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Structural Estimation and Policy Evaluation in Developing Countries
Todd, Petra E.; Wolpin, Kenneth I. - In: Annual Review of Economics 2 (2010) 1, pp. 21-50
This review discusses the use of discrete choice dynamic programming (DCDP) methods for evaluating policies of particular relevance to developing countries, such as policies to reduce child labor and increase school attendance, improve school quality, affect immigration flows, expand old-age...
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Education, training and skill development policies in Arab Gulf countries: Macro-micro overview
Nour S. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2014
This paper uses a combination of secondary and primary data to provide a more comprehensive analysis of education, training and skill development policies in the Gulf countries. Different from earlier studies an interesting element in our analysis is that we discuss both the supply and demand...
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Academic Migration and Academic Networks: Evidence from Scholarly Big Data and the Iron Curtain
Kamel, Donia; Pollacci, Laura - 2023
migration. Academics in countries behind the Iron Curtain were strongly isolated from the rest of the world. This context poses … the question of the importance of academic networks for migration post the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain. Using … cost of migration and thus acting as a facilitator or a de-facilitator of migration. The signal channel on the other hand …
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Remittances, liquidity constraints and human capital investments in Ecuador.
Calero, C.; Bedi, Arjun S.; Sparrow, R. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008
Over the last decade Ecuador has experienced a strong increase in financial transfers from migrated workers. This paper investigates how remittances via trans-national networks affect human capital investments through relaxing resource constraints and facilitate households in consumption...
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Student mobility in tertiary education
Burmann, Martina; Delius, Antonia - In: ifo DICE report 15 (2017) 3, pp. 48-50
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Academic migration and academic networks : evidence from scholarly big data and the iron curtain
Kamel, Donia; Pollacci, Paura - 2023
migration. Academics in countries behind the Iron Curtain were strongly isolated from the rest of the world. This context poses … the question of the importance of academic networks for migration post the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain. Using … cost of migration and thus acting as a facilitator or a de-facilitator of migration. The signal channel on the other hand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014251887
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Education and Migration Choices in Hierarchical Societies: The Case of Matam, Senegal
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Demonsant, Jean-Luc - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
children who do not belong to the ruling caste, migration is a social mobility factor that is enhanced by formal schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008925714
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Education and Migration Choices in Hierarchical Societies: The Case of Matam, Senegal
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Demonsant, Jean-Luc - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2011
children who do not belong to the ruling caste, migration is a social mobility factor that is enhanced by formal schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002333
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Education and Migration Choices in Hierarchical Societies: The Case of Matam, Senegal
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Demonsant, Jean-Luc - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) - 2011
children who do not belong to the ruling caste, migration is a social mobility factor that is enhanced by formal schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369351
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Migration and multi-dimensional poverty in Moldovan communities
Siegel, Melissa; Waidler, Jennifer - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
This paper aims to understand the links between migration and poverty at the community level. Most of the research to … date on the links between migration and poverty has been conducted at the micro level, while research related to migration …) education, 3) livelihood and 4) health. We look at different rates of poverty by migration/remittance prevalence and country …
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