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structural change - final demand, the inter-industry division of labor and inter-industry productivity differences. It first …
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Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent alternative models of implementing development policies,...
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, and (iii) productivity and growth, relative to the contributions of the entrepreneurs’ counterparts, i.e. the ‘control … very important - but specific - function in the economy. They engender relatively much employment creation, productivity …
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The aim of this paper is to analyse the possible trade-off between employment and productivity using panel data on … world economies, developed and developing. We begin with the importance of productivity growth for developing countries …, followed by a brief discussion of the concept of productivity and how it is measured. We discuss the concept of "decent work …
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income/productivity levels in the immigrants home countries. We make progress towards addressing endogeneity by specifying a …
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It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India …
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labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … productivity. …
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This paper investigates the relationship between sectoral growth patterns and employment outcomes. A broad cross-country analysis reveals that in middle-income countries, employment responds more to growth in less productive and more labor-intensive sectors. Employment in middle-income countries...
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and establishes empirically, that geographical variations in natural land productivity and their impact on the return to …
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This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been …
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