Labor and human capital in the Middle East : studies of markets and household behavior / edited by Djavad Salehi-Ishfahani.

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Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Reading, UK : Ithaca Press in association with the Economic Research Forum, Cairo, ©2001.
Description
xvii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Preface / T. Paul Schultz
    • Introduction / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
    • Surveys of Labor Market Conditions
    • Employment Experience in the Middle East and North Africa / Radwan A. Shaban, Ragui Assaad, Sulayman Al-Qudsi
    • Population, Labor, and the Employment Problem in Iran / Hamid Tabatabai, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
    • Public Sector Employment and Labor Markets in Arab Countries: Recent Developments and Policy Implications / Mona Said
    • Economic Liberalization, Competitiveness, and Women's Employment in the Middle East and North Africa / Massoud Karshenas
    • Empirical Studies of Labor Markets and Household Behavior
    • Temporary Labor Migration in Agricultural Households: Implications for Gender Differences in School Enrollment / Sadek Wahba
    • The Gender Gap in Education in Iran: Evidence for the Role of Household Characteristics / Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
    • Demand for Children and Human Capital: A Study of the Quantity--Quality Relationship of Children in Tunisia / Salma Zouari-Bouattour, Mohamed Siala
    • Wage Formation in the Construction Sector in Egypt / Ragui Assaad, Insan Tunali
    • Self-employment, Wage-employment, and Returns to Schooling by Gender in Turkey / Aysit Tansel
    • Returns to Education and Regional Earnings Differentials in Egypt / Jackline Wahba.
    ISBN
    • 0863722954
    • 9780863722950
    LCCN
    2002491607
    OCLC
    49555112
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