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Herd, Richard; Hu, Yu-Wei; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

Overall, health outcomes in China have improved tremendously over the past three decades, especially thanks to the reduction in some traditional infectious diseases. However, death rates from chronic diseases have been on the rise, not least owing to changes in life styles and deteriorating...

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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...

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Less Income Inequality and More Growth – Are They Compatible? Part 2. The Distribution of Labour Income

Koske, Isabell; Fournier, Jean-Marc; Wanner, Isabelle - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

This paper explores the role of macroeconomic factors and structural policies in shaping the distribution of labour income. Technological change and globalisation play at least some role in driving inequality patterns, but structural policy can also have an important influence on inequality...

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Determinants of the Low Female Labour Force Participation in India

Sorsa, Piritta; Mares, Jan; Didier, Mathilde; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

The low and declining female labour force participation rate in India despite strong growth over the past decade is puzzling and stands out among emerging markets. At the same time greater economic participation of women can be a source of inclusive growth, and wellbeing. Assessing determinants...

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Raising the Economic Participation of Women in India: A New Growth Engine?

Sorsa, Piritta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

Economic participation of women in the labour force or as entrepreneurs is low compared to peers and has declined over the past decades despite strong growth. The gap with men is over 50%--the largest among key emerging markets. Participation declines with higher education achievements and...

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Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship in India

Daymard, Arnaud - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

This paper examines the nature and determinants of female entrepreneurship in India based on survey data. The first part assesses basic characteristics of female entrepreneurship in India, while the subsequent sections analyse key determinants of female entrepreneurship based on the literature,...

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Regulation, Market Structure and Performance in Air Passenger Transportation

Gönenç, Rauf; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

, to analyse the links among liberalisation, private ownership, competition, efficiency and airfares at national and route …

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Policies Bearing on Product Market Competition and Growth in Europe

Gjersem, Carl - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

The strength of product market competition plays an important role in economic growth as it affects economic efficiency … market competition and economic performance in the European Union. The Community’s competition rules, which apply whenever …’s Directorate General for Competition, and complement national competition legislation. Reforms have been adopted recently to …

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Enhancing the Benefits of Financial Liberalisation in Belgium

Ide, Stefan; Høj, Jens; Lenain, Patrick - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

crossselling, possibly dampening competitive pressures. Competition may also be hindered by regulatory policies in the markets of …-indebtedness, they risk having the unintended consequence of increasing entry costs for new providers, thus hindering competition and …

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Improving Product Market Regulation in India: An International and Cross-State comparison

Conway, Paul; Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

Competition in product markets has been found to be an important determinant of economic performance in developed and … India's regulatory environment is supportive of competition in markets for goods and services. The results indicate that …

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