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The impact of minimum age of employment regulation on child labor and schooling
Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-28
Promoting minimum age of employment regulation has been a centerpiece in child labor policy for the last 15 years. If enforced, minimum age regulation would change the age profile of paid child employment. Using micro-data from 59 mostly low-income countries, we observe that age can explain less...
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Missing women in the United Kingdom
Adamou, Adamos; Drakos, Christina; Iyer, Sriya - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-19
also a phenomenon of the developed world. …
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Cultura postmaterialista y variaciones en el espiritu emprendedor
Pinillos Costa, Maria José - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 17 (2011) 1, pp. 37-55
The aim of this paper is to explore whether postmaterialism explains differences in Total entrepreneurial-activity rates across Spanish Autonomous Communities. A distinction is made between potential entrepreneurs, nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and Established business, as...
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Journal of international migration and integration : metropolis research and policy review
Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on …; … - Dordrecht : Springer; anfangs: Edmonton, Alta : PCERII - 1.2000 -
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Anti-crime programs : an evaluation of the comuna segura program
Benavente, José Miguel; Contreras, Dante; Montero, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...
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The effect of socio-economic determinants on crime rates : an empirical research in the case of Greece with cointegration analysis
Nikolaos, Dritsakis; Alexandros, Gkanas - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 2 (2009) 2, pp. 51-64
The present paper analyzes the relationship between the criminal offences, the function of the justice system and some of their socio-economic determinants in the case of Greece by estimating their dynamic interactions. The analysis covers the period 1971-2006 and the cointegration methodologies...
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Costos de cumplimiento de regulación ambiental con información incompleta : aplicación a fuentes fijas del PCE de Santiago, Chile
Clerger, Gaspard; Chávez, Carlos; Villena, Mauricio; … - In: Estudios de economía 36 (2009) 2, pp. 165-190
We study the cost-effectiveness of a transferable emissions permit system (TEPS) vis a vis a system of emissions standards. Our analysis includes along with abatement costs, the costs of enforcing the system to induce compliance. Further, the analysis considers complete and incomplete...
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The productivity of return migrants : the case of China’s "Sea Turtles"
Sun, Wei - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-19
This paper explores the productivity differential between return migrants (“Sea Turtles”) and non-migrants through a … capitalists are less productive than comparable non-migrants in targeting promising projects and/or providing value-added services …. Given that the VC industry is a useful laboratory in which to look at the performance of return migrants and China …
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Where is the grass greener? : a micro-founded model of migration with application to Guangdong
Simmons, Peter; Xie, Yuanyuan - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
study how migrants choose between multiple locations using multiple criteria. Migration should reduce inequality in the …
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Gender differences in work stress, related to organizational conflicts and organizational constrains : an empirical research
Stafyla, Amalia; Kaltsidou, Georgia; Spyridis, Nikolaos - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 91-101
In modern era, stress at workplace is a component of employees’ and organizations’ daily routine. The current research intends to study the gender differences as far as the ways that stress is witnessed in the workplace is concerned. Participants in this study were 231 Greek adults, employed...
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