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Globalization and the Right to Free Association and Collective
Neumayer, Eric; Soysa, Indra de - EconWPA - 2004
Economies that are more open to trade and foreign direct investment face greater competitive pressure than closed ones. Globalization critics are concerned that this pressure induces countries to lower labor standards in order to remain competitive and retain or attract foreign investment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125769
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Wage trends and deflation risks in Germany and Europe
Hein, Eckhard; Schulten, Thorsten; Truger, Achim - EconWPA - 2004
Based on a post-Keynesian model of the relationship between wages, prices and employment, this paper begins by studying the extent to which unit labour cost trends have been responsible for disinflation and deflationary tendencies in Germany and Europe. Thereafter, the reasons for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126362
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Unemployment, wages and collective bargaining in the European Union
Hein, Eckhard; Schulten, Thorsten - EconWPA - 2004
The paper questions the predominant view on unemployment and wages in the European Un-ion according to which high unemployment is primarily caused by labour market rigidities, i.e. social institutions and regulations which prevent “market-clearing” real wage levels and structures. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076845
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Unofficial Dollarization in Latin America: Currency Substitution, Network Externalities and Irreversibility
Feige, Edgar L.; Šošiæ, Vedran; Faulend, Michael; … - EconWPA - 2002
Argentina in order to examine the dynamic consequences of network externalities for hysteresis and irreversibility. …
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Financial Crises and the Presence of Foreign Banks
Tschoegl, Adrian E. - EconWPA - 2004
The paper distinguishes between the classic or traditional foreign banks with their emphasis on corporate and wholesale banking, and the innovators responding to transition, deregulation or crisis in emerging markets. The innovators come in three varieties—bettors, prospectors and...
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Los Precios Locales en el Mercado Electrico Mayorista
Abdala, Manuel A.; Neder, Angel Enrique; Arrufat, Jose Luis - EconWPA - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561397
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CASO BANCO GALICIA Y BUENOS AIRES S.A.
Rubio, Fernando - EconWPA - 2004
El caso analiza las especiales circunstancias que vivió el Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A. durante el “corralito” que afectó al sistema financiero argentino durante 2001. Adicionalmente, pretende que los alumnos asuman la figura del Presidente del Banco y de la Sociedad Controladora de...
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Recovery from Depression: Australia in an Argentine Mirror: 1895- 1913
McLean, Ian W. - EconWPA - 2005
comparable settler economies of Argentina and Canada. Why? Australia’s hesitant initial recovery is typically attributed to the … experience, it is suggested that additional factors need to be considered. Unlike Argentina, the unwillingness or inability of …-cost pioneer farming ended earlier than in Argentina (or Canada). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124971
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TOWARDS A NEW SET OF LEADING INDICATORS OF CURRENCY CRISIS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN APPLICATION TO ARGENTINA
Marongiu, Federico - EconWPA - 2005
some new indicators to include in an Early Warning System that can take on account specific features of Argentina´s economy … Argentina and in other developing countries in the planification and implementation of development policies and programs. …
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¿Es progresivo aumentar el mínimo no imponible del Impuesto a las Ganancias?
Marongiu, Federico; Dborkin, Daniela - EconWPA - 2005
Uno de los aspectos más controvertidos del debate en el Congreso de la Nación sobre las prórrogas impositivas es el que se refiere al aumento del mínimo no imponible del Impuesto a las Ganancias. Mientras que el Poder Ejecutivo Nacional elevó un proyecto de ley que mantiene el mínimo...
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