IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12471

On the Malleability of Implicit Attitudes Towards Women Empowerment: Evidence from Tunisia

Eleonora Nillesen, Michael Grimm, Micheline Goedhuys, Ann-Kristin Reitmann, Aline Meysonnat

published in: World Development, 2021, 138, 105263

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12198

Networks, Start-Up Capital and Women's Entrepreneurial Performance in Africa: Evidence from Eswatini

published in: A. Bullough, D. Hechavarria, C. Brush and L. Edelman (eds.), Programs, Policies, & Practices: Fostering High-Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12162

Does Child Labor Lead to Vulnerable Employment in Adulthood? Evidence for Tanzania

Sara Burrone, Gianna Claudia Giannelli

published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (12), 2235-2250

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12132

Outsourcing Recruitment as a Solution to Prevent Discrimination: A Correspondence Study

Clémence Berson, Morgane Laouénan, Emmanuel Valat

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 64, 101838

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12070

Inequality of Opportunity in Education: Accounting for the Contributions of Sibs, Schools and Sorting across East Africa

Paul Anand, Jere R. Behrman, Hai-Anh H Dang, Sam Jones

published as 'Decomposing Learning Inequalities in East Africa: How Much Does Sorting Matter?' in: World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36 (1), 219-243

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12048

Regional Migration and Wage Inequality in the West African Economic and Monetary Union

Esther Mirjam Girsberger, Romuald Meango, Hillel Rapoport

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2020, 48 (2), 385-404

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12017

Learning from the

Olivier B. Bargain, Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo, Prudence Magejo, Miracle Benhura

published as 'Income Distribution and the Potential of Redistributive Systems in Africa: A Decomposition Approach ' in: Journal of African Economies, 2022, 31 (4), 293 - 328

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11941

Brilliant Technologies and Brave Entrepreneurs: A New Narrative for African Manufacturing

Wim Naudé

published in: Journal of International Affairs, 2019, 72 (1), 143 - 158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11609

The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians

Jake Anders, Simon Burgess, Jonathan Portes

published in: Journal of Refugee Studies, 2021, 34 (2), 1967-1998

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11550

Early Life Determinants of Cognitive Ability: A Comparative Study on Madagascar and Senegal

Heidi Kaila, David E. Sahn, Naveen Sunder

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11435

School or Work? The Role of Weather Shocks in Madagascar

Francesca Marchetta, David E. Sahn, Luca Tiberti

published as 'The Role of Weather on Schooling and Work of Young Adults in Madagascar' in: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2019, 101 (4), 1203 - 1227

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11389

Do Developing Countries Enjoy Faster Poverty Reduction as Their Initial Poverty Incidences Decline over Time? A Dynamic Panel Analysis

Yusi Ouyang, Abebe Shimeles, Erik Thorbecke

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11388

Revisiting Cross-Country Poverty Convergence in the Developing World with a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Yusi Ouyang, Abebe Shimeles, Erik Thorbecke

published in: World Development, 2019, 117 (C), 13 - 28

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11380

Job Satisfaction among Young Workers in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis

Andy McKay, Andrew T. Newell, Cinzia Rienzo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11322

Fertility and the Puzzle of Female Employment in the Middle East

Mahdi Majbouri

forthcoming in: Economics of Transition, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11212

Preschool Attendance, School Progression, and Cognitive Skills in East Africa

Jan Bietenbeck, Sanna Ericsson, Fredrick M. Wamalwa

revised version published as 'Preschool attendance, schooling, and cognitive skills in East Africa' in: Economics of Education Review, 2019, 73, 101909

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11036

Planning Ahead for Better Neighborhoods: Long Run Evidence from Tanzania

Guy Michaels, Dzhamilya Nigmatulina, Ferdinand Rauch, Tanner Regan, Neeraj Baruah, Amanda Dahlstrand

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11008

Spatial Differences in Stunting and Household Agricultural Production in South Africa: (Re-)Examining the Links Using National Panel Survey Data

Steffen Otterbach, Michael Rogan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10938

First and Second Generation Impacts of the Biafran War

Richard Akresh, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marinella Leone, Una O. Osili

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58 (2), 488 - 531

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10855

Entrepreneurship, Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa