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Fleisher, Belton M.; Sabirianova Peter, Klara; Wang, Xiaojun - 2021

We explore the pace of increase in returns to schooling during the transition from planning to market over time across a number of Central and Eastern European countries, Russia, and China. We use metadata from 33 studies of 10 transition economies covering a period from 1975 through 2002. Our...

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Long-term growth and persistence with obsolescence

Barañano, Ilaski; Romero-Ávila, Diego - In: Economic modelling 51 (2015), pp. 328-339

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Skill-Biased Transition : The Role of Markets, Institutions, and Technological Change

Sabirianova Peter, Klara - 2021

This study attempts to explain why the transition to a market economy is skill-biased. It shows unequivocal evidence on increased skill wage premium and supply of skills in transition economies. It examines whether similar skill-favoring shifts in the Russian and U.S. economies are driven by the...

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Labor reallocation and demographics

Tyrowicz, Joanna; Van der Velde, Lucas - 2018

We explore data from all transition economies over nearly two decades, providing insights on the mechanisms behind labor force reallocation. We show that worker flows between jobs in different industries are rare relative to the demographic flows of youth entry and elderly exit. The same applies...

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Labor reallocation and demographics

Tyrowicz, Joanna; Van der Velde, Lucas - 2017

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Informal Search, Bad Search? The Effects of Job Search Method on Wages Among Rural Migrants in Urban China

Chen, Yuanyuan - 2017

The use of informal job search method is prevalent in many countries. There is, however, no consensus in the literature on whether it actually matters for wages, and if it does, what are the underlying mechanisms. We empirically examine these issues specifically for rural migrants in urban...

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Micro and macro determinants of public support for market reforms in Eastern Europe

Hayo, Bernd - 1999

This paper looks at public support for the creation of a market economy in Eastern Europe. As a data base, the Central and Eastern Eurobarometers surveys are employed, covering up to 21 countries over a time period of 1990-96 and totalling more than 100000 observations on individuals. The...

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Poverty and disability among elderly in India: evidences from household survey

Pandey, Manoj K. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

The paper examines the causal relationship between disability and poverty among Indian elderly. Using different poverty … of National Sample Survey data on disability is used for this purpose. The results confirm the hypothesis of causal … relationship between poverty and disability. Further, our analysis suggests for higher level of poverty and income inequality among …

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Can immigrants insure against shocks as well as the native-born?

Islam, Asad; Stillman, Steven; Worswick, Christopher - 2016

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Employment quota system and labour market outcomes of individuals with disabilities : empirical evidence from South Korea

Nazarov, Zafar; Kang, Dongug; Schrader, Sarah von - In: Fiscal studies : the journal of the Institute for … 36 (2015) 1, pp. 99-126

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