Can Hiring Quotas Work? The Effect of the Nitaqat Program on the Saudi Private Sector
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JEL classification:
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
- K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
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