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Münich, Daniel - 2009

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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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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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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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Creating an efficient financial system : challenges in a global economy

Beck, Thorsten - 2006

"Financial sector development fosters economic growth and reduces poverty by widening and broadening access to finance and allocating society's savings more efficiently. The author first discusses three pillars on which sound and efficient financial systems are built: macroeconomic stability and...

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Inefficient lobbying, populism, and oligarchy

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Do market pressures induce economic efficiency? : the case of Slovenian manufacturing, 1994-2001

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Uruguay - Policy Options for Improving the Efficiency of Uruguay???s Railway Sector : Consolidated Report

World Bank - 2012

follows: Increase the capacity of transport infrastructure and land ports. Maximize efficiency in providing service transport …. Strengthen efficient allocation of resources through a multimodal vision. Improve efficiency and regulation. Position as a …

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