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The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Uganda
Strobl, Eric; Valfort, Marie-Anne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Relying on census data collected in 2002 and historical weather data for Uganda, we estimate the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the probability for non-migrants living in the destination regions to be employed. Our results reveal a significant negative impact. Consistent with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010583908
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From the Shortage of Jobs to the Shortage of Skilled Workers: Labor Markets in the EU New Member States
Rutkowski, Jan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
, this transformation took place within just a few years. Until the mid-2000s job opportunities were scarce and unemployment … was high. But since then labor demand has picked up and unemployment has dropped substantially. In contrast to the earlier … jobs because no major reforms to labor market institutions were recently implemented in the region. Instead, the main cause …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822263
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Labor Market Dynamics in Tunisia: The Issue of Youth Unemployment
Stampini, Marco; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
2007 that include a longitudinal component. It first shows that sustained economic growth will reduce youth unemployment … reduce youth unemployment. Third, the analysis of labor market characteristics reveals that young graduates experience long … unemployment as they cue for high-skill jobs. Moreover, the public sector remains the main provider of employment opportunities for …
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Work Hours Constraints: Impacts and Policy Implications
Constant, Amelie F.; Otterbach, Steffen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
If individuals reveal their preference as consumers, then they are taken seriously. What happens if individuals, as employees, reveal their preferences in working hours? And what happens if there is a misalignment between actual hours worked and preferred hours, the so-called work hours...
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Evolution of the Chinese Rural-Urban Migrant Labor Market from 2002 to 2007
Qu, Zhaopeng; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The paper studies the dynamic change of the migrant labor market in China from 2002 to 2007 using two comparable data sets. Our focus is on the rural-urban migration decision, the wage structure of migrants, the urban labor market segmentation between migrants and urban natives, and the changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788728
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Labor Market and Globalization: A Comparison of the Latin American and the East Asian Experiences in the 1980s and 1990s
Bruno, Randolph Luca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
market institutions – designed for each country specifically. …
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Social Determinants of Labor Market Status of Ethnic Minorities in Britain
Kahanec, Martin; Mendola, Mariapia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The labor market outcomes of ethnic minorities in advanced societies and their dependence on social relationships and membership in social networks are important empirical issues with significant policy consequences. We use detailed micro-data on multiple-origin ethnic minorities in England and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703344
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Escaping the Unemployment Trap: The Case of East Germany
Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper addresses the question of why high unemployment rates tend to persist even after their proximate causes have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822417
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Aging and Pensions in General Equilibrium: Labor Market Imperfections Matter
de la Croix, David; Pierrard, Olivier; Sneessens, Henri R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
unemployment rate. Exogenous shocks (such as aging) leading to lower interest rates also imply lower equilibrium unemployment rates …
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Monetary Persistence and the Labor Market: A New Perspective
Lechthaler, Wolfgang; Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
It is common knowledge that the standard New Keynesian model is not able to generate a persistent response in output to temporary monetary shocks. We show that this shortcoming can be remedied in a simple and intuitively appealing way through the introduction of labor turnover costs (such as...
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