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social contacts. We show that an improvement in the employment status of either an agent's direct or indirect contacts leads … to an increase in the agent's employment probability and expected wages, in the sense of first order stochastic dominance … show that employment is positively correlated across time and agents, and the same is true for wages. Moreover …
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The Commission was asked to evaluate current assistance arrangements to the TCF industries and provide policy options for post 2005 assistance and to report on a range of related matters that will affect the sector's long-term viability. The inquiry will also look at relevant workplace issues...
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, income distribution, welfare and employment. The case of Argentina, in particular, is investigated. To this end, partial … used for the first time to estimate labor demand-output and wage elasticities in order to estimate the effects of an … agreement with China on sectoral and aggregate employment rates. According to this, trade with the PRC did not have a …
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This paper uses firm level data to investigate the impact of trade liberalization on manufacturing sector employment in … magnitude of employment response following trade liberalization reforms. Our empirical results indicate that technology, as … measured by capital intensity, and the share of new capital matters relatively more than trade in accounting for employment …
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This paper estimates the effects of trade integration between China and Mercosur on employment. The case of Argentina … labor demand elasticities in order to estimate the effects of trade with China on the employment rate. According to this …, trade with China did not have a significant effect on industrial employment, even in a period of swift trade liberalization …
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On 26 June 1998 the Treasurer referred the question of whether safeguard action is warranted against imports of meat of swine, frozen, falling within tariff sub-heading 0203.29 of the Australian Customs Tariff. The Productivity Commission is to report within 140 days (or earlier) and is to hold...
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power of trade unions and contributed to wage moderation. …
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power of trade unions and contributed to wage moderation. …
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This report examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of meat processing enterprises. The effects on employees are also considered, and the scope to achieve further necessary change is analysed. The study has drawn on information obtained from...
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This study examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of container stevedoring workplaces. The effects on employees and users of stevedoring services are also considered, and impediments to achieving improved work arrangements are analysed. This is...
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