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This paper explores the relationship between obesity and economic conditions in Finland, using individual microdata from 1978 to 2002. The results reveal that an improvement in regional economic conditions measured by the employment-to-population ratio produces a decrease in obesity over the...
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Productivity at Australian container terminals has improved significantly in absolute terms since 1997 according to … this international benchmarking study. For the sample of ship calls and terminals studied, productivity improved also in … relative terms. The productivity improvement at Australian terminals was generally greater than at overseas terminals between …
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which the use of training and/or innovation by a workplace increases the likelihood that is has higher labour productivity … than its competitiors, and experiences high labour productivity growth. …
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Skill and Australia’s Productivity Surge examines the changing demand for skills and the effect of increased skill on … productivity growth. It finds that Australia’s productivity surge post 1993-94 was mainly due to factors other than the increase in …
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raising labour force participation and productivity can partly offset the impacts of an ageing population. These would enhance …
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high regional disparities, varying with the sector. We also find diverse combinations in productivity and unit price of …
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adjustment processes of Australian firms, and the impact of these adjustments on firm and industry labour productivity. The …, exit, merger, acquisition and incorporation activity affect data on firm and industry productivity. The resource movements … that accompany some of these events contribute to changes in labour productivity. „h The analysis shows that, for the firms …
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between high productivity growth industry sectors and low productivity growth industry sectors. …
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