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We examine the link between violent attacks of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, forced migration, and the empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their use of modern contraceptive methods, and rejection of...
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poverty likelihood and poverty gap, an increase in the probability of employment and an increase in wages. Our results provide …
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's potentially diminishing effect on poverty. A considerable mismatch between skills and employment was found among Arab academics … Arab population. Based on the Galilee Society's social survey for 2004 Israeli Arab poverty incidence was found to be 52 …% with nearly two thirds in persistent poverty. Among Bedouins in villages unrecognized by the Israeli government it was …
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participation and employment). In contrast, there are important effects at the intensive margin: a 10 percentile higher ICT skills … index increases the probability of salaried employment by 6.5 percentage points, and leads to a 9.5 percent higher per … capita expenditure. Employment transitions happen from daily wage employment and self-employment to salaried employment. The …
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transmission. We offer the first study that examines the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on various employment outcomes … rate, the temporary layoff rate, and decreases the quality of employment. It also reduces workers' numbers of working hours …
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transmission. We offer the first study that examines the effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on various employment outcomes … rate, the temporary layoff rate, and decreases the quality of employment. It also reduces workers' numbers of working hours …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389086
While female labor force participation (LFP) in Iran is among the lowest in the world, there is hardly any study on the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the country's female LFP. We find that female LFP decreased during the pandemic years by around 1 percentage point in 2021 and 2022. When...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014534612
While female labor force participation (LFP) in Iran is among the lowest in the world, there is hardly any study on the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the country's female LFP. We find that female LFP decreased during the pandemic years by around 1 percentage point in 2021 and 2022. When...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014557664
poverty likelihood and poverty gap, an increase in the probability of employment and an increase in wages. Our results provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307351
We examine the link between violent attacks of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, forced migration, and the empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their use of modern contraceptive methods, and rejection of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014420649