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Do new opportunities arise for women in post-war countries? The case of Rwanda
Schindler, Kati - In: Weekly Report 7 (2011) 3, pp. 13-18
Violent conflict is a severe obstacle for economic development and poverty alleviation. It harms humans and destroys physical property. However, conflict may also trigger social change. This contribution discusses how women may assume new economic responsibilities in a post-conflict environment....
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Neue Chancen für Frauen in Nachkriegsgesellschaften?: Der Fall Ruanda
Schindler, Kati - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 4, pp. 2-5
Gewalttätige Konflikte behindern die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung und Armutsbekämpfung eines Landes erheblich. Allerdings können Konflikte auch Auslöser für gesellschaftliche Veränderungen sein. Dieser Wochenbericht untersucht am Beispiel Ruandas, wie Frauen nach einem gewalttätigen...
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Das Erbe des Bürgerkrieges in Mosambik: Landbevölkerung verharrt in Armut
Giesbert, Lena; Schindler, Kati - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 4, pp. 6-9
Wie bewältigen Haushalte den wirtschaftlichen Wiederaufbau nach einem Krieg? Sind einige Gruppen ländlicher Haushalte in einer Armutsfalle gefangen, während andere der Armut entfliehen können? Diese Fragen werden hier am Beispiel von Mosambik diskutiert, wo kurz nach der Unabhängigkeit im...
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"Jobs under Fire": Beschäftigung in von Konflikt bedrohten und fragilen Staaten
Brück, Tilman - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 81 (2012) 3, pp. 125-129
Dieser Aufsatz stellt erste Erkenntnisse zum Zusammenhang von gewaltsamem Konflikt, Beschäftigung und Unterentwicklung zusammenfassend dar. Bisher wurden diese drei Themenkomplexe in der Ökonomie selten gemeinsam diskutiert, was sowohl für die Analyse als auch für Empfehlung...
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The legacy of civil war: The case of Mozambique
Giesbert, Lena; Schindler, Kati - In: Weekly Report 7 (2011) 2, pp. 9-12
How do households cope with post-war economic reconstruction? Are groups of households trapped in poverty? These questions are discussed using the case of Mozambique, a nation in Southern Africa. Shortly after gaining independence in 1975, Mozambique delved into a civil war that lasted until...
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Intergenerational return to human capital
Devereux, Paul J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Governments invest a lot of money in education, so it is important to understand the benefits of this spending. One … essential aspect is that education may make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment outcomes of … inequality in current and future generations. In addition to purely formal education, much less expensive interventions to …
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Teenage childbearing and labor market implications for women
Levine, Phillip B. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
It is not difficult to find statistics showing that teenage childbearing is associated with poor labor market outcomes, but why is this the case? Does having a child as a teenager genuinely affect a woman’s economic potential—or is it simply a marker of problems she might already be facing...
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Public-sector outsourcing
Poutvaara, Panu - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
innovation in education, but the picture is ambiguous for health care. Natural monopolies are unsuitable for outsourcing. Network …
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Is the return to education the same for everybody?
Webber, Douglas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
lives. The return to education varies greatly by institutional quality, discipline, and individual characteristics …
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Slavery, racial inequality, and education
Bertocchi, Graziella - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Income inequality is a critical issue in both political and public debate. Educational attainment is a key causal factor of continuing inequality, since it influences human capital accumulation and, as a consequence, the unequal distribution of earnings. Educational inequality displays a racial...
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