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Fernández, Raquel; Guner, Nezih; Knowles, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper examines the interactions between household matching, inequality, and per capita income. We develop a model in which agents decide whether to become skilled or unskilled, form households, consume and have children. We show that the equilibrium sorting of spouses by skill type (their...

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Education and Invention

Toivanen, Otto; Väänänen, Lotta - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Modern growth theory puts invention on the center stage. Inventions are created by individuals, raising the question: can we increase number of inventors? To answer this question, we study the causal effect of M.Sc. engineering education on invention, using data on U.S. patents’ Finnish...

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Growth and Epidemic Diseases

Bell, Clive; Gersbach, Hans - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We study the formation of human capital and its transmission across generations when a society is assailed by an epidemic disease such as AIDS. We establish that the disease can severely retard economic growth, even to the point of leading to an economic collapse. We also show that the epidemic...

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An employment-oriented investment strategy for Europe

Internationale Arbeitsorganisation / Research Department - 2015

action; Employment impact of the Investment Plan; Need to lay the groundwork for a balanced and sustained strategy …; INTRODUCTION; A GROWTH, INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT NEXUS IN THE EU:; 1 GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE EU; Limited growth in the EU has …; ... and the recovery is losing momentum.; Figure 1 Economic and employment in the EU: Forecasts and performances; Figure 2 …

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Crisis responses, competitiveness and jobs

Internationale Arbeitsorganisation / Research Department - 2014

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Uncertainty in turbulent times : economic analysis and outlook for Central, East and Southeast Europe : wiiw forecast report spring 2020

Pindyuk, Olga; Bykova, Alexandra; Grieveson, Richard; … - Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche - 2020

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Regional employment patterns and prospective developments in the new EU member states

Römisch, Roman - 2005

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Structural Reforms and Growth: Product and Labor Market Deregulations

Eijffinger, Sylvester C W; Rossi, Alberto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

The paper focuses on labor and product market deregulations, as fundamental elements in the passage from an investment to an innovation-based economy. The approach undertaken is prominently empirical. After a very brief description of the regulatory levels on the two sides of the Atlantic, we...

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Israel: The Start-Up Nation, and its Threat from Within

Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Three main vantage points are brought together in this paper: (1) Israel’s relatively good economic performance in recent years – at least, in comparison with other Western countries that have still not emerged from the recession; (2) motivations for the wave of social protests that erupted...

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