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Mapping 'Information Economy' Businesses with Big Data: Findings for the UK

Nathan, Max; Rosso, Anna; Bouet, Francois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Governments around the world want to develop their ICT and digital industries. Policymakers thus need a clear sense of the size and characteristics of digital businesses, but this is hard to do with conventional datasets and industry codes. This paper uses innovative 'big data' resources to...

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The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy

Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro-econometric evaluation of their causal effects is rare. We exploit multiple changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a major program to support manufacturing jobs...

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A Model for Industrial Development of the Federal Region of Kurdistan: Science and Technology Policy, Instruments and Institutions

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This report introduces two of the most successful industrial development models of the modern time - the Japanese as a leader and the South Korean as its follower. The objective is to review the industrialization process in these two economies which have served as a model for development in many...

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Is Corporate R&D Investment in High-Tech Sectors More Effective? Some Guidelines for European Research Policy

Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Mariacristina; Potters, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors. The empirical analysis is based on both the European sectoral OECD data and on a unique micro longitudinal database consisting of 532 top European R&D investors. The main conclusions...

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The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Wages, Employment and Prices

Lemos, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper puts together evidence for the wages, employment and price effects of the minimum wage. This overall picture will help to understand the small employment effects prevalent in the literature in the light of price effects. The data used is an under-explored monthly Brazilian household...

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School Drop-Out and Push-Out Factors in Brazil: The Role of Early Parenthood, Child Labor, and Poverty

Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

surrounding, the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. We use an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the …

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Rising Food Prices and Household Welfare: Evidence from Brazil in 2008

Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Fruttero, Anna; Leite, Phillippe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Food price inflation in Brazil in the twelve months to June 2008 was 18 percent, while overall inflation was 5 … estimate the welfare consequences of these food price increases, and their distribution across households. Because Brazil is a … afforded by increases in two large social assistance benefits, the overall impact of higher food prices in Brazil was U …

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The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil

Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Pastore, José - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This study gives a comparative overview of labor market dynamics and institutional arrangements in Germany and Brazil … during the 2008-09 crisis in the German manufacturing sector, in Brazil such plant-level flexibility to avoid dismissals was …

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Organization and Information in the Fight against Crime: An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Soares, Rodrigo R.; Viveiros, Igor - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the …

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Access to Justice and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil's Special Civil Tribunals

Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Entrepreneurship is usually identified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This paper...

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