Search Results - subject:"job losses"

The credit crunch and fall in employment during the Great Recession

Haltenhof, Samuel; Lee, Seung Jung; Stebunovs, Viktors - In: Journal of economic dynamics & control 43 (2014), pp. 31-57

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The credit crunch and fall in employment during the Great Recession

Haltenhof, Samuel; Jung Lee, Seung; Stebunovs, Viktors - In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 43 (2014) C, pp. 31-57

observed over the Great Recession—translates into job losses in U.S. manufacturing industries. To identify the impact of the …

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How Has the Globalization of Labor Affected the Labor Income Share in Advanced Countries?

Jaumotte, Florence; Tytell, Irina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Labor markets around the world have become increasingly integrated over the last two decades, with the entry of China, India and the former Eastern bloc into the world trading system, the removal of restrictions on trade and capital flows, and rapid technological progress. At the same time, the...

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When Credit Dries Up: Job Losses in the Great Recession

Bentolila, Samuel; Jansen, Marcel; Jiménez, Gabriel; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

.5 percentage points due to weak-bank attachment, representing between 8% and 36% of aggregate job losses. …

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Job losses, outsourcing and relocation, empirical evidence using microdata.

Artis, Manuel; Ramos, Raul; Suriñach, Jordi - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2006

Using microdata, we analyse the determinants of firm relocation and conventional outsourcing decisions as a way to reduce employment. The results for a sample of 32 countries show the relevance of factors not considered previously in the literature. Firms that are below average in quality or...

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Republic of Estonia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper assesses Estoniaâ€™s flexibility from two angles. The paper focuses on one aspect of that performanceâ€”the ability to sustain competitiveness. Then, a more forward-looking angle is the flexibility of Estoniaâ€™s labor and product markets. Estonia has made great...

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Business Employment Dynamics: Tabulations by Employer Size

Butani, Shail J.; Clayton, Richard L.; Kapani, Vinod; … - Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor - 2005

.2 million gross job losses from contracting and closing establishments. The new BED data have captured the attention of … establishments, and 7.2 million gross job losses from contracting and closing establishments. The new BED data have captured the … without transitory and reverting changes in employment. This relatively large amount of gross job gains and gross job losses …

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Understanding the Employment Outcomes of Trainees in the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Under the 2002 Amendments.

Berk, Jillian - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

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Captive offshoring by US multinationals: measuring the domestic employment impacts of vertical FDI

Mullen, J.K.; Williams, Martin - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 21-34

The complex nature of â€˜international outsourcingâ€™ makes it difficult to quantify its employment and broader impacts on national economies. Indeed, available evidence on the extent of â€˜offshoringâ€™ by US firms is scant, rendering analyses of its economic impacts as...

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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges

Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Chinaâ€™s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in Chinaâ€™s...

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