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Using evidence from recent work on truckers and disaggregated older data prior researchers did not have, we revisit a classic topic and find some new answers. We focus on differentials in average annual earnings at the firm level among mileage-paid over-the-road tractor-trailer drivers ("road...
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The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a Tayloristic organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a holistic organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks and...
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via women's labour force participation. Using data from the Young Lives Study and taking advantage of the spatial and … over and above any income effect induced by the scheme and is robust to concerns about endogeneity of labour force … which children's educational outcomes improve is empowerment of mothers resulting from better labour market opportunities …
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This paper examines change in wage gaps in urban China by estimating quantile regressions on CHIPS data. It applies the Machado and Mata (2005) decomposition, finding sharp increases in inequality from 1988 to 1995 and from 2002 to 2008 largely due to changes in the wage structure. The analysis...
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covers the period 1993-2005. The estimates indicate that it is advantageous to adjust the stock of labour and capital … simultaneously. The cost advantage of simultaneous changes is small for capital but is large for labour. The empirical results … suggest that when estimating separate factor demand models the bias of parameter estimates is most severe in case of labour …
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change sign (the wedge may become a premium). In any case, the same pension contribution will discourage labour less if the …
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For transition economies labour market flexibility is necessary for successful restructuring and reallocation of labour … issue of labour market flexibility in transition countries by studying the optimality and efficiency of labour usage among … by value-added and capital stock. Speed of adjustment and labour use optimality and efficiency show much greater …
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cumulated employment increase of 760,000 within seven years in Germany. The institutional setup for regulating … telecommunications could be improved in Germany and other EU countries. …
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This paper is intended to provide an updated discussion on a series of issues that the relevant literature suggests to be crucial in dealing with the challenges a middle income country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status. In particular, the conventional...
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Recent research has documented a U-shaped industrial concentration curve over an economy's development path. How far can neoclassical trade theory take us in explaining this pattern? We estimate the production side of the Heckscher-Ohlin model using industry data on 44 developed and developing...
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