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Public sector spending, governance, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mumuni, Sulemana; Njong, Aloysius Mom - In: Journal of economics & management 45 (2023) 1, pp. 147-181
Aim/purpose - This study examined the impact of public sector spending and governance on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and further assessed the role of governance in the causal relationship between public sector spending and economic growth in the sub-region....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014325289
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Child care subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal - 2002
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of employment and child care payment decisions of single mothers in the … estimate a model that examines the effects of the price of child care and the wage rate on employment decision as well as the … decision to use paid child care among single mothers. The model distinguishes between the full-time and part-time employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411860
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Can childcare benefits increase maternal employment? : evidence from childcare benefits policy in Japan
Asakawa, Shinsuke; Sasaki, Masaru - 2020
effect on employment of mothers who used to work outside the home before giving birth and might prevent some mothers from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266246
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Can child benefit reductions increase maternal employment? : evidence from Japan
Asakawa, Shinsuke; Sasaki, Masaru - In: Journal of the Japanese and international economies : … 66 (2022), pp. 1-15
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537633
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The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers
Blau, David; Tekin, Erdal - 2001
care subsidy and the effects of subsidy receipt on employment, school attendance, job search, and welfare participation. We … in welfare. Ordinary least squares estimates show positive and significant effects of subsidy receipt on employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404078
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Employment behaviour of marginal workers : the roles of preferences and opportunities
Nordberg, Morten - In: Labour : review of labour economics and industrial relations 22 (2008) 3, pp. 411-445
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003755414
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Semiparametric estimation of conditional mean functions with missing data : combining parametric moments with matching
Frölich, Markus - In: Empirical economics : a journal of the Institute for … 31 (2006) 2, pp. 333-367
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Employment behaviour of marginal workers
Nordberg, Morten (contributor) - 2007
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Rehabilitation of mental illness and chronic pain : the impact on sick leave and health
Hägglund, Pathric; Johansson, Per-Olov; Laun, Lisa - 2015
This paper exploits a government initiative to analyze the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for individuals with mild or moderate mental illness and multidisciplinary treatment (MDT) for individuals with pain in back and shoulders. We employ a propensity score matching approach to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373151
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Assessing the effectiveness of health care cost containment measures
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2011
Using SOEP panel data and difference-in-differences methods, this study is the first to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of four different health care cost containment measures within an integrated framework. The four measures investigated were introduced in Germany in 1997 to reduce moral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235125