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Cohen, Malcolm S. - 2002

As the world entered the twenty-first century, global skill shortages in many occupations were evident throughout the world. While these were mitigated by a global recession, there is no generally agreed upon method for measuring these shortages. This book discusses various theories for...

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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization

Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000

dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment …

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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...

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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics

Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004

Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...

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The dynamics of knowledge externalities : localized technological change in Italy

Antonelli, Cristiano - 2011

important contributions. Firstly, it elaborates the hypothesis that total factor productivity growth stems from pecuniary …

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Research companion to the dysfunctional workplace : management challenges and symptoms

Langan-Fox, Janice (contributor); … - 2007

A work exposing and exploring the phenomena of the dysfunctional workplace is long overdue. This fascinating book does just that, uncovering the subversiveness, counter-productive behaviour and unspoken 'issues' that managers struggle with on a daily basis

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Public enterprise revisited : a closer look at the 1954-79 UK labour productivity record

Iordanoglou, Chrisafis H. - 2001

The book compares the 1954-79 labour productivity record of 5 expanding public sector industries to that of 24 … industries' labour productivity growth was significantly faster than that of the private sector industries. Strikingly, he also … finds that the state-owned industries were narrowing their productivity gap with their US counterparts at a significantly …

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Economic performance in the Americas : the role of the service sector in Brazil, Mexico and the USA

Mulder, Nanno - 2002

Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past half century. As with most other high and middle-income countries their economies are service-sector orientated and have been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors...

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Productivity, innovation, and knowledge in services : new economic and socio-economic approaches

Gallouj, Fai͏̈z (contributor); Gadrey, Jean (contributor) - 2002

service productivity and innovation, and call for a conceptual re-working of the ways in which these are measured. They also …pt. 1. Productivity and performances in services -- pt. 2. Innovation in services and through services …

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