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Demographics, Labor Mobility, and Productivity
Wilson, E. J.; Jayanthakumaran, K.; Verma, R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
in wages and human development measures to which migrants will respond. Our first (of two) recommendation(s) is the need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277966
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Demographics, Labor Mobility, and Productivity
Wilson, E. J.; Jayanthakumaran, K.; Verma, R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
in wages and human development measures to which migrants will respond. Our first (of two) recommendation(s) is the need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278236
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Development Strategies and Regional Income Disparities in China
Lin, Justin Yifu; Liu, Peilin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Since the economic reforms began in 1978, China has achieved remarkable economic results. Real GDP per capita grew at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365269
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SINGAPORE'S BEVERIDGE CURVE : A Comparative Study of the Unemployment and Vacancy Relationship for Selected East Asian Countries
Teo, Edward; Thangavelu, Shandre M.; Quah, Elizabeth - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
This paper explores the relationship between unemployment (U) and job vacancies (V) in the Singapore labour market. Empirical analysis using the framework of the UV Curve (also known as the Beveridge Curve) indicates that Singapores labour market appears to have improved in its matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363343
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The Socioeconomic and Health Status of Rural–Urban Migrants in Indonesia
Resosudarmo, Budy P.; Suryahadi, Asep; Purnagunawan, Raden - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This paper seeks to answer whether or not ruralurban migrants make it, i.e. whether or not they are able to, at least …, migrants household incomes are significantly higher than those of nonmigrants. They also have a significantly lower probability … the health status of nonmigrants. There is only weak, and not robust, evidence that children of migrants have a higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363667
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Distant Labour Supply, Skills and Induced Technical Change
Goyal, Ashima - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
To analyze the consequences of new technologies, which make it possible to employ distant labour, we model a developed country with high and medium-skilled labour interacting with an emerging market economy (EME) with medium and low-skilled labour. Expansion in labour supply induces medium-skill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365089
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The Impact of ICT in Making Global Markets More Inclusive
Goyal, Ashima - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Analysis based on models of (i) matching, (ii) network externalities, (iii) trade fragmentation, and (iv) resource supply on technological progress, shows that longer-term trends set in motion, from new technology enabled global sourcing, improve equity. Firms in emerging markets gain more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365217
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Managing International Labor Migration in ASEAN : Themes from a Six-Country Study
Aniceto Orbeta, Jr.; Gonzales, Kathrina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
irregular migrants. The Indonesian research team looked at the role of local governments in migration management as the country … migrants. The Singaporean research team look at the close interaction between the needs of the economy for migrant workers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277965
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Managing International Labor Migration in ASEAN : Themes from a Six-Country Study
Aniceto Orbeta, Jr.; Gonzales, Kathrina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
irregular migrants. The Indonesian research team looked at the role of local governments in migration management as the country … migrants. The Singaporean research team look at the close interaction between the needs of the economy for migrant workers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278180
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Sustainable Development Framework for Local Governance
Cabalfin, Michael R.; Yap, Josef T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, sustainable development, and more recently to institutional development. There has also been a fresh look at industrial policy and the role of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363294