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Unlike previous analyses, we consider (i) that IT may affect productivity growth both directly and indirectly, through human capital interactions, and (ii) possible externalities in the use of IT. Examining, hypothetically, the statistical consequences of erroneously disregarding (i) and (ii) we...
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The paper examines the determinants of the division of labor within firms. It provides an explanation of the pervasive observed changes in work organization away from the traditional functional departments and toward multi-tasking and job rotation. Whereas the existing literature on the division...
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This paper analyses recruitment practices to Samhall, a state-owned company that provides sheltered employment for … individuals with severe work disabilities. Besides providing employment for disabled workers and rehabilitating them to employment …
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This paper considers the effects of union-bargained minimum wages on transitions into and out of employment in the … non-negligible employment effects (except for teenagers during 1993–98). The evidence regarding decreasing minimum wages …
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the period 1998-2004. Our results show that FDI has positive effects on employment growth. The positive effect of job …
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relatively fewer hours before being separated. Among the young, however, both employment and hours are negatively affected …This paper examines the effects of collectively agreed increases in real minimum wages on employment transitions and … hours among manual workers in the Swedish retail sector over the period 2001–05. The findings indicate that increases in …
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Many developing countries would like to increase the share of modern or formal sectors in their employment. One way to …, previous research on the issue has been limited by the paucity of long data sets for firm operations. We examine employment … from domestic ones. Employment growth is relatively high in foreign-owned establishments, although foreign firms own …
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In this paper, we empirically address the hypothesis that there is a relationship between the supply of human capital and the rate and direction of skill-biased technical change (SBTC). Using country- and industry-level data on OECD countries, we find R&D to be positively related to the supply...
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This paper analyses the effects of price and market size variables on the investment propensities in the pulp and paper industry. A panel of 15 European countries in the time period 1984 - 1997 is used in the regression analysis. We find the wages, the US/ECU exchange rate, the price of paper...
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This paper analyzes corporate restructuring and its role in generating labor productivity growth in a sample of large Swedish manufacturing corporations. It is found that external restructuring, including ownership changes, start-ups and closures of plants, accounted for up to 47 percent of the...
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