Similar Search Results

Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure … to the 1992-1998 armed conflict, we observe that the negative effect of remittances on the labor supply of women is …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010118867

The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality : oportunidades in Mexico

McKee, Douglas; Todd, Petra E. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 67-100

Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasing schooling and improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty and inequality of these children. It adapts methods...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009959124

Remittances, expenditure patterns, and gender : parametric and semiparametric evidence from Ecuador

Göbel, Kristin - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-19

This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010148475

Differences in employment outcomes for college town stayers and leavers

Winters, John V. - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-22

New college graduates must choose whether to stay in the geographic area where they completed their degree or move to a new location to begin their careers. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as “college towns” and investigates differences in employment outcomes between college...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010148472

The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity

Black, Dan A.; Kolesnikova, Natalia; Sander, Seth G.; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-18

A standard object of empirical analysis in labor economics is a modified Mincer wage function in which an individual’s log wage is a function of education, experience, and race. We analyze this approach in a context where individuals live and work in different locations (thus facing different...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010148483

Business cycle and spillover effects on pre-retirement behavior in Spain

Jimenez-Martin, Sergi; Castello, Judit - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-23

We test the hypothesis that exits from the labor market for pre-retirement individuals in Spain respond mainly to economic conditions and to incentives by analyzing two effects. First, we test the existence of spillover effects from a reform of the old-age pension system on transitions from...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010186101

Arbeitsmigration in Zentralasien: Kinder profitieren nicht von Geldüberweisungen

Kröger, Antje Elisabeth - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 6, pp. 11-17

Vater leben. Doch nach der Rückkehr des Vaters kehren sich die Verhältnisse wieder um. -- migration ; remittances …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010079349

Primum vivere ... : industrial change, job destruction and the geographical distribution of unemployment

Pastore, Francesco - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-15

This paper aims to provide a frame of mind to understand the link between structural change and regional unemployment, and, based on it, to survey the most recent literature. An overly optimistic view on the ability of the adjustment mechanism to generate convergence in local unemployment rates...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010118874

Estimación de series de salarios regionales en Chile

Dresdner, Jorge; Sanhueza, Carlos - In: Estudios de economía 36 (2009) 2, pp. 243-261

Monthly wage series with quarterly periodicity between December 1994 and December 2004 for thirteen regions in Chile are presented in this paper. These series are based on the information recollected by the Superintendencia de Fondos de Pensiones (Pensions Fund Superintendence), but are...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009959101

Social networks and wages in Senegal’s labor market

Beradi, Nicoletta - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

We develop a theoretical framework that considers the role played by moral hazard and the diversity of networks and cultures in the choice of hiring channel. In favoritism contexts social networks, and particularly strong ties, are adopted as hiring channels for unskilled jobs and result in wage...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010148485