International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 16; September 2011 GRADUATES’ CHARACTERISTICS AND UNEMPLOYMENT: A STUDY AMONG MALAYSIAN GRADUATES Associate Professor Dr. Noor Azina Ismail Department of Applied Statistics Faculty of Economics and Administration University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia E-mail: nazina@um.edu.my‚ Phone: +603 79673638 Abstract The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of graduates’ characteristics on the chance of being
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Unemployment Problem in Australia Introduction According to the Labor government and the mainstream media‚ Australia has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world. In reality‚ joblessness has risen to serious levels‚ and is worsening‚ in working class suburbs across Australia. Officially‚ the unemployment rate in Australia increased to 5.70 percent in October of 2013 from 5.60 percent in September of 2013(Trading Economics‚ 2013). Unemployment is troubling for the unemployed people and
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(03178) Poverty in the Philippines Poverty in the Philippines has not improved in the past 6 years. Olchondra (2013) stated: “Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines‚ as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012‚ official statistics showed.” (2013). This problem can be solved by looking at how other countries solved it. It can be solved by education‚ anti-poverty program
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Introduction “Unemployment is a situation where people of a country are willing to work‚ able to work but cannot find jobs.” Officially unemployment is defined as the situation of being without work‚ wanting work‚ and actively seeking work. It is usually measured as a percentage of the people in the total labor force or the total for some social group. During periods of recession‚ an economy usually experiences a relatively high unemployment rate. Economy of an individual is at the utmost priority
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Unemployment and Crime: An analysis of the Cointegration and the Socio-economic Impacts of Unemployment on Crime Marvin A. Cole Strayer University Economics 405‚ Section 004016 Professor Stradtner March 28‚ 2010 Unemployment and Crime: An analysis of the Cointegration and the Socio-economic Impacts of Unemployment on Crime In today’s society‚ we are faced with an alarming situation with tends to plaque us and have made it on many of our chief economist and researchers list. Evidence
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BASIC MIMAP Poverty Profile of Pakistan G. M. Arif Hina Nazli Rashida Haq Pakistan Institute of Development Economics‚ Islamabad September 2000 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Demography 3. Income and Expenditure 1 Real annual per capita expenditure 2 Trends in money metric poverty 3 Income distribution 4 Sources of household income 5 Distribution of household expenditures 4. Employment 1 Labour force participation
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UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM Introduction Spain unemployment figure had hit up to 5 million people mark in the last quarter of 2011. The National Statistic Institute measure from 4.9 million in the third quarter to 5.3 million people is jobless at the end of December. This rate rose from 21.5% in the third quarter to 22.8%‚ one of the highest rates in nearly 17 years. Spain has already hit one of the highest rates in the 17-nation eurozone and is expected to step back to recession. This impact hit
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report focussing on poverty with reference to current policy and educational debate 1.0 Abstract This report aims to explain the effects of poverty on attainment in schools and the wider society: taking into consideration a number of national and local strategies‚ the causes of poverty and the long term effects on children and young adults. This report will also make recommendations as to what can be done to further reduce poverty in childhood. 2.0 Introduction Poverty is continually discussed
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November 25‚ 2012 Is Nigeriaâs Unemployment Problem Unsolvable? M.A. Adawo‚ E.B. Essien and N.U. Ekpo Department of Economics‚ University of Uyo‚ Uyo‚ Nigeria Abstract: Unemployment in Nigeria is alarming. Its measurement by statistical authorities does not pose red alert. It has been discovered that the observed situation of unemployment is more serious than what official statistics want us to believe. The aim of this study is to examine unacceptable unemployment rate in Nigeria. Our findings show
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Number: CIIT/FA14-BSE-083/ATK “Causes of Unemployment” There are many quotes about unemployment according to Calvin Coolidge unemployment occurs ‘’When large numbers of men are unable to find work unemployment results’’. According to Frank P. Louchheim ‚ ’’An ‘acceptable’ level of unemployment means that the government economist to whom it is acceptable still has a job’’. While George Walker Bush said‚ ‘’In the long run‚ the right answer to unemployment is to create more jobs’’. Keeping the above
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