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Tackling Business and Labour Informality in Chile
Contreras, Dante; Mello, Luiz de; Puentes, Esteban - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Informality often arises from disincentives associated with high taxes and a restrictive regulatory framework in both … reducing labour informality. To the extent that informal businesses also hire informally, there is some room for designing … policies to tackle business informality in conjunction with those aimed at boosting formal labour contracting. Chile is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045827
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China's Labour Market in Transition: Job Creation, Migration and Regulation
Herd, Richard; Koen, Vincent; Reutersward, Anders - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation. Over 200 million people have been drawn into urban areas through official or unofficial migration, despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480477
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Structural Reforms to Boost Turkey's Long-Term Growth
Gönenç, Rauf; Röhn, Oliver; Koen, Vincent; Saygili, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Turkey can achieve strong sustainable growth and job creation but further reforms in the labour market, education and product markets are required for such gains to materialise. In recent years, growth has been largely driven by the industrial catch-up of Anatolian regions, although the Marmara...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276807
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How Does Decentralised Minimum-Wage Setting Affect Unemployment and Informality?: The Case of Indonesia
Comola, Margherita; Mello, Luiz de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
The Indonesian labour market is characterised by widespread informality. To some extent, these outcomes can be … incidence of informality in urban areas are estimated separately by fixed effects and jointly by a seemingly unrelated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962264
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Challenges and Opportunities of India's Manufacturing Sector
Joumard, Isabelle; Sila, Urban; Morgavi, Hermes - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
The manufacturing sector has contributed little to income growth and its share in total merchandise exports has been declining. Manufacturing has not brought much new employment, and most of the recent rise in manufacturing employment has been in the informal sector, where workers are not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276811
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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276855
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Overcoming Skills Shortages in Canada
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276903
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Gross Earning Inequalities in OECD Countries and Major Non-member Economies: Determinants and Future Scenarios
Braconier, Henrik; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276956
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Making the Labour Market Work Better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276966
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Boosting Productivity in Russia: Skills, Education and Innovation
Demmou, Lilas; Wörgötter, Andreas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
employment rate, but also high wage inequality, informality and labour turnover, which limits incentives for firms to invest in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276999