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No.
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Author(s)
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Title
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JEL Class.
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6268
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Jason
Gagnon
Theodora
Xenogiani
Chunbing
Xing
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Are All Migrants Really Worse Off in Urban Labour Markets? New Empirical Evidence from China
The rapid and massive increase of rural-to-urban migration in China has drawn attention to the welfare of migrant workers, particularly to their working conditions and pay. This paper uses data from ...
(published in: IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2014, 3:17)
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O15, R23, J24, J71
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6267
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Marco
Stampini
Ron
Leung
Setou M.
Diarra
Lauréline
Pla
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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most simple and fundamental question remains unanswered: how large is the African ...
(revised version published in: South African Journal of Economics, 2013, 81 (1), 140-165)
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H10, J21, O10, O55, P17, Y10
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6265
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Richard
Akresh
Joyce
J
Chen
Charity
Moore
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Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
Altruism among family members can, in some cases, inhibit cooperation by increasing the utility that players expect to receive in a non-cooperative equilibrium. To test this, we examine agricultural ...
(published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64(4), 661-696)
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D13, D70, J12, O13, O55
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6264
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Sarah
Marchal
Ive
Marx
Natascha
Van Mechelen
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Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?
The present economic crisis comes against the background of decades of policy changes that have generally weakened the capacity of social safety nets to offer citizens with adequate resources for ...
(revised version published as 'The great wake-up call? Social citizenship and minimum income provisions in Europe in times of crisis' in: Journal of Social Policy, 2014, 43 (2), 247-267)
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I38, H75, H12
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6263
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Biwei
Su
Almas
Heshmati
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Development and Sources of Labor Productivity in Chinese Provinces
As China exhibited unprecedented rapid economic growth ever since its reform and openness, the development and sources of labor productivity has gradually come to the forefront. This paper studies ...
(published in: China Economic Policy Review, 2014, 2 (2), 1-30.)
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C23, J24, R23, O15
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6262
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David
A.
Jaeger
Zahra
Siddique
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Are Drone Strikes Effective in Afghanistan and Pakistan? On the Dynamics of Violence between the United States and the Taliban
Strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have been the primary weapon used by the United States to combat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This paper examines the dynamics ...
(revised version published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2018, 64(4), 667-697)
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C32, D74
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6261
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Christian
Dustmann
Tommaso
Frattini
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Immigration: The European Experience
This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing between EU and non-EU immigrants) a comprehensive analysis of the skill structures ...
(published in David Card and Steve Raphael (eds.), Immigration, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Inequality, Russell Sage Foundation, 2013)
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J15, J61, J62
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6260
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Martin
Kahanec
Anna Myunghee
Kim
Klaus
F.
Zimmermann
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Pitfalls of Immigrant Inclusion into the European Welfare State
This paper's main purpose is to gauge immigrants' demand for social assistance and services and identify the key barriers to social and labor market inclusion of immigrants in the European Union. The ...
(published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2013, 34 (1), 39-55.)
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J15, J71, J78
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6258
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Frédéric
Docquier
Caglar
Ozden
Giovanni
Peri
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The Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Emigration in OECD Countries
In this paper, we simulate the labor market effects of net immigration and emigration during the 1990's in all OECD countries. To accomplish this, we are the first to employ a comprehensive database ...
(published in: Economic Journal, 2014, 124 (579), 1106-1145)
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F22, J61, J31
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6257
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Christian
Dustmann
Albrecht
Glitz
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How Do Industries and Firms Respond to Changes in Local Labor Supply?
In this paper, we investigate how changes in the skill mix of local labor supply are absorbed by the economy. We distinguish between three adjustment mechanisms: through factor prices, through an ...
(published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33 (3) part 1, 711-750)
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F1, J2, J61, L2, O3
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