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Robust Estimation with Discrete Explanatory Variables

Cizek, Pavel - EconWPA - 2002

The least squares estimator is probably the most frequently used estimation method in regression analysis. Unfortunately, it is also quite sensitive to data contamination and model misspecification. Although there are several robust estimators designed for parametric regression models that can...

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De-industrialisation III

Stanners, Walter - EconWPA - 2002

employment in the industrial sector, but this decline is more than counterbalanced by the rise of productivity, so that the …

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Australia's service sector: a study in diversity

McLachlan, Rosalie; Clark, Colin; Monday, Ian - EconWPA - 2002

services make to productivity improvements and living standards. Services account for more than three-quarters of national …

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De-Industrialisation II

Stanners, Walter - EconWPA - 2001

Is industrial production relatively in decline? No, it is not. This note displays the evidence that for the last 40 years, in the 6 largest economies of the world, industrial production has kept pace with total output.

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Trends in Australian Manufacturing

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

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-1950s. The fastest growing activities have been those...

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Modelling Possible Impacts of GM Crops on Australian Trade

Stone, Susan; Matysek, Anna; Dolling, Andrew - EconWPA - 2003

been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and …

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Exports, Foreign Direct Investment, and Productivity: Evidence from German Firm Level Data

Wagner, Joachim - EconWPA - 2005

first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of foreign …

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What Drives Trade-related R&D Spillovers? Decomposing Knowledge- diffusing Trade Flows

Bitzer, Jürgen; Geishecker, Ingo - EconWPA - 2005

Our paper decomposes knowledge-diffusing trade flows and estimates their impacts separately. Overall, trade generates positive knowledge spillovers, but the effects of intra-industry trade are ambiguous. With regard to sectoral import penetration, we find that potential positive spillovers are...

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Productivity and Efficiency of some Privatized Public Enterprises in Nigeria

Uzochukwu, Amakom - EconWPA - 2005

productivity, which is now a tag on them with its resultant ramshackle efficiency. In order to boost the economy a new wind is …, leverage, employment and dividend payout. Data Envelopment Analysis was employed in determining whether productivity have … improved after privatization exercise. The study revealed a significant improvement in productivity while efficiency is still …

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MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT OF HAPPINESS : A PRIORITY IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Dr.VSR.Subramaniam - EconWPA - 2005

infers that, all nations, irrespective their level of development, should evaluate Productivity/Management Decisions with …

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