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Up in STEM, down in business : changing college major decisions with the Great Recession

Liu, Shimeng; Sun, Weizeng; Winters, John V. - 2017

We use the American Community Survey (ACS) to investigate the extent to which college major decisions were affected during and after the Great Recession with special attention to business and STEM fields, as well as the heterogeneity by gender, race/ethnicity and combinations of race/ethnicity...

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Can crises affect citizen activism? : evidence from a pandemic

Afridi, Farzana; Basistha, Ahana; Dhillon, Amrita; … - 2024

We consider the largely unexpected shock caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India to assess whether major crises that impact the well-being of a large number of individuals can be catalysts for civic activism. Exploiting state-level variation in COVID-19 peaks and...

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A survey of the role of fiscal policy in addressing income inequality, poverty reduction and inclusive growth

Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk - 2014

and economic growth. Developing countries on the other hand, especially countries in Asia are in the process of shifting …

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The dynamics of women’s labour supply in developing countries

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2010

that the within-country relationship of women's employment and income is, on average, negative in Asia and Latin America … and potentially correlated shocks. In Asia and Latin America, characteristics that strengthen counter-cyclical responses … self-employment amongst women. In Asia and Latin America, there is a parallel rise in paid employment and a sharp drop in …

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Risk, institutions and growth : why England and not China?

Greif, Avner; Iyigun, Murat; Sasson, Diego - 2011

We analyze the role of risk-sharing institutions in transitions to modern economies. Transitions requires individual-level risk-taking in pursuing productivity-enhancing activities including using and developing new knowledge. Individual-level, idiosyncratic risk implies that distinct...

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Pulls, pushes and entitlement failures in labor markets : does the state of development matter?

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor); … - 2006

This study adapts a relatively novel model of off-farm labor supply to the changing conditions of Bulgaria during the 1990s. The model's parameters are estimated separately for each of the three different waves of the Bulgarian Integrated Household Survey, each reflecting remarkably different...

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Heterogeneous paths to stability

Di Porto, Edoardo; Tealdi, Cristina - 2022

We investigate how the flexibility of temporary contracts affects the probability of young workers to be upgraded into permanent employment. Theoretically, we explore the workers' career development in response to the change in flexibility within a search and matching model; empirically, we...

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Innovation, employment and skills in advanced and developing countries : a survey of the literature

Vivarelli, Marco - 2012

). -- technology ; innovation ; employment ; skill ; skill-biased technological change …

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Migration from developing countries: selection, income elasticity, and Simpson's paradox

Clemens, Michael A.; Mendola, Mariapia - 2020

who do not migrate. Theory on this subject has long exceeded evidence. We present estimates of emigrant selection on both …

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Preferences, financial literacy, and economic development

Davoli, Maddalena; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2021

Using data from 74 countries, we uncover important differences in the association between financial literacy and preferences by the level of economic development. We find that patience is only salient in wealthier countries, i.e. countries with their GDP per capita above the sample median. In...

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