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to the relative marginal productivity levels of workers. This paper investigates the role of globalization on the … structure and evolution of gender differentials in China by simultaneously estimating demand-side wage and productivity outcomes … labor demand. The results suggest that more exposure to globalization through increased exports is associated with lower …
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China and the U.S. have a close but complicated economic relationship. This note provides a fuller picture of the …
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We analyze three related but distinct concepts concerning the renminbi's role in the global monetary system: (i … changes for the balance and sustainability of China's own economic development as well as the associated implications for the … global monetary system. While China is actively promoting the internationalization of its currency, it is a long way from …
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The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased dramatically in the last two decades. However, the distribution of FDI is highly unequal and the competition among countries to attract foreign investors is fierce. This report investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to developing...
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We investigate whether acquiring more education when young has long-term effects on risk-taking behavior in financial markets and whether the effects spill over to spouses and children. There is substantial evidence that more educated people are more likely to invest in the stock market....
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angesichts von Demografie, Globalisierung und Technologiefortschritt nicht ihren eigenen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg aufs Spiel …
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This paper examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special attention to the role of occupational restructuring as a conveying mechanism. Using linked employer-employee data, we find that offshoring involves job destruction, especially...
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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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foreign countries; rather, results point in the direction of more general features of corporate globalization. …
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This paper revisits the question of how trade openness affects labor market outcomes in a developing country setting. We explore the fact that plants face varying degrees of exposure to global markets and to the enforcement of labor market regulations, and rely on Brazil's currency crisis in...
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