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broader measure of human capital that accounts for international differences in the quality of education. Our findings suggest … income. Hence effective education policies should be an essential component of any poverty-reduction strategy. …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper (conference paper) on interrelations among population growth, poverty and income … distribution - discusses theoretical issues and models, based on international comparison, and using simulation economic models …, presents an alternative approach to explain interactions among income distribution, birth rate and poverty. Bibliography pp. 60 …
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Seasonal migration is an ever more important phenomenon worldwide, but has received little attention in empirical research. This paper investigates the choice of seasonal versus longer-term migration on a household level. We use data from Moldova, a country that is witnessing a massive...
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poverty and income distribution in Bolivia. The simulation results suggest that FDI inflows enhance economic growth and reduce … poverty. However, the income distribution typically becomes more unequal. In particular, FDI widens income disparities between … urban and rural areas. The Bolivian government may promote growth-enhancing and poverty-alleviating effects of FDI by …
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effects. Therefore, a cross‐sectional estimation with observations on district level (NUTS 3) is carried out in a mediated … Einkommensverteilung in der Region. Abhängig von der unterschiedlichen Mobilität Beschäftigter verschiedener Bereiche steht die regionale …‐ökonomische Daten zur regionalen Produktivität, Einkommensverteilung und Bevölkerungsentwicklung. …
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Humankapital gilt gemeinhin als eine wesentliche Determinante von Wachstum und Entwicklung. Der empirischen Forschung fällt es derzeit allerdings nicht leicht, die quantitative Relevanz des Humankapitals für den gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklungsprozess zu bestimmen. Neuere Studien bieten ein...
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Nach dem sogenannten PISA-Schock wird insbesondere in Deutschland intensiv diskutiert, wie die Qualität der schulische Ausbildung verbessert werden kann. Dabei herrscht die Überzeugung vor, dass die Qualität der schulischen Ausbildung eine wichtige Determinante des langfristigen...
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The current perspective on the flow of people is almost exclusively focused on permanent migration from poorer to richer countries and on immigration policies in industrial countries. This perspective needs to cede to a broader one that challenges the basic conception of physical rootedness in...
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