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Trade and employment policies for industrial development
Marsden, Keith (contributor) - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000559540
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Policies for industrial progress in developing countries
Cody, John (ed.); Hughes, Helen (contributor);  … - 1980
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000040332
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The effect of male migration for work on employment patterns of females in Nepal
Lokshin, Michael - 2008
"This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal. Using data from the 2004 Nepal household survey, the authors apply the Instrumental Variable Full Information Maximum Likelihood method to account for unobserved factors that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521002
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Openness, industrialization, and geographic concentration of activities in China
Catin, Maurice - 2005
"Rapid development, a widening regional gap, and growing concentration of activities have characterized the Chinese economy since the reforms in the late 1970s. This paper examines the spatial disparities of the economic concentration in different stages of development from a geographic approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522494
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Development strategies in semi-industrial economies
Balassa, Béla A. (contributor) - 1984 - 1. paperback ed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013532613
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Building effective employment programs for unemployed youth in the Middle East and North Africa
Angel-Urdinola, Diego F. - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393910
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Sticky feet : how labor market frictions shape the impact of international trade on jobs and wages
Hollweg, Claire H. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394027
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Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from East and West Europe
Münich, Daniel - 2009
"The paper tests three hypotheses about the causes of unemployment in the Central-East European transition economies … and in a benchmark market economy (Western part of Germany). The first hypothesis (H1) is that unemployment is caused by … inefficient matching. Hypothesis 2 (H2) is that unemployment is caused by low demand. Hypothesis 3 (H3) is that restructuring is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394104
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Wage subsidy and labor market flexibility in South Africa
Go, Delfin S. (contributor) - 2009
"In this paper, the authors use a highly disaggregate general equilibrium model to analyze the feasibility of a wage subsidy to unskilled workers in South Africa, isolating and estimating its potential employment effects and fiscal cost. They capture the structural characteristics of the labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394165
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Assessing interactions among education, social insurance, and labor market policies in a general equilibrium framework : an application to Morocco
Marouani, Mohamed Ali - 2008
macroeconomic, education, and social protection policies have on the dynamics of employment and unemployment by skill level. The … positive assumptions regarding economic growth, unemployment rates are likely to remain close to current levels in the next …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521078