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Evaluating the Chile Solidario program : results using the Chile Solidario panel and the administrative databases
Hoces de la Guardia, Fernando; Hojman, Andrés; … - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 129-168
important anti-poverty program in Chile. The paper presents a description of the program, emphasizing the mechanism by which … workers in the family and the employment of the head of the family. -- matching ; extreme poverty ; impact evaluation …
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The relationship between government expenditure and poverty : a cointegration analysis
Mehmood, Rashid; Sadiq, Sara - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 1 (2010) 1, pp. 29-37
government expenditure over the level of tax revenue collection, and poverty. The results reveal a negative relationship between … government expenditure and poverty based on time series data from 1976 to 2010. The short run and long run relationships between … poverty and other variables are identified by ECM model and Johnson Cointegration test respectively. The results show that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010079766
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Relationship between economic freedom and pro-poor growth : evidence from Pakistan (1995-2010)
Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 2 (2011) 1, pp. 24-35
strong relationship between economic freedom, poverty reduction and income inequality. Results reveal that larger the … business freedom and / or trade freedom, greater the economic growth. This will ultimately reduce poverty in the country …. -- economic freedom indicators ; pro-poor growth ; poverty ; inequality ; Pakistan …
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Never give up? : the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden
Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21
Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...
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Mental health : the new frontier for labour economics
Layard, Richard - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-16
This lecture argues that mental health is a major factor of production. It is the biggest single influence on life satisfaction, with mental health eight years earlier a more powerful explanatory factor than current income. Mental health also affects earnings and educational success. But, most...
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Market reforms and efficiency gains in Chile
Bergoeing, Raphael; Hernando, Andrés; Repetto, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 217-242
Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze aggregate productivity constructed from micro data to find that in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009959112
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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
improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty … predict that Oportunidades will increase future mean earnings but have only modest effects on poverty rates and earnings … inequality. -- oportunidades ; human capital ; schooling ; health ; poverty ; inequality …
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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition
Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18
Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between changes in aggregate economic indicators and underlying microeconomic adjustments. This paper employs matched labor force survey data to focus on the magnitude and determinants...
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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 remittance-receiving households are less likely to participate in the labor market and supply fewer hours when they do. The results are robust to different measures of...
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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...
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