test that prediction in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines, using survey data on unemployment and two newly … political violence, implying a positive correlation between unemployment and violence in locations with active insurgencies. We … the opportunity-cost theory, the data emphatically reject a positive correlation between unemployment and attacks against …

similarly at-risk but not displaced populations in Iraq (2019), the Philippines (2010), and Uganda (2007 and 2010). Variation in … models in the Philippines and Iraq to explore whether differences in the displacement experience (urban v. rural, camp based …

similarly at-risk but not displaced populations in Iraq (2019), the Philippines (2010), and Uganda (2007 and 2010). Variation in … models in the Philippines and Iraq to explore whether differences in the displacement experience (urban volume rural, camp …

Iraq needs a strategy to make rapid progress in tackling its profound jobs challenges. Iraq is facing a jobs crisis of … unprecedented proportions. It could foment a resurgence in violence unless the Government of Iraq makes credible and swift progress … in job creation and reconstruction. To shape a longer-term vision, Iraq can look beyond its recent history of conflict …

This paper analyzes why the Philippines' growth performance has improved significantly in recent years. As in the … constant unemployment rate, through the notion of Harrod's natural growth rate and Okun's Law. Kalman filter estimation allows … employment. First, estimates of Okun's Law indicate that the response of Philippine unemployment and visible underemployment to …

-Japan bilateral agreements on unemployment, income distribution and poverty. The results indicate contraction in agriculture but … industry. Unemployment in agriculture deteriorates while in industry improves. Thus income inequality worsens. However, poverty …