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This paper presents a new dataset of comparable employment indicators for South Asian countries, constructed from more … dataset is illustrated by conducting a rigorous assessment of employment characteristics, of changes in employment over time …, and of the short- and long-run relationship between economic growth and employment growth in South Asia. The exercise …
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impact of corruption on employment growth among private firms. Using firm-level survey data for 109 countries, the analysis … finds that corruption has a much larger negative impact on employment growth for firms that are financially constrained … the bribery rate brings about a decline in the annual growth rate of employment of financially constrained firms that is 2 …
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The relationship between the length of paid maternity leave and the proportion of female workers in the private sector is explored using firm-level survey data for 66 mostly developing countries. The paper finds a large, positive, and statistically significant relationship between the two....
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