Australian manufacturing is a picture of diversity and contrasts. This is the main finding of this paper which examines … trends in the Australian manufacturing sector over the last two decades. Manufacturing output has quadrupled since the mid …

independent of the novelty degree. Moreover, different employment effects between manufacturing and service firms regarding …Using a recently developed model which allows to separate a few well- established employment effects of product and … process innovations, this paper reports new results on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in Germany …

This paper compares the role of technological change with that of trade in explaining the increased demand for skilled … workers. The paper shows technology has played the dominant role in changing employment patterns in Australia. The finding is … production has also promoted the employment of more highly skilled workers. …

. The inquiry will also look at relevant workplace issues and international trade developments. …

Prevailing trade theory is a neglected stepchild of economics. Micro rejects the sole reason for trade’s occurrence. It … declares zero profit in equilibrium. Monetary theory and macroeconomics dismiss concerns of trade financing. They assert that … money has nothing to do with traded output, but everything to do with storing value. But now a new trade theory takes over …

convergencia economica regional en Mexico y los efectos de la apertura comercial. In order to know the effects of trade openess in …

-term trend of about 5 per cent. The paper shows that the probability of retrenchment and the nature of post …

The paper examines the structure of employment defined by industry, skill, age, part-time and casual employment status … and the distribution of earnings. Employment patterns, and changes in employment profiles, are examined for differences …