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Ethnic fragmentation, conflict, displaced persons and human trafficking : an empirical analysis
Akee, Randall; Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H. - 2010
Ethnic conflicts and their links to international human trafficking have recently received a surge in international attention. It appears that ethnic conflicts exacerbate the internal displacement of individuals from networks of family and community, and their access to economic and social...
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Modelling for determinants of human trafficking
Cho, Seo-young - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009573232
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Modeling for determinants of human trafficking
Cho, Seo-young - 2012
This study aims to identify robust push and pull factors of human trafficking. I test for the robustness of 78 push and 67 pull factors suggested in the literature. By employing an extreme bound analysis, running more than two million regressions with all possible combinations of variables for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009491182
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Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking : An Empirical Analysis
Akee, Randall - 2010
Ethnic conflicts and their links to international human trafficking have recently received a surge in international attention. It appears that ethnic conflicts exacerbate the internal displacement of individuals from networks of family and community, and their access to economic and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138737
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Will it be a shecession? : the unintended influence of working from home on the gender wage gap related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bonacini, Luca; Gallo, Giovanni; Scicchitano, Sergio - 2021 - Version: January 2021
Working from home (WFH) has become a key factor during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries that have …) persistent spread of WFH procedures after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we find evidence of both sticky floor and glass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423063
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The determinants of non-COVID-19 excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-country panel study
Dey, Subhasish; Davidson, Jessie - In: Studies in microeconomics 9 (2021) 2, pp. 196-226
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The effect of public corruption on Covid-19 fatality rate : a cross-country examination
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2021
This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs....
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Policy Implications of Models of the Spread of Coronavirus : Perspectives and Opportunities for Economists
Avery, Christopher - 2020
This paper provides a critical review of models of the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that have been … influential in recent policy discussions. It notes potentially important features of the real- world environment that the standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833728
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Policy Implications of Models of the Spread of Coronavirus : Perspectives and Opportunities for Economists
Avery, Christopher - 2020
This paper provides a critical review of models of the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012836420
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The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic : Lessons from the “Spanish Flu” for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity
Barro, Robert J. - 2020
Mortality and economic contraction during the 1918-1920 Great Influenza Pandemic provide plausible upper bounds for … outcomes under the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data for 48 countries imply flu-related deaths in 1918-1920 of 40 million, 2 ….1 percent of world population, implying 150 million deaths when applied to current population. Regressions with annual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012838985