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Wage Structure and Public Sector Employment: Sweden versus the United States 1970-2002

Domeij, David; Ljungqvist, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …

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Home Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sweden

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

This paper examines two broad issues related to foreign investment by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs): first, the effects of outward foreign direct investment on domestic investment, exports and employment, and second, the effects on the domestic economy from the increasing division of...

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The Exchange Rate - A Shock-Absorber or Source of Shocks? A Study of Four Open Economies

Artis, Michael J; Ehrmann, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

The paper provides SVAR estimates for four open economies: the UK, Canada, Sweden and Denmark, making explicit a … another: monetary union appears easy to recommend for Sweden and Denmark, much less so for Canada and the UK. …

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Foreign Direct Investment and Politics: The Swedish Model

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

Sweden is home to a remarkably large number of prosperous multinationals. We argue that this is partly the result of … regulations and controls have facilitated investment abroad by Swedish firms, while impeding foreign direct investment in Sweden … investment abroad, but opposed foreign investment in Sweden. This paper outlines the development of Swedish foreign investment …

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The Effects of Technical Change on Labour Market Inequalities

Hornstein, Andreas; Krusell, Per; Violante, Giovanni L - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this chapter we inspect economic mechanisms through which technological progress shapes the degree of inequality among workers in the labour market. A key focus is on the rise of US wage inequality over the past 30 years. However, we also pay attention to how Europe did not experience changes...

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From Parent to Child; Early Labour Market Experiences of Second-Generation Immigrants in the Netherlands

Ours, Jan C van; Veenman, Justus - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper is on the early labour market experiences of second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands. We find that for employment rates only are there differences across ethnic groups. Conditional on having a job, there is hardly any difference in wages and other job characteristics between...

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Dynamism and Inertia on the Russian Labour Market: A Model of Segmentation

Grosfeld, Irena; Kolenikov, Stanislav; Paltseva, Elena; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper proposes an explanation of the puzzling coexistence of elements of inertia and dynamism on the Russian labour market using a segmentation model. Risk averse workers are differentiated according to their productivity. They face a trade-off between wages and access to social services...

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Optimal Labour Taxation and Search

Boone, Jan; Bovenberg, A Lans - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper explores the optimal role of the tax system in alleviating labour-market imperfections and raising revenue. For this purpose, the standard search model of the labour market is extended by introducing scarce entrepreneurial talent and arbitrage between the supply and demand. We study...

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Progress in the Workplace.

Richardson, S. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1997

There has been a great deal of turnmoil in the Australian labour market over the past 25 years. This paper describes the main features of the changes which have occured over the principal dimensions of the work environment.

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The Worldwide Market for Skilled Migrants: Can Australia Compete?

Cobb-Clark, D.A.; Connolly, M.D. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1996

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relative importance of internal and external factors on the demand for skilled immigration visas to Australia.

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