02461nam0 2200457 i 450 SUN011316920180109125736.1830.00N978-1-4939-3076-020180103d2015 |0engc50 baengUS|||| |||||*Asymptotic laws and methods in stochasticsa volume in honour of Miklós CsörgőDonald Dawson ... [et al.] editorsNew York : Fields institute for research in the mathematical sciences : Springer, 2015XVI406 p. ; 24 cmPubblicazione in formato elettronico001SUN00442482001 *Fields Institute communicationsThe Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences7660G15Gaussian processes [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02001060J65Brownian motion [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02003860-XXProbability theory and stochastic processes [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02042860G50Sums of independent random variables; random walks [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02043060K37Processes in random environments [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02049060J55Local time and additive functionals [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02120160G17Sample path properties [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02148360F15Strong limit theorems [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02247862-XXStatistics [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02299860G55Point processes (e.g., Poisson, Cox, Hawkes processes) [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02426860F05Central limit and other weak theorems [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02465262M10Time series, auto-correlation, regression, etc. in statistics (GARCH) [MSC 2020]MFSUNC02507962G30Order statistics; empirical distribution functions [MSC 2020]MFSUNC033555USNew YorkSUNL000011Dawson, Donald A.SUNV079386SpringerSUNV000178650Fields Institute for Research in the Mathematical SciencesSUNV010119650ITSOL20210503RICAhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3076-0SUN0113169UFFICIO DI BIBLIOTECA DEL DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA E FISICA08CONS e-book 0112 08eMF112 20180103 Asymptotic laws and methods in stochastics1522459UNICAMPANIA04037nam 22006734a 450 991045403010332120200520144314.01-281-38592-197866113859270-8213-7443-5(CKB)1000000000534556(EBL)459456(OCoLC)508079930(SSID)ssj0000090255(PQKBManifestationID)11121822(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090255(PQKBWorkID)10111564(PQKB)11130805(MiAaPQ)EBC459456(Au-PeEL)EBL459456(CaPaEBR)ebr10231568(CaONFJC)MIL138592(OCoLC)423271242(EXLCZ)99100000000053455620071126d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWorking out of poverty[electronic resource] job creation and the quality of growth in Africa /Louise Fox, Melissa Sekkel GaalWashington, D.C. World Bankc20081 online resource (96 p.)Directions in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7442-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-76).Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Table 1 Percentage of the Population Living on Less than 1 a Day, by Region; Box 1 Translating Common Labor Concepts to Conditions in Africa; Chapter 1 Context: The Economic Environment for Job Creation; Table 2 Growth of the Labor Force,Wage and Salary Employment, and GDP per Capita in Selected African Countries; Box 2 Most African Countries Did not Realize High Economic Growth Rates, 1995-2006; Chapter 2 Constraints: Missing Private Sector Demand; Figure 1 Major Obstacles Facing African FirmsTable 3 Indicators of Labor Flexibility, by RegionChapter 3 Conditions: The State of the African Labor Force; Figure 2 Percentage of Children Completing Primary Education, by Gender and Household Income; Figure 3 Women without Education: National Percentage and Gap between Rural and Urban; Table 4 Implied Returns to Education in Selected African Countries; Table 5 Estimated Life Expectancy at Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Regions, by Gender, 2000-05 and 2010-15; Chapter 4 Consequences: The Growth of the Informal Sector; Box 3 Definitions and Classification of the Informal SectorTable 6 Informal Sector Share of Labor Force by AreaTable 7 Labor Force by Sector and Rural vs. Urban Area, Ages 10 and Above; Table 8 Estimated Average Annual Growth in Earnings by Sector of Employment; Chapter 5 Conclusion: The Prospects for Better Outcomes; Appendix Measuring Labor Force Participation in Africa: A Conundrum; References; IndexGovernments in Africa and their stakeholders have been disappointed with the number of wage and salary jobs that have been created over the last decade or more. Even in countries that experienced both strong economic growth and rapid poverty reduction during this period, job creation has lagged behind expectations. Faced with a rapidly growing labor force, Africa has to find new ways to create better paying jobs. Working Out of Poverty reviews the literature and presents original research by the authors analyzing job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa in light of economic performance over the decaJob creationAfricaLabor supplyAfricaLabor marketAfricaAfricaEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Job creationLabor supplyLabor market331.12096Fox M. Louise862291Gaal Melissa Sekkel1979-862292MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454030103321Working out of poverty1924852UNINA