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Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from East and West Europe

Münich, Daniel - 2009

inefficient matching. Hypothesis 2 (H2) is that unemployment is caused by low demand. Hypothesis 3 (H3) is that restructuring is … returns to scale in matching and unemployment appears to be driven by restructuring and low demand. The East German case is … complex because of its major active labor market policies and a negative trend in efficiency in matching. In some sense, East …

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Market power and the matching of trade credit terms

Fabbri, Daniele - 2008

to their customers, and to "match maturity" between the contract terms of payables and receivables. This matching …

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Georgia : Skills Mismatch and Unemployment, Labor Market Challenges

World Bank - 2013

This paper reviews labor market performance in Georgia, and examines the link between labor market outcomes and poverty. At over 15 percent, the unemployment rate in the country is high by European standards. Georgia faces three main labor market issues: (a) underutilization of labor resources,...

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Matching Aspirations : Skills for Implementing Cambodia's Growth Strategy

World Bank - 2013

Over the past decade, Cambodia improved the skills of its workforce at a slower rate than other countries in East Asia. And, although Cambodia's firms do not perceive skills as their main business constraint, skills shortages may negatively affect the process of both industrial and agricultural...

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The Little Data Book on Gender 2009

World Bank - 2009

This handy pocket guide is a quick reference for users interested in the gender statistics. It presents gender …

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Gender in Bolivian production : reducing differences in formality and productivity of firms

2009

understand gender-based differences in firms' tendencies toward formality, the impact of formality on profits, and the … groups, the study conducts a gender analysis of formality and productivity in six different sectors in Bolivia. The findings … shed new light on how gender-based differences contribute to a firm's decision to become formal and the consequences of …