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Active Labour Market Policies and Unemployment Convergence in Transition

Tyrowicz, Joanna; Wójcik, Piotr - 2009

till 2008 we employ tools typically applied to income convergence analyses to test the stability of unemployment …

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Regional Dynamics of Unemployment in Poland - A Convergence Approach

Tyrowicz, Joanna; Wojcik, Piotr - 2007

till 2006 we employ tools typically applied to income convergence analyses to inquire the patterns of unemployment …

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Unemployment Convergence in Transition

Katrencik, David; Tyrowicz, Joanna; Wojcik, Piotr - 2008

In this paper an attempt is made to inquire the dynamics of regional unemployment rates in transition economies. We use policy relevant NUTS4 unemployment rates for transition economies characterised by both relatively intense (Poland, Slovaka) and relatively mild labour market hardships (namely...

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The unemployment effects of closing the non-essential activities during the COVID-19 lockdown: The case of 8,108 Spanish municipalities

Serra, Laura; Silva, José I.; Vall·llosera, Laura - 2022

We study the labour market impact of the confinement measures implemented in Spain to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. We use data from 8,108 municipalities to quantify the short-term impact of the temporary shutdown of non-essential activity on local...

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Socio-Economics Status of an Irrigation Scheme's Beneficiaries with Non-Beneficiaries: A Comparative Study in Karnataka

H, Gopi; K B, Rangappa - 2023

India is predominantly an agriculture based country. Agriculture is the source of livelihood security for majority of the rural population. Among 30 states of India, Karnataka is a major state which contributes 8.2 percent in the financial year 2010-2011 and witnessed several transformations...

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Gender-based analyisis plus (GBA+) and Intersectionality: Overview, an enhanced framework, and B.C. Case Study

Cameron, Anna; Tedds, Lindsay M. - 2020

In this paper, we present an overview of GBA+ and its central components, as well as a case study application of the framework to the question of poverty in the British Columbia context. We begin by tracing the theoretical foundations and development of SWC’s GBA+ tool, touching on the...

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Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) of Two Policy Alternatives: Basic Income and Basic Services

Cameron, Anna; Tedds, Lindsay M. - 2020

In this paper, we apply GBA+ to two potentially transformative policy approaches—basic income and basic services … a “neutral” subject. We demonstrate that the basic income and basic services approaches both have immediate practical …-quality public services and, relatedly, that any policy approach that “trades off” services for income will have potentially …

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Integration of migrants in Italy: A simple general and objective measure

Di Bartolomeo, Anna; Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni - 2007

Measuring migrants’ integration into host societies is a challenging task as, in general, measuring any social behavior and social phenomena. The task is affected by many specific problems related to the definition of the objective of study and the impact of subjective evaluations in the...

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The Political Economy of Development: A Critical Assessment of Balochistan, Pakistan

Ahmed, Manzoor; Baloch, Akhtar - 2017

This study aims at examining the political economy of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan and the underlying causes of social and economic under-development of the province. After presenting a brief and critical account on the historical development of the people of Balochistan, the paper...

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Análisis de complementariedad del Programa de Desarrollo de Zonas Prioritarias y del Programa de Zonas de Atención Prioritaria en el Programa Cruzada Nacional contra el Hambre en municipios indígenas en el Estado de Veracruz México

Medel-Ramírez, Carlos; Medel-López, Hilario - 2018

Mexico, with the commissioning of the "National Crusade Against Hunger Program" in 2013, aimed at serving the population that presents both extreme poverty and food deprivation. The article aims to analyze whether the criterion of the selection of the municipalities of the State of Veracruz...

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