Yaw Nyarko
Biographic Data
| ID | 5867537 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yaw Nyarko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yaw |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyarko |
| SIGNATURE | NYARKO Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9609-7318 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Price information, inter-village networks, and “bargaining spillovers”
From bilateral trade to centralized markets
Monopsony Power in Migrant Labor Markets
By exploiting a reform in the United Arab Emirates that relaxed restrictions on employer transitions, we provide new estimates of the monopsony power of firms over migrant workers. Our results show that the reform increased incumbent migrants' earnings and firm retention. This occurs despite an increase in employer transitions and is driven by a fall in country exits. While the outcomes of incumbents improved, the reform decreased demand for new …
Preparing for Ebola Virus Disease in West African countries not yet affected
BACKGROUND: The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic has ravaged the social fabric of three West African countries and affected people worldwide. We report key themes from an agenda-setting, multi-disciplinary roundtable convened to examine experiences and implications for health systems in Ghana, a nation without cases but where risk for spread is high and the economic, social and political impact of the impending threat is already felt. D…
Monopsony Power in Migrant Labor Markets
By exploiting a reform in the United Arab Emirates that relaxed restrictions on employer transitions, we provide new estimates of the monopsony power of firms over migrant workers. Our results show that the reform increased incumbent migrants' earnings and firm retention. This occurs despite an increase in employer transitions and is driven by a fall in country exits. While the outcomes of incumbents improved, the reform decreased demand for new …
Preparing for Ebola Virus Disease in West African countries not yet affected
BACKGROUND: The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic has ravaged the social fabric of three West African countries and affected people worldwide. We report key themes from an agenda-setting, multi-disciplinary roundtable convened to examine experiences and implications for health systems in Ghana, a nation without cases but where risk for spread is high and the economic, social and political impact of the impending threat is already felt. D…
Monopsony Power in Migrant Labor Markets
By exploiting a reform in the United Arab Emirates that relaxed restrictions on employer transitions, we provide new estimates of the monopsony power of firms over migrant workers. Our results show that the reform increased incumbent migrants' earnings and firm retention. This occurs despite an increase in employer transitions and is driven by a fall in country exits. While the outcomes of incumbents improved, the reform decreased demand for new …
From bilateral trade to centralized markets
Price information, inter-village networks, and “bargaining spillovers”
Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Commodity (2 works) · Market economy (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Commerce (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work) · Disaster Management and Resilience (1 work) · Disaster Response and Management (1 work)