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, which evolved through structural transformation in the era of globalization. The analysis is based on a dynamic model … assume that as competition increases industries adjust their employment to a desired level which is both industry and time … manufacturing is not inefficient in labour use as modest speed of adjustment has led employment size closer to the optimal level. …
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played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a …There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change on employment in the context of least developed … countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied …
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This article critically examines the theoretical arguments that underlie the literature linking personality traits to economic outcomes and provides empirical evidence indicating that labour market outcomes influence personality outcomes. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we...
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Anti-Muslim prejudice is widespread in Western countries. Yet, Muslims are expected to constitute a growing share of the total population in Western countries over the next decades. This paper predicts that this demographic trend will increase anti-Muslim prejudice. Relying on experimental games...
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In the transition from socialism to capitalism in Eastern Europe life satisfaction has followed the V-shaped pattern of …
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Die Politik hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die deutsche Volkswirtschaft langfristig zu einer Green Economy zu wandeln. Das beinhaltet nicht nur die zunehmende Umstellung der Energieversorgung auf erneuerbare Quellen, sondern soll auch zusätzliche Arbeitsplätze – Green Jobs – schaffen. Aus...
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measured by the number of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in percent of the total youth population. Korea …
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implementation of four strategies: First, investive social transfers, in particular by establishing a European Fund for Employment …
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ambiguous effect on employment. Subsidies to part-time do increase employment, but they have ambiguous effects on hours and … unambiguous positive effects on market employment and production. …
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'Marginal employment', i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered by social security, has been … matching techniques, we analyse the effects of marginal employment on future individual outcome variables such as unemployment …, regular employment and earnings. In addition to average treatment effects, we calculate dynamic and cumulative treatment …
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