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173 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6116
Giving Up Job Search During a Recession: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the South African Labour Market
Sher Verick
published in: Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21 (3), 373-408
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6048
Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa
Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Arjun S. Bedi
published in: Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 2013, 22 (1), 94-115
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5856
Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Graziella Bertocchi
revised version published in: Olivier de la Grandville (ed.), Economic Growth and Development, Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Vol. 11, Bingley, 2011, 25 - 41
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5558
Wars and Child Health: Evidence from the Eritrean-Ethiopian Conflict
Richard Akresh, Leonardo Lucchetti, Harsha Thirumurthy
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99 (2), 330-340.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5483
A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa
Mabel Andalón, Gary S. Fields
published in: Agnes Soucat and Richard Sheffler (eds.): The Labor Market for Health Workers in Africa: A New Look at the Crisis, The World Bank, 2013, 33-48
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5353
African Leaders: Their Education Abroad and FDI Flows
Amelie F. Constant, Bienvenue N. Tien
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5326
Child Ability and Household Human Capital Investment Decisions in Burkina Faso
Richard Akresh, Emilie Bagby, Damien de Walque, Harounan Kazianga
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61 (1), 157-186
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5048
Testing the 'Brain Gain' Hypothesis: Micro Evidence from Cape Verde
Catia Batista, Aitor Lacuesta, Pedro C. Vicente
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 97 (1), 32-45
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4879
The Dynamics of Women's Labour Supply in Developing Countries
Sonia R. Bhalotra, Marcela Umana-Aponte
revised version available
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4817
Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Graziella Bertocchi, Andrea Guerzoni
revised version published in: Journal of Peace Research, 2012, 49 (6), 769-783
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4688
Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment
Catia Batista, Pedro C. Vicente
published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2011, 25 (1), 77-104
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4623
The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?
Admasu Shiferaw, Arjun S. Bedi
published as 'The Dynamics of Job Creation and Job Destruction in an African Economy: Evidence from Ethiopia' in: Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22(5), 651-692
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4615
Brainy Africans to Fortress Europe: For Money or Colonial Vestiges?
Amelie F. Constant, Bienvenue N. Tien
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4608
Does Human Capital Protect Workers against Exogenous Shocks? South Africa in the 2008-2009 Crisis
Ron Leung, Marco Stampini, Désiré Vencatachellum
substantially revised version published in: South African Journal of Economics, 2014, 82(1), 99-116
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4316
Southern African Economic Integration: Evidence from an Augmented Gravity Model
Thierry Warin, Phanindra V. Wunnava, Optat Tengia, Kirsten Wandschneider
published in: African Finance Journal, 2011, 13 (1), 1- 13
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4066
Changing Fertility Preferences One Migrant at a Time: The Impact of Remittances on the Fertility Rate
George S Naufal, Carlos Vargas-Silva
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3761
The Role of Information and Institutions in Understanding the Black-White Gap in Self-Employment
Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere, Willie Belton
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3558
Allocation of Labour in Urban West Africa: Implication for Development Policies
Ralitza Dimova, Christophe Jalil Nordman, François Roubaud
published as 'Allocation of Labor in Urban West Africa: Insights from the Pattern of Labor Supply and Skill Premiums' in: Review of Development Economics, 2010, 14 (1), 75 - 92
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3526
Fertility in Sub-Saharan African Countries with Consideration to Health and Poverty
Yongil Jeon, Sang-Young Rhyu, Michael P. Shields
published in: African Development Review, 2010, 22 (4), 540–555
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3516
Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Richard Akresh, Damien de Walque
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