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Who bore the burden of wage arrears in the Kyrgyz republic?
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
Despite large falls in output in the FSU, rather than firing workers, workers were subjected to long spells of unpaid leave or non-payment of wages (wage arrears). Wage arrears is a significant problem in the countries of the FSU, particularly in light of price liberalization on most goods and...
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The effect of unobservables on labour supply decisions: the formal and informal sector during transition
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
The transition from a command economy in the FSU resulted in increased activities in the informal sector. However despite prevalent delays in wage payments many workers were still observed to be working full-time in the formal sector. Here a model of workers' labour supply decisions incorporates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125949
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Why labour hoarding may be rational: a model of firm behaviour during transition
Namazie, Ceema Zahra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003
In the Former Soviet Union, the early 1990s were characterized by large falls in GDP and small changes to already low unemployment. The slow adjustment to unemployment was a result of employers using various means to maintain employment levels, including; extended periods of unpaid leave,...
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Can labour regulation hinder economic performance? Evidence from India
Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper investigates whether the industrial relations climate in Indian States has affected the pattern of manufacturing growth in the period 1958-92. We show that pro-worker amendments to the Industrial Disputes Act are associated with lowered investment, employment, productivity and output...
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Does cultural diversity help innovation in cities: evidence from London firms
Lee, Neil; Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
various links between urban cultural diversity and innovation, at individual, firm and urban level. This paper uses a sample …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745829
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Top team demographics, innovation and business performance: findings from English firms and cities 2008-9
Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
information on revenues, product and process innovation. I then regress these measures of business performance on top team … between diversity and business performance, which is net positive for process innovation and net negative for turnover …
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Ethnic inventors, diversity and innovation in the UK: evidence from patents microdata
Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
Ethnic inventors play important roles in US innovation systems, especially in high-tech regions like Silicon Valley. Do … ‘ethnicity-innovation’ channels exist elsewhere? This paper investigates, using a new panel of UK patents microdata. In theory …, ethnicity might affect positively innovation via ‘star’ migrants, network externalities from co-ethnic groups, or production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126072
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Here be startups: exploring a young digital cluster in inner East London
Nathan, Max; Vandore, Emma - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
The digital industries cluster known as 'Silicon Roundabout' has been quietly growing in East London since the 1990s. Now rebranded 'Tech City', it is now the focus of huge public and government attention. National and local policymakers wish to accelerate the local area's development: such...
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The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants: a survey of the literature for receiving countries
Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call...
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Cultural diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship: firm-level evidence from London
Lee, Neil; Nathan, Max - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
cultural diversity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sales strategies in London businesses between 2005 and 2007. London is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126402