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Reflexionen zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
angesichts von Demografie, Globalisierung und Technologiefortschritt nicht ihren eigenen wirtschaftlichen Erfolg aufs Spiel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884061
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The Brain Drain: Curse or Boon?
Commander, Simon; Kangasniemi, Mari; Winters, L. Alan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The migration of skilled individuals from developing countries has typically been considered to be costly for the sending country, due to lost investments in education, high fiscal costs and labour market distortions. Economic theory, however, raises the possibility of a beneficial brain drain...
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Globalization and Income Inequality
Vivarelli, Marco; Meschi, Elena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
ability in serving the differentiated and high-quality markets of the developed world. …
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Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries …The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the … world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the …
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Home Market Effect versus Multinationals
Toulemonde, Eric - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We develop a model with two asymmetric countries. Firms choose the number and the location of plants that they operate. The production of each firm increases when trade costs fall. The fall also induces multinationals to repatriate their production into a single country, which is likely to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005823000
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Globalization, Brain Drain and Development
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant pattern of international migration and a major aspect of globalization. We …
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Drivers and Impacts in the Globalization of Corporate R&D: An Introduction Based on the European Experience
Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Pietro; Vivarelli, Marco; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture …-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the … related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: "Globalization and Corporate R&D" forthcoming …
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The Crisis, Policy Reactions and Attitudes to Globalization and Jobs
Bell, David N.F.; Blanchflower, David G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We consider the effects of the financial crisis and subsequent recession on world labour markets. It begins by … to employment. We also examine a number of questions about the impact of globalization that respondents across many …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003952
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Why Ex(Im)porters Pay More: Evidence from Matched Firm-Worker Panels
Martins, Pedro S.; Opromolla, Luca David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We investigate the relationship between exporting, importing, and wage premia using a rich matched employer-employee data set. We improve on the previous literature (i) by using a new methodology to quantify the contribution of an extensive set of worker- and firm-level observable and...
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Workers' Views of the Impact of Trade on Jobs
Brown, Clair; Lane, Julia; Sturgeon, Timothy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Although public policy is influenced by the perception that workers worry about the impact of trade on their jobs, there is little empirical evidence on what shapes such views. This paper uses new data to examine how workers’ perceptions of the impact of trade are related to their career...
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