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Migration and Regional Disparities: the Role of Skill Biased Flows
Fratesi, Ugo; Riggi, Massimiliano - EconWPA - 2004
The persistence of disparities is one of the most striking features of regional development. We argue that movements of labour force, instead of being an always equilibrating mechanism, can also make persistent or even reinforce such inequalities. The most advanced regions are in fact generally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556209
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Job flows, worker flows and mismatching in Veneto manufacturing. 1982-1996
Tattara, Giuseppe; Valentini, Marco - EconWPA - 2005
This research exploits a large employer-level panel dataset in order to analyse employment and worker flows for all establishments in a highly industrialized region in the North- East of Italy, the Veneto. Our results have relevance for models of job creation, job destruction and labour excess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125816
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Human Capital and Unemployment in Transition Economies: The Case of Kosova
Hoti, Avdullah - EconWPA - 2004
In this paper we explore the issues of human capita in Kosova, a country which is characterised by high unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408345
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Moving to Jobs?
Maré, Dave; Timmins, Jason - EconWPA - 2003
This paper examines whether New Zealand residents move from low-growth to high-growth regions, using New Zealand census data from the past three inter-censal periods (covering 1986-2001). We focus on the relationship between employment growth and migration flows to gauge the strength of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556783
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Explaining Non-Negative Duration Dependence Among the Unemployed
Serneels, Pieter - EconWPA - 2004
unemployment benefits, the existence of Active Labour Market Policies, the change in labour demand, segmentation of the labour … market, and unemployment as a queuing phenomenon. We test each of these explanations and find that labour market segmentation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556022
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The Nature of Unemployment in Urban Ethiopia
Serneels, Pieter - EconWPA - 2004
With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates … worldwide. This paper describes the nature of unemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants of … incidence and duration and find that most variables have the same effect on both. Unemployment is concentrated among relatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556068
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Informal Sector Versus Informal Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya
Bocquier, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
s as unemployment and lack of opportunity in the formal sector deterred candidates from in-migrating. The Nairobi labour … considerably. In the 1990s the combination of higher unemployment, lower female participation rate and reduced migration of males …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706872
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The Permanent Effects of Labour Market Entry in Times of High Unemployment
Hussain, Mohammad Azhar; Wolbers, Maarten; Layte, Richard; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708600
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L’Emploi, le Chômage et les Conditions d’Activité en République Démocratique du Congo : Principaux résultats de la phase 1 de l’Enquête 1-2-3 2004-2005
Makabu Ma Nkenda, Thimotée; Mba, Martin; Torelli, Constance - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the principal results of the survey, helps …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074347
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Le marché du travail en République Démocratique du Congo en 2012 : Principaux résultats de la Phase 1 de l’Enquête 1-2-3
Kankwanda, Grégoire; Makabu Ma Nkenda, Timothée; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
detailed picture of the main characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011193766