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Export Competitiveness in the Indian auto-component industry : Does Low Wage Cost matter?
Saripalle, Madhuri - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
costs, any difference in export performances could arise because of higher productivity of labor. The paper tests whether … multinational firms, it is not just cheap labor in terms of low wage rate per worker, but low wage in relation to productivity of … more than the productivity of the labor. Among other factors discussed, of the reasons is the low value added nature of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363327
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Gender Inclusion in Climate Change Adaptation
Aoyagi, Midori; Suda, Eiko; Shinada, Tomomi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
There is increasing evidence that climate change has an impact on natural disasters, such as flooding, and on agricultural production, both of which have implications for gender issues. In this paper we briefly review issues related to gender and poverty and examine the relationships between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653182
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Contractual Arrangements in Agriculture (Northern and Central Luzon Component)
Cruz, Alma M. dela - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This study aimed to characterize and analyze the various contractual arrangements in selected agricultural commodities in parts of Central and Northern Luzon. Specifically, the objectives are to : i) characterize the nature, process and degree of various agricultural contracts involved in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363498
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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
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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/10009363564
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Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development
Shukla, Rajesh; Kakar, Preeti - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper is an attempt to focus on the role of Science and Technology (S&T) on regional development of India by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365234
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Demographics, Labor Mobility, and Productivity
Wilson, E. J.; Jayanthakumaran, K.; Verma, R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper considers two major issues that need to be treated as matters of urgency. First, internal (within country) migrations in the Asian (ACI) region are mostly undocumented and large. It is shown there are significant differences in wages and human development measures to which...
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
This paper considers two major issues that need to be treated as matters of urgency. First, internal (within country) migrations in the Asian (ACI) region are mostly undocumented and large. It is shown there are significant differences in wages and human development measures to which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278236
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Exports, Productivity, and Credit Constraints : A Firmâ€ÂLevel Empirical Investigation of China
Li, Zhiyuan; Yu, Miaojie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Recent Melitz-type (2003) intra-industry heterogonous trade models argue that a firm's productivity has significant … effects on the firm's exports. This paper examines how a firms credit constraints as well as its productivity affect its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363394
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Processing Trade, Firms Productivity, and Tariff Reductions : Evidence from Chinese Products
Yu, Miaojie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper explores how processing trade, jointly with tariff reduction, can improve a firm's productivity. Tariff … reductions generate productivity gain via competition, whereas processing export does so via spillovers. Using mostly …% increase in a firm's productivity gain. In addition, processing firms enjoy significant productivity gains via spillovers, with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363477