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Evidence on the impact of minimum wage laws in an informal sector : domestic workers in South Africa
Dinkelman, Taryn; Ranchhod, Vimal - In: Journal of development economics 99 (2012) 1, pp. 27-45
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687323
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Understanding Low Average Returns to Education in Africa : The Role of Heterogeneity across Education Levels and the Importance of Political and Economic Reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2021
Until very recently, the conventional wisdom was that the return to education was very high in Africa. However, some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324905
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Entrepreneurship and the business environment in Africa : an application to Ethiopia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - 2013
Since mid-2000s, Ethiopia has been one of the fastest growing countries in the world. However, productive entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business environment. Moreover, the low-productive firms in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009787342
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The challenges of rural youth employment in Africa : a literature review
Kubik, Zaneta - 2022
This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa. The rapidly changing … Africa, and the latter is growing especially fast, even though it remains much lower than farming in absolute terms. Despite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191523
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Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa : An Application to Ethiopia
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2013
Since mid-2000s, Ethiopia has been one of the fastest growing countries in the world. However, productive entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business environment. Moreover, the low-productive firms in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077284
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Domestic workers count : global data on an often invisible sector
Schwenken, Helen (ed.); Heimeshoff, Lisa-Marie (contributor) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009389426
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A labor market approach to the crisis of health care professionals in Africa
Andalón, Mabel; Fields, Gary - 2011
Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274635
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A labor market approach to the crisis of health care professionals in Africa
Andalón, Mabel; Fields, Gary S. - 2011
Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a … confidently offered. -- labor market ; health care ; Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152791
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Youth employment in Africa : new evidence and policies from Swaziland
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2013
unemployment rates in Africa. The paper first documents the various labor market disadvantages faced by the Swazi youth, such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009763235
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Skills and youth entrepreneurship in Africa : analysis with evidence from Swaziland
Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli; Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2014
The shortages of entrepreneurial skills have lowered search effectiveness of potential young entrepreneurs and the rate of youth start-ups. Our paper contributes to closing a gap in the entrepreneurship and development literature with a model of costly firm creation and skill differences between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358262