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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822282
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Technical Change and Total Factor Productivity Growth for Chinese Provinces: A Panel Data Analysis
Shiu, Alice; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233841
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Does the Growth Process Discriminate against Older Workers?
Langot, François; Moreno-Galbis, Eva - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Pissarides (1998). We show that, under the assumption of homogeneous productivity among workers, firms tend to fire older workers … workers. This discrimination against older workers can be moderated when we introduce heterogeneity (in terms of productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822109
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Excess Leverage and Productivity Growth in Emerging Economies: Is There A Threshold Effect?
Coricelli, Fabrizio; Driffield, Nigel; Pal, Sarmistha; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
The paper examines the relationship between leverage and growth in a group of emerging central and eastern European countries, who are at different levels of financial market development. We hypothesize a non-linear relationship in that moderate leverage could boost growth while very high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529130
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The Importance of Skill Measurement for Growth Accounting
Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
-adjusted index of labor services. We find that Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth decreases significantly when using the latter … method. This means that when using the alternative method one explains more of the growth in labor productivity than what a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602726
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
Fleisher, Belton; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
accelerated. We find that human capital positively affects output per worker and productivity growth. In particular, in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761790
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Unemployment Invariance
Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … productivity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822664
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The Role of Sectoral Growth Patterns in Labor Market Development
Arias-Vazquez, Francisco Javier; Lee, Jean Nahrae; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010585691
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Measurement of Environmentally Sensitive Productivity Growth in Korean Industries
Chung, Yeimin; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This study measures productivity growth using the Metafrontier Malmquist-Luenberger productivity growth index (MML …-Luenberger (ML) productivity growth index. MML has two advantages compared with the ML index. The former is able to consider … index is employed to measure productivity growth and decompose its components in 14 Korean industrial sectors during the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764611
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Nur noch Roboter und Selbstausbeutung? Über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der neuen Welt der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Unsere (Arbeits-)Welt scheint sich mit zunehmender Geschwindigkeit zu verändern. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zentrale Aspekte dieser Entwicklung und diskutiert ihre voraussichtlichen Auswirkungen auf Arbeit und Beschäftigung. Der Wandel ist weltweit spürbar und Roboter und Maschinen...
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