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Russian Cities in Transition: The Impact of Market Forces in the 1990s
Gang, Ira N.; Stuart, Robert C. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004
examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium and large cities for the period 1960 through 2002. We conclude that … while the declining net migration rate was reversed during the first half of the 1990s, restrictions continued to matter … during the early years of transition in the sense that net migration rates were lower in the restricted than in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652625
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Joint Liability Lending and the Rise and Fall of China's Township and Village Enterprises
Park, Albert; Shen, Minggao - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001
Using data from a recent survey of bank and enterprise managers and government officials in southern China, we present …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784788
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A Comparison of Reform-Era Labor Force Participation Rates of China’s Ethnic Minorities and Han Majority
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Hughes, James W.; Zhang, Dandan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
Previous research suggests that minorities are not faring well in China’s transition—both income and occupational … employ data from the three most recent population censuses of China to explore differences in the labor force participation … rates of a number of China’s important ethnic groups. We estimate urban labor force participation rates using probit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677493
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Duration and Risk of Unemployment in Argentina
Galiani, Sebastian; Hopenhayn, Hugo A. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001
After a decade of structural reforms, unemployment rates have tripled in Argentina. This paper is concerned with the measurement of unemployment risk and its distribution. We show the importance of considering re-incidence in the measurement of unemployment risk and develop a methodolgy to do...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784596
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Job Creation, Job Destruction and Growth of Newly Established, Privatized and State-Owned Enterprises in Transition Economies: Survey Evidence from Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania
Bilsen, Valentijn; Konings, Jozef - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1997
This paper reports new and unique firm level survey evidence to investigate the micro economic nature of the growth process and structural change in three transition countries, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. In particular we investigate gross job creation and destruction in newly established...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784730
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Labor Market Flexibility in Central and East Europe
Svejnar, Jan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002
I explore the extent to which insufficient labor market flexibility is an important factor causing Central and East European (CEE) economies to perform worse than they could and hence slowing down their readiness to enter the European Union. My conclusion is that labor market flexibility is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652600
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Wage Arrears and the Distribution of Earnings in Russia
Lehmann, Hartmut; Wadsworth, Jonathan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001
The increase in wage inequality in Russia during its transition process has far exceeded the increase in wage dispersion observed in other European countries undergoing transition. Russia also has an extremely large incidence of wage arrears. We analyse to what extent wage arrears affect the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652663
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Do Schumpeterian Waves of Creative Destruction Lead to Higher Productivity? Panel Data Evidence from Poland
Warzynski, Frederic - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002
We look at the determinants and consequences of job reallocation in the 22 2-digit sectors of the manufacturing industry in Poland over the period 1993-1997. Import competition and competitve market structure (weak concentration) are found to lead to more reallocation. Moreover, more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652681
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LABOUR MARKET MATCHING EFFICIENCY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC TRANSITION
Pedraza, Pablo de - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2008
Using the matching function and the monthly and yearly data from 1992 to 2000 of 76 Czech districts, this paper studies district specific characteristics affecting matching efficiency. Among the conclusions, it was found that the higher the educational level of the labour force and the higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677704
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Essid, Thouraya Hadj Amor - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2014
Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia face challenges competing on the global markets, as shown by their relatively low and stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for the first time to North Africa, the stock-flow approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010859439