Im Unterschied zu anderen Politikbereichen sind die lateinamerikanischen Arbeitsmärkte in den vergangenen 20 Jahren kaum reformiert worden. Eine Ausnahme stellt Argentinien dar: Dort stehen Arbeitsmarktreformen seit dem Beginn der 1990er Jahre auf der politischen Agenda - nicht weniger als...

After the start of transition, in Central European Economies the restructuring process of large state enterprizes was accompanied by high unemployment all through the '90s. Social policy expenditures, particularly targeted to the non-employed, grew faster than expected due to the need to finance...

We use the nation-wide policy of randomly allocating village council headships to women to identify the impact of female political leadership on the governance of projects implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India. Using primary survey data, we find more program...

After the start of transition, in Central European Economies the restructuring process of large state enterprizes was accompanied by high unemployment all through the '90s. Social policy expenditures, particularly targeted to the non-employed, grew faster than expected due to the need to finance...