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There is evidence that better performing firms tend to enter international markets. Internationally active firms are larger, more productive, and pay higher wages than other firms in the same industry. Positive performance effects of engaging in international activity are found especially in...
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The impact of offshoring on domestic jobs is more complicated than it first appears. In the standard narrative …, offshoring production is thought to harm domestic workers by providing cheap alternative sources of labor. However, while … offshoring may directly displace domestic workers, the resulting foreign market access and lower production costs allow domestic …
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There is evidence that better performing firms tend to enter international markets. Internationally active firms are larger, more productive, and pay higher wages than other firms in the same industry. Positive performance effects of engaging in international activity are found especially in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012269597
discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …
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positive growth and employment effects. Recent empirical analyses show that the introduction of cleaner process innovations …, rather than product-based ones, may also lead to higher employment. The rationale is that cleaner technologies lead to cost …
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Most OECD countries have recently introduced product market reforms with the objective of lowering barriers to entry and increasing competition in many sectors, such as telecommunications, utilities, and transport. The timing and extent of regulatory reform have varied significantly, starting in...
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The privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in transition economies has often been found to improve employment … indeed a positive effect on export propensity, employment, and productivity in both the short and long term. The effect …
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With aging populations and increased demands on government revenue, countries need to boost employment and earnings … prolong employment among older workers. Human capital policy has a complementary role in improving the payoff to work and …
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levels—do not significantly affect native employment in the short term and boost employment in the long term. …
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employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …
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