'Do family and kinship networks support entrepreneurs?
Family and kinship ties offer multiple benefits to developing country entrepreneurs but can also have adverse effects' - article by Christophe Jalil Nordman IRD.fr. #developingcountry #entrepreneur

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This week's Featured Article: Why #selfemployment in #developingcountries does not prevent #poverty - and what #policyinterventions might improve #employment for the poor: 'Self-employment and poverty in developing countries' by Gary S. Fields Cornell University.

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Sunday #FoodForThought 🍔: What constitutes a 'good job'? And why is #JobSatisfaction is so important for workers, firms and society? Let Andrew E. Clark Paris School of Economics enlighten you - read: 'What makes a good job? Job quality and job satisfaction'.

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Weekend read!⛱️Can firms benefit from working time autonomy? Michael Beckmann Universität Basel explains why this is indeed the case in his article: 'Working-time autonomy as a management practice'. #WorkingTimeFlexibility #FirmPerformance #familyfriendly

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Why #ImmigrantWorkers were more likely than natives to lose their job during #Covid19 : 'The labor market impact of Covid-19 on immigrants' by Hugh Cassidy K-State. #workingfromhome #labormarketdisparities

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The European #LaborMarket was hit hard by #Covid19 and #YoungWorkers paid the highest price: ': Covid-19 and the youth-to-adult unemployment gap' by Francesco Pastore at University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' to lean more. #NextGernerationFund

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MORE on how the shift towards #RemoteWork shapes how 'labor market and #LocalityChoices interact': 'Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances'. IZA DP by Sena Coskun FAU Erlangen-Nbg, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops and Enzo Weber IAB.

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New Opinion Piece out: 'Working from home increases work-home distances' by Sena Coskun FAU Erlangen-Nbg, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops and Enzo Weber IAB. #WorkingfromHome 🏡 #LocationChoice #LaborMarketMatching

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This week's Featured Article: the lack of an appropriate infrastructure is the main obstacle to #WorkingFromHome in #DevelopingEconomies according to Mariana Viollaz CEDLAS: 'Does working from home work in developing countries?'

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The number of children in preschool and secondary #education dropped sharply in many European #TransitionEconomies according to Lucia Mangiavacchi at University of Perugia: 'Family structure and children’s educational attainment in transition economies.'

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#IntergenerationalConflict may have serious consequences - particularly when it comes to government spending on #education . Learn more in
this article by Mehmet Tosun University of Nevada, Reno: 'Retiree migration and intergenerational conflict'.

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Temporary vs persistent #poverty . Why the difference matters - especially for policymakers: 'Poverty persistence and poverty dynamics - Snapshots of who is poor in one period provide an incomplete picture of poverty' by Martin Biewen Universität Tübingen .

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Why #IncomeContingentLoans for #HigherEducation tuition beat time-based repayment loans: 'Income-contingent loans in higher education financing' by bruce chapman ourANU and Lorraine Dearden IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society.

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Enjoyed yesterday's Opinion Piece and want to learn more? Read IZA DP No. 16826: 'Intergenerational Mobility and Credit' by John Carter Braxton and Nisha Chikhale UW–Madison, Kyle Herkenhoff University of Minnesota and Gordon Phillips Tuck School

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New Opinion Piece out! 'Intergenerational mobility and credit' by John Carter Braxton and Nisha Chikhale UW–Madison, Kyle Herkenhoff University of Minnesota and Gordon Phillips Tuck School.

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This week's Featured Article: Intergenerational income persistence - Measures of intergenerational persistence can be indicative of equality of opportunity, but the relationship is not clear-cut. By Jo Blanden of University of Surrey
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It's #WorldHealthDay : 'My health, my right’. There are still billions of people whose health care needs are not fully met. This is devastating for everyone. Check out our Topic Page on 'Health, well-being, and happiness in the labor market'

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Combatting #poverty in #DevelopingCountries . Why raising the #MinimumWage will not suffice... T. H. Gindling UMBC tells you more: 'Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries?'

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Can trade reforms alleviate poverty in #DevelopingCountries ? Devashish Mitra Syracuse University discusses this question in his IZA World of Labor article: 'Trade liberalization and poverty reduction'. #InternationalTrade #PovertyReduction

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What is the relationship between #informality and #inequality ? Read 'Inequality and informality in transition and emerging countries' by Roberto Dell'Anno of Università Salerno on IZA World of Labor to learn more.

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