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INFORMAL WAGE AND FORMAL SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY : THEORY AND EVIDENCES FROM INDIA
Maiti, Dibyendu; Marjit, Sugata - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
We express a doubt on the conventional wisdom namely, of a positive relationship between wage and productivity, of a formal sector firm in a developing economy where the firm can either go for subcontracting to the informal sector to minimize wage cost along with apprehension of extra-legal cost...
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The Cost Competitiveness of Manufacturing in China and India - An Industry and Regional Perspective
Ark, Bart Van; Erumban, Abdul Azeez; Chen, Vivian; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
manufacturing sector of China and India. We first provide a comparison between India and China using a broad international … perspective. We find that China has increased its labor productivity to a level above that of India, but due to a somewhat higher … compensation level, China is still somewhat at a disadvantage in terms of unit labor cost in manufacturing relative to India. In …
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Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession : Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand
Kohpaiboon, Archanun; Poapongsakorn, Nipon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper illustrates the upgrading experiences of the automotive and hard disk drive (HDD) industries in Thailand, chosen because of their outstanding export performance in the developing world. An understanding of their upgrading experiences can shed some light on the...
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Industrial Upgrading and Global Recession : Evidence of Hard Disk Drive and Automotive Industries in Thailand
Kohpaiboon, Archanun; Poapongsakorn, Nipon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper illustrates the upgrading experiences of the automotive and hard disk drive (HDD) industries in Thailand, chosen because of their outstanding export performance in the developing world. An understanding of their upgrading experiences can shed some light on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653175
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E-government Initiatives of Four Philippine Cities
Iglesias, Gabrielle - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study intends to provide a snapshot of the city government (in a developing country) as it uses information and communication technology (ICT) to transform its public service delivery and promote good urban governance. The volume of work related to services provided by local governments...
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Growth Accounting for a Follower-Economy in a World of Ideas : The Example of Singapore
Ho, Kong Weng; Hoon, Hian Teck - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In this paper, we take another approach to accounting for the sources of Singapores economic growth by being explicit about the channels through which Singapore, as a technological follower, benefits from international R&D spillovers. Taking into account the channels through which technology...
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India : E-Readiness Assessment Report 2005
Venkatesan, R.; Wadhwa, Wilima; Saluja, M.R.; Malik, Rupa; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly recognised as an essential tool of development a tool which empowers the poor by enhancing skills, increasing productivity and improving governance. The success of ICTenabled development (or e-Development) is measured not only by the...
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International Competitiveness â۠Where Pakistan Stands?
Zia, Uzma - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The concept of competitiveness has been widely accepted and has become a part of discussion in world-wide forums. Today global economy cannot be explained in the same manner as it was a few decades ago. Improved competitiveness of economies is a need of the day and ability to compete in the...
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Emerging through Technological Capability - An Overview of India’s Technological Trajectory
Ray, Amit Shovon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Indias emergence in the world economy over the last decade, has often, in popular discourse, been attributed, at least to a large extent, to its sustained efforts towards technological learning and capacity building. In this paper we present an overview of Indias technological trajectory with a...
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Effects of Technological Improvement in the ICT-Producing Sector on Business Activity
Hoon, Hian Teck - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
It seems to be taken for granted by many commentators that the sharp decline in prices of computers, telecommunications equipment and software resulting from the technological improvements in the information and communications technology (ICT)-producing sector is good for jobs and is a major...
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