been particularly hard hit during the current recession. Using the USA and UK as cast studies, it analyses both causes and effects of youth unemployment using micro-data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269692
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The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles
Costa Dias, Monica; Ichimura, Hidehiko; van den Berg, … - 2008
The matching method for treatment evaluation does not balance selective unobserved differences between treated and non-treated. We derive a simple correction term if there is an instrument that shifts the treatment probability to zero in specific cases. Policies with eligibility restrictions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273920
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The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles
Costa Dias, Monica; Ichimura, Hidehiko; van den Berg, … - 2008
The matching method for treatment evaluation does not balance selective unobserved differences between treated and non-treated. We derive a simple correction term if there is an instrument that shifts the treatment probability to zero in specific cases. Policies with eligibility restrictions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277322
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Youth unemployment: individual risk factors and institutional determinants : a case study of Germany and the United Kingdom
Isengard, Bettina - 2002
This study deals with youth unemployment trends in Europe since the mid of the 80ths in general and regards individual risk factors for Germany and the United Kingdom in particular in the mid of the 90ths. The study for the two selected countries shows that the individual risk of (long-term)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260793
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International Evidence on School Tracking: A Review
Woessmann, Ludger - In: CESifo DICE Report 07 (2009) 1, pp. 26-34
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696663
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Study achievement for students with kids
Hallberg, Daniel; Lindh, Thomas; éZamac, Jovan - 2011
In this paper we explore the composition of students, the study length towards diploma, and examine the likelihood of … female university students in Sweden has children. In Sweden as in many other countries enrollment periods have been … achievement we find that students with children seem to be somewhat more efficient in their studies among those who have graduated …
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