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Vertical Industry Relations, Spillovers and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Plants
López, Ricardo A; Suedekum, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We use disaggregated data on Chilean plants, and the Chilean input-output table to examine the impact of agglomeration spillovers on total factor productivity (TFP). In common with previous studies, we find evidence of intra-industry spillovers, but no evidence of crossindustry spillovers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822285
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The Effect of Migration on Income Growth and Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence
Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527330
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Labour Market Flexibility and Regional Unemployment Rate Dynamics: Spain 1980-1995
Bande, Roberto; Karanassou, Marika - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper aims to shed light in the dynamics of Spanish regional unemployment rates and determine the driving forces … of their disparities. The Spanish economy has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU and is characterised by … severe regional disparities. We apply the chain reaction theory of unemployment according to which the evolution of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703677
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Home Sweet Home? Macroeconomic Conditions in Home Countries and the Well-Being of Migrants
Akay, Alpaslan; Bargain, Olivier; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
-being responds negatively (positively) to an increase in the GDP (unemployment rate) of their home country. That is, we originally …
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Labour Market Dynamics in Spanish Regions: Evaluating Asymmetries in Troublesome Times
Sala, Hector; Trivín, Pedro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
' relative position persists: those with the highest unemployment rates in 1996 were also in the worse position in 2012. To … reacts to regional employment shocks in a variety of cases. Shock responses are channelled via changes in unemployment …, unemployment and spatial mobility become the central ones in recession. We also provide evidence of real wage rigidities in both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212754
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Labor Market Reforms and the Great Recession
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Germany can be regarded as a showcase for labor market reforms. Moreover, its labor market responded only mildly to the Great Recession. This paper assesses the role of the labor market reforms for the latter development. Against this background, general lessons are drawn from the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884403
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Social Policies for a Recovery
Immervoll, Herwig; Llena-Nozal, Ana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The fallout from the global economic downturn of 2008-09 is a continuing source of stress on families and a constraint on government policies. How can social policies contribute to a quick and equitable recovery from the crisis and how can they best respond to the difficulties that households...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325413
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Another Economic Miracle? The German Labor Market and the Great Recession
Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development...
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Regional Determinants of Establishments' Innovation Activities: A Multi-Level Approach
Bellmann, Lutz; Crimmann, Andreas; Evers, Katalin; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
and longitudinal structure of the data. The analyses contain three regional variables: the unemployment rate, the … IAB-Establishment Panel Survey 2006 to 2010. Process and radical innovations are significant affected by the unemployment … rate and the share of MINT-graduates. The unemployment rate has also for some of the innovation combos a significant effect …
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On the Pro-Trade Effects of Immigrants
Bratti, Massimiliano; De Benedictis, Luca; Santoni, Gianluca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper we investigate the causal effect of immigration on trade flows, using Italian panel data covering very small geographical units (NUTS-3). Exploiting the very favorable setup offered by Italy's features – the very high number of countries of origin of immigrants...
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