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Youth aspirations and the reality of jobs in Africa
Lorenceau, Adrien - 2021
The gap between youth aspirations and the reality of the labour markets in Africa is large. Career aspirations of young … through a smooth school to work transition. Evidence from ten African countries shows that what youth in these countries value … are the least attractive for young Africans. Policies can help address the misalignment between youth employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630241
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The intergenerational effects of parental incarceration
Dobbie, Will; Grönqvist, Hans; Niknami, Susan; Palme, … - 2019
We estimate the causal effects of parental incarceration on children's short- and long-run out-comes using administrative data from Sweden. Our empirical strategy exploits exogenous varia-tion in parental incarceration from the random assignment of criminal defendants to judges with different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012123227
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The intergenerational effects of parental incarceration
Dobbie, Will; Grönqvist, Hans; Niknami, Susan; Palme, … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111368
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The intergenerational effects of parental incarceration
Dobbie, Will; Grönqvist, Hans; Niknami, Susan; Palme, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785885
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The intergenerational effects of parental incarceration
Dobbie, Will; Grönqvist, Hans; Niknami, Susan; Palme, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011790660
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The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration
Dobbie, Will - 2018
leads to significant increases in teen crime and pregnancy and a significant decrease in early-life employment. The effects …, teen pregnancy increases by 8 percentage points, and employment at age 20 decreases by 28 percentage points. In contrast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453527
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The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration
Dobbie, Will - 2019
We estimate the causal effects of parental incarceration on children's short- and long-run outcomes using administrative data from Sweden. Our empirical strategy exploits exogenous variation in parental incarceration from the random assignment of criminal defendants to judges with different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858883
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The Intergenerational Effects of Parental Incarceration
Dobbie, Will - 2018
leads to significant increases in teen crime and pregnancy and a significant decrease in early-life employment. The effects …, teen pregnancy increases by 8 percentage points, and employment at age 20 decreases by 28 percentage points. In contrast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012930351
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Understanding the link between the economy and teenage sexual behavior and fertility outcomes
Arkes, Jeremy; Klerman, Jacob Alex - In: Journal of population economics 22 (2009) 3, pp. 517-536
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003837736
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How to combine the entry of young people in the labour market with the retention of older workers?
Eichhorst, Werner; Boeri, Tito; De Coen, An; Galasso, … - 2013
This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting out the most recent development during the crisis and dealing with policies implemented to promote the employment of both groups. The evidence collected shows that there is no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010228786