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Interviews and adverse selection [PDF]
Interviewing in professional labor markets is a costly process for firms. Moreover, poor screening can have a persistent negative impact on firms’ bottom lines and candidates’ careers.
Jens Josephson, Joel Shapiro
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ABSTRACT The Mekong Delta (MKD), Vietnam has achieved high rice productivity through rapid intensification. However, this progress has led to environmental degradation and adverse economic and health effects. To mitigate these challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have been promoted.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien +5 more
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From jobs to careers: drivers and barriers to career development in emerging labor markets. [PDF]
Luwei W, Huimin M.
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Local Labor Market Conditions and the Jobless Poor: How Much Does Local Job Growth Help in Rural Areas? [PDF]
The employment outcomes of a group of jobless poor Oregonians are tracked in order to analyze the relative importance of local labor market conditions on their employment outcomes. Local job growth increases the probability that a jobless poor adult will
Connolly, Laura S. +2 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Labor markets during COVID-19: gaps and challenges in Latin America. [PDF]
Martínez-Martínez OA +4 more
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Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda [PDF]
Livia Alfonsi +6 more
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Sizing It Up: Labor Migration Lessons of the EU Enlargement to 27 [PDF]
While economists were pointing out the advantages of the EU enlargement, politicians and policymakers were raising grave concerns about the significant political and economic differences between the newcomer states (EU12) and the "old Europe" of EU15 ...
Constant, Amelie F.
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