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Understanding the paradox of primary teacher shortage in low‐income countries: Insights from Malawi
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Malawi faces a persistent and chronic teacher shortage, particularly at the primary school level, with much of the challenge attributed to teacher supply constraints. While the causes of teacher shortages are known to be complex and context‐dependent, there remains a lack of in‐depth, country‐specific research to guide effective policies ...
Peter Mtika, Edward M. Sosu
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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 126:Efficiency wages, unemployment and macroeconomic policy [PDF]
, 2002 We provide empirical evidence from a number of European countries, which shows that unemployment and output are positively related when unemployment is low and inversely related when unemployment is high.
Malley, Jim, Molana, Hassan
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is championed as a sustainability solution, promoting reuse, recycling and resource efficiency to reduce environmental harm. However, CE innovations can trigger a rebound effect (RE), where lower costs stimulate higher consumption and production, paradoxically negating sustainability gains.
Erez Yerushalmi, Krishnendu Saha
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Is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Today Already as High as It Was in 1982? [PDF]
In 1982, the United States experienced the highest annual unemployment rate since the Great Depression – 9.7 percent. In principle, that rate is directly comparable to the 8.1 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2009, and suggests ...
Dean Baker, John Schmitt
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Examining Airlines' Environmental and Social Disclosure: Does Board Gender Diversity Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the influence of board gender diversity (BGD) on environmental and social disclosure (ESD) within the airline industry, an area that remains underexplored despite increasing stakeholder scrutiny. We apply automated textual analysis to annual reports of Skytrax's top global airlines from 2016 to 2022 to measure the ...
Enoch Opare Mintah +2 more
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Understanding and Responding to Persistently High Unemployment [PDF]
, 2012 [Excerpt] In this study, CBO examines a broad array of policy approaches designed to reduce unemployment. Some of those policies would aim to boost the economy and demand for goods and services, reflecting the fact that the increase in unemployment in ...
Congressional Budget Office
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The Analyze Of Investment For Alleviating Unemployment Problems in Banten Province
, 2021 Sugeng Setyadi, Oki Oktaviana
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how sustainability performance affects the cost of debt financing in the hospitality and tourism industry and whether institutional environment quality moderates this relationship. Using a dataset of 2302 firm‐year observations from 34 countries between 2010 and 2022, the results show that sustainability performance is ...
Tantawy Moussa +4 more
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Is longer unemployment rewarded with longer job tenure? [PDF]
This paper examines whether or not a prolonged unemployment period can raise the quality of job matching after unemployment. We focus on job tenure as an indicator of a good quality job match after unemployment.
Masaru Sasaki +2 more
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Past Unemployment Experience and Health Status [PDF]
, 2007 This paper explores the relationship between individual past unemployment experience and alternative measures of individual health state after controlling for a number of current characteristics and current socio-economic status.
Economou, Athina +2 more
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