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Is the Euro Working? The Euro and European Labour Markets

Silvia, Stephen - EconWPA - 2005

Now that four years have passed since the introduction of the euro as a commercial currency, it has become possible to assess many arguments made in the abstract during the 1990s about the implications of monetary union. This contribution does precisely that. In brief, the euro zone still falls...

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Export Processing Zones in Madagascar: the impact of the dismantling of clothing quotas on employment and labour standards

Roubaud, François; Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Cling, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

The success of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) or the Zone Franche in Madagascar is, with the exception of Mauritius, an isolated and unrecognized case in Africa. The Zone Franche has had a highly significant macroeconomic impact in terms of exports and jobs. Madagascar became the number two...

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Transition in FSU and sub-Saharan countries: The role of institutions

Laurila, Juhani - EconWPA - 2002

institutions also influences economic growth and the ability of a country to attract trade and foreign direct investment …. Consequently, when institutions of FSU and sub-Saharan countries develop to the point they become attractive to traders and … commit credibly to increasing capacities of their state institutions with a view to supporting property-based rule of law and …

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Counting chickens when they hatch: The short-term effect of aid on growth

Clemens, Michael A.; Radelet, Steven; Bhavnani, Rikhil - EconWPA - 2004

recipient's level of income or quality of institutions and policies; we find that short-impact aid causes growth, on average … with stronger institutions or longer life expectancies (better health). We also find a significant negative relationship …

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EFFICIENCY OF INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL STABILITY AND INCOME DYNAMICS

Carmignani, Fabrizio - EconWPA - 2005

In a simple theoretical framework, the quality of institutions affects individual’s investment decisions, and hence … income levels and distribution. When institutions deteriorates and inequalities increase, the incumbent undertakes … redistributive taxation to maintain political support. The quality of institutions and the extent of redistribution depend on the …

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Jalons pour une économie politique de la trajectoire malgache : une perspective de long terme

Razafindrakoto, Mireille; Roubaud, François; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014

This article aims at supplying an interpretative frame of the long-term Malagasy trajectory by redrawing the structuring knots of its political economy. The concomitance of periods of economic expansion and political crises leash indeed to suppose that one of the essential sources of the...

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Sticky prices, fair wages, and the co-movements of unemployment and labor productivity growth

Tripier, Fabien - EconWPA - 2005

This paper studies the co-movements of unemployment and labor productivity growth for the U.S. economy. Measures of co …

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Report of the Georgia Governor’s Wokers’ Compensation Review Commission

Eaton, Thomas A.; Mustard, David B. - EconWPA - 2005

The Commission appointed by Governor Barnes consists of fourteen members, three ex officio members, and seven advisory members. This group includes academics, members of the legislature, claimants attorneys, defense attorneys, representatives from the insurance industry, organized labor, the...

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Globalisation and Imperfect Labour Markets: New Phenomena, Old Problems

Freytag, Andreas; Weiss, Pia - EconWPA - 2002

Still, globalisation and its effects on wages and employment is a major topic in the public press. Therefore, this article provides an overview of popular models studying the effects of an intensified international trade on the domestic labour markets in presence of imperfections on the latter....

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