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Determinants of Employment Growth at MNEs: Evidence from Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Meyer, Klaus; Estrin, Saul - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004
Foreign investors are expected to contribute to economic development through a variety of channels. However, many foreign investment operations are small, and almost insignificant in their impact on the local environment. An important indication of the potential contribution of foreign investors...
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Labor Market Trends and Institutions in Belarus
Brixiova, Zuzana; Volchok, Vera - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
led to the emergence of a private sector and open unemployment. The Belarusian labor market is characterized by low … official unemployment, combined with a low share of the private sector in the aggregate employment. However, the cumulative …, and the youth unemployment remains high. The mismatch in skills between the unemployed and the vacancies and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652632
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WAGE DETERMINATION: PRIVATISED, NEW PRIVATE AND STATE OWNED COMPANIES. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM PANEL DATA
Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Bishop, Kate - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003
This paper examines the determinants of wage pressure in large companies, including ownership characteristics and the impact of regional labour markets. By using a panel of 329 Polish largest firms during the period 1997- 2001, we find evidence of rent sharing activities, however there is also...
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Transatlantic Differences in Labour Markets: Changes in Wage and Non-Employment Structures in the 1980s and the 1990s
Puhani, Patrick A. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2000
Rising wage inequality in the U.S. and Britain and rising continental European unemployment have led to a popular view …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652543
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Informal Sector Versus Informal Contracts in Nairobi, Kenya
Bocquier, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
s as unemployment and lack of opportunity in the formal sector deterred candidates from in-migrating. The Nairobi labour … considerably. In the 1990s the combination of higher unemployment, lower female participation rate and reduced migration of males …
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L’Emploi, le Chômage et les Conditions d’Activité en République Démocratique du Congo : Principaux résultats de la phase 1 de l’Enquête 1-2-3 2004-2005
Makabu Ma Nkenda, Thimotée; Mba, Martin; Torelli, Constance - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007
characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the principal results of the survey, helps …
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Le marché du travail en République Démocratique du Congo en 2012 : Principaux résultats de la Phase 1 de l’Enquête 1-2-3
Kankwanda, Grégoire; Makabu Ma Nkenda, Timothée; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
detailed picture of the main characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011193766
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Unemployment and finance: how do financial and labour market factors interact?
Gatti, Donatella; Rault, Christophe; Vaubourg, Anne-Gael - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2010
interact to determine unemployment by estimating a dynamic panel model using the system generalized method of moments (GMM). We … as well as decreased banking concentration reduce unemployment if the level of labour market regulation, union density …
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The Determinants of Retirement: the crucial impact of the last occupation.
El Mekkaoui de Freitas, Najat; Duc, Cindy - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
Understanding the changes that occur in employment patterns as people grow older and the paths they take from employment to retirement may help to apprehend the factors that encourage or discourage employment retention. The aims of this paper are to analyse the process leading up to retirement...
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Égypte 1998-2012 : de l’emploi public protégé à l’emploi informel précaire, un marché du travail en déshérence
Bensidoun, Isabelle; Sztulman, Aude - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015
Over the last two decades the Egyptian labor market has undergone major changes that the social claims of the January 2011 revolution brought to light. Among them, lack of job security and associated weak social protection have been particularly criticized. Therefore the aim of this article is...
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