Transitions in a West African Labour Market: The Role of Social Networks
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- Christophe Nordman & Laure Pasquier-Doumer, 2013. "Transitions in a West African Labour Market: The Role of Social Networks," Working Papers DT/2013/12, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
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Keywords
Kinship; Labour Market Dynamics; Event History Data; Survival Analysis; Burkina Faso; Social Network;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2018-01-08 (Africa)
- NEP-IUE-2018-01-08 (Informal and Underground Economics)
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