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Work Arrangements in the Australian Meat Processing Industry

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

This report examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of meat processing enterprises. The effects on employees are also considered, and the scope to achieve further necessary change is analysed. The study has drawn on information obtained from...

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Productivity and the structure of employment

Barnes, Paula; Johnson, Rick; Kulys, Anthony; Hook, Scott - EconWPA - 2002

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 …

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Self-Employed Contractors in Australia: Incidence and Characteristics

Waite, Matthew; Will, Lou - EconWPA - 2001

This paper presents an analysis of self-employed contracting in Australia. The analysis covers all self-employed contractors, including dependent and independent contractors. The paper finds that self- employed contractors have become more common in Australia over the past 20 years. In August...

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'Knowledge-preneurs': Self-employment in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Industry

Carson, Jamie - EconWPA - 2005

Amid the dynamics of the labour market in the 1990's, two growth areas stand out: self-employment (when analyzed by … explore self-employment in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Industry (NAICS group 5400 -- roughly … study, earnings are defined as being the sum of wages and salaries, non-farm self-employment income, and an adjustment for …

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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges

Schreiner, Mark; Morduch, Jonathan - EconWPA - 2001

In developing countries, microfinance has been the darling of the development community, and in developed countries, microfinance fits well with Third Ways ideas. What are the challenges and opportunities for the attempt to replicate microfinance in the United States? This paper attempts to...

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Bank loans, start-up subsidies and the survival of the new firms: an econometric analysis at the entrepreneur level

Bruno, CREPON; Emmanuel, DUGUET - EconWPA - 2004

We evaluate the impact of bank loans and start-up subsidies on the survival of the new firms. This work relies on the SINE94 survey that provides rich information on the entrepreneurs and their start-up projects. We use the propensity score matching methodology, in the case of multiple...

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Net Foreign Assets Management and Capital Account Liberalization. The Romanian Case

Neagu, Florian - EconWPA - 2003

is tested on Romania data, and results assess that a decrease into the net foreign assets up to 20% should call for …

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The Romanian Economy in Transition: Developments and Future Prospects

Scrieciu, Serban; Winker, Peter - EconWPA - 2004

We address the macroeconomic developments experienced by Romania in a decade of transition towards a market driven …

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Net Foreign Assets Management and Capital Account Liberalization. The Romanian Case

Neagu, Florian - EconWPA - 2003

is tested on Romania data, and results assess that a decrease into the net foreign assets up to 20% should call for …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561282

Trends in East European Factor Productivity

Kyn, Oldrich; Kyn, Ludmila - EconWPA - 2005

During the 1960s most of the countries of Eastern Europe experienced a visible retardation of economic growth. This paper supports the view of many Eastern as well as Western economists that the retardation was caused primarily by declining rates of growth of the total factor productivity. The...

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