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The Impact of Globalization and Technology Transfer on Manufacturing Employment and Skills in Ethiopia

Haile, Getinet Astatike; Srour, Ilina; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change on employment in the context of least developed countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied technological transfer. Using a sample of 1,940 enterprises...

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Labor Adjustment Costs in a Panel of Establishments: A Structural Approach

Ejarque, João Miguel; Portugal, Pedro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper estimates a structural model of the employment decision of the firm. Our establishment level data displays an extreme degree of rigidity in that employment levels are largely constant throughout our sample. This can be due to the fact that establishments face large shocks but also...

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The Employment and Earnings of Migrants in Great Britain

Andrews, Martyn; Clark, Ken; Whittaker, William - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Using nationally representative, longitudinal data from the first 14 waves of the British Household Panel Survey we examine the labour market returns to inter-regional migration in Great Britain. Controlling for endogeneity, heterogeneity and self-selection, we find substantial long-run wage...

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The Effects of Union Wage-Settings on Firms' Production Factor Decisions

Heshmati, Almas; Haouas, Ilham - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

This study is concerned with the development of a theoretical model and its empirical application to the estimation of the interaction between firms and trade union in determining wages and employment. The focus is on analyzing the effects of unions’ demands on the firm’s choice of factors...

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Pension Taxes versus Early Retirement Rights

Orszag, Mike; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

This paper deals with two policy approaches to address the problem of the "pensions time bomb" by influencing private …-sector pension provision. In assessing the role of private-sector pensions, it is common to concentrate exclusively on the issue of … since private-sector pension arrangements have significant implications for governments' finances. When private pensions …

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From Unemployment Benefits to Unemployment Accounts

Orszag, J. Michael; Snower, Dennis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

. When people retire, they could use their remaining UA balances to top up their pensions. Under the unemployment benefit …

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