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The labour market impact of mobility restrictions: Evidence from the West Bank
Cali, Massimiliano; Miaari, Sami - European Regional Science Association - 2013
The efficient mobility of goods and labour is one of the most important features of a functioning economy. Using data on Israeli closures inside the West Bank, we provide new evidence on the labour market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. These restrictions operated through a...
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The labour market impact of mobility restrictions: Evidence from the West Bank
Calì, Massimiliano; Miaari, Sami H. - Households in Conflict Network - 2012
Using data on Israeli closure in the Palestinian West Bank, we provide new evidence on the labour market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. We exploit the fact that the placement of physical barriers by Israel was exogenous to local labour market conditions and find a causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598224
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Ethnic Conflict and Job Separations
Miaari, Sami H.; Zussman, Asaf; Zussman, Noam - Households in Conflict Network - 2010
We study the effect of the second Intifada, a violent conflict between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors which … pre-Intifada period hired both Arabs and Jews. Our analysis demonstrates that until September 2000 Arab workers had a … of the Intifada. We argue that the most likely explanation for this pattern is increased anti-Arab discrimination among …
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The Frontier State at Work
Butenschøn, Nils A. - In: Journal of Theoretical Politics 4 (1992) 4, pp. 413-433
The current conflict over the Israeli-occupied territories is intimately related to the character of Israel as a state formation. How are we to understand and conceptualize this relationship? The author discusses the significance of the occupation for alternative interpretations of Israeli...
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Freshwater Security, Conflict, and Cooperation
El-Anis, Imad; Smith, Roy - In: Journal of Developing Societies 29 (2013) 1, pp. 1-22
This study examines the challenge of freshwater security faced by Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, and mechanisms for …
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‘It's like talking to a brick wall’
Whittall, Jonathan - In: Progress in Development Studies 9 (2009) 1, pp. 37-53
For the purpose of this article, humanitarian diplomacy is defined as: the use of International Law and the humanitarian imperative as complimentary levers to facilitate the delivery of assistance or to promote the protection of civilians in a complex political emergency.Based on field research...
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КОНСТИТУЦИОННО-ПРАВОВЫЕ МЕХАНИЗМЫ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЯ ИЗРАИЛЯ И ПАЛЕСТИНЫ НА ОСУЩЕСТВЛЕНИЕ ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОЙ ВЛАСТИ
КАВАСМИ, БАССАМ АХМЕД - In: Бизнес в законе. … (2009) 3, pp. 218-224
Данная статья посвящена основным особенностям Конституционно-правового механизма Израиля и Палестинской автономии на современном этапе. Рассматриваются...
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Markup pricing in the context of a violent conflict: differentiated apples in Hebron wholesale market
Ihle, Rico; Finkelshtain, Israel; Rubin, Ofir David - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
an effect on pricing and consumption patterns of different varieties of apples marketed in Palestine. For this purpose …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125174
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Youth Unemployment, Terrorism and Political Violence, Evidence from the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Caruso, Raul; Gavrilova, Evelina - Network of European Peace Scientists - NEPS - 2011
This paper analyzes the relationship between youth unemployment and Palestinian violence. First a qualitative explanation of the underlying mechanism is given. Eventually, empirical results suggest that there is a positive association between the growth rate of youth unemployment and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840262
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Troubling waters: the Jordan River between religious imagination and environmental degradation
Peppard, Christiana - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 3 (2013) 2, pp. 109-119
Rivers are essential, environmental circulatory systems. They are also polyvalent repositories for religious and cultural meanings. This essay wades into the murky waters of the Jordan River and charts its shape from sociopolitical, environmental, and religious perspectives. Hovering in the...
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