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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 …, unemployment exhibits persistence in the sense of duration dependence: the probability of obtaining a job decreases in the length …
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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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Still, globalisation and its effects on wages and employment is a major topic in the public press. Therefore, this …
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Es elevada la dependencia entre la industria maquiladora de exportación de México y el desempeño de la economía de … of Mexico and the United States with special reference to the manufacturing sector. The authors examine the dependency … between the assembly plant industry for export in Mexico and the performance of the economy of the United States. The authors …
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This paper gives an overview of some issues related to market aluation, focusing on the developments on the New York equity markets. The 42.4 p.c. fall in the S&P 500 price index between 24 March 2000 - when it reached its all-time high - and 31 December 2002 is situated in a very long term...
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This paper looks at the impact on Australia’s trade in crops (non-wheat grains and oilseeds) where GM technology has been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and regulatory costs for Australia and its major trading...
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overall likelihood of bribing tends to a maximum determined by the control mechanisms. The factors affecting the expectation … aimed at continuously perfecting the regulations and the control mechanisms. As the latter are expensive, it is argued that … the overall efficiency of the system, including but beyond control of corruption. …
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This note examines the Integrity Pact (IP) methodology proposed by Transparency International to confront the problem of corruption in public procurement. The examination draws from a decision model for participants developed elsewhere, in which the critical elements are shown to be the...
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The idea of architectures of control is introduced through examples ranging from urban planning to digital rights …
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automatically result in contracts characterized by the payment of fixed-wages, as suggested by economic theory. Instead, incentive …
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