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Impediments to the productive employment of labor in Japan

Ono, Hiroshi (contributor); Rebick, Marcus E. (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

We examine a number of personnel practices, laws and regulations that lower the supply of labor in the Japanese economy. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of impediments, those that restrict the movement of labor between firms, and those that discourage women from participating to a greater...

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The evolution of income inequality during the rise of the Swedish welfare state 1951 to 1973

Björklund, Anders (contributor); Palme, Mårten (contributor) - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. June 7, 2001

We analyse the change in family gross income inequality between 1951 and 1973. We use two new samples of the Swedish population from 1951 and 1956 containing tax register data, and compare the results with those obtained from the Swedish Level of Living survey from 1967 and 1973. Gini...

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Taxation, inequality and the allocation of talent

Bergman, Malin L. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. April 16, 2003

This paper examines the implications of income redistribution on human capital accumulation and income inequality, presenting a model where human capital investment is indivisible and agents differ in economic opportunity as well as intellectual ability. It is shown that the impact of...

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Financial liberalization, bank crises and growth : assessing the links

Bonfiglioli, Alessandra (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper studies the effects of financial liberalization and banking crises on growth. It shows that financial … liberalization spurs on average economic growth. Banking crises are harmful for growth, but to a lesser extent in countries with open … financial systems and good institutions. The positive effect of financial liberalization is robust to different definitions …

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Swedish economic growth and scholarly objectivity : an objective sociologist vs. subjective economists, or the way around?

Henrekson, Magnus (contributor) - 2000 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Walter Korpi argues in a previous issue of Challenge (March/April 2000) that Swedish economists' claim that Sweden's growth performance has been inferior to that of other industrialized countries is at odds with the facts. Since Sweden has not grown slowly relative to other countries, there is...

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Entrepreneurship : a weak link in the welfare state

Henrekson, Magnus (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource], Rev. March 11, 2005

Entrepreneurship is largely ignored or treated in a highly simplified way in endogenous growth theory. Still, it is now widely recognized that the supply of entrepreneurial talent is likely to be important for economic growth, innovation and job creation. This study consists of an in-depth...

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International financial liberalization and industry growth

Vlachos, Jonas (contributor); … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

The growth effects of international financial liberalization and integration are investigated using the methodology and … not experience higher growth in value added in countries with liberalized financial markets. Liberalization does, however … and increased outsourcing. Some preliminary evidence point towards the latter explanation. -- Financial liberalization …

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Resource curse or not : a question of appropriability

Boschini, Anne D. (contributor); Pettersson, Jan (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper shows that whether natural resources are good or bad for a country's development depends crucially on the interaction between institutional setting and the type of resources that the country possesses. Some natural resources are for economical and technical reasons more likely to...

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