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Trade in value added : do we need new measures of competitiveness?
Lommatzsch, Kirsten; Silgoner, Maria Antoinette; … - 2017
It has been argued that the increasing importance of global value chains necessitates a modification of conventional competitiveness measures. We compile a broad dataset including value added trade, gross exports and conventional and value added based real exchange rates. To sharply focus on...
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European regional competitiveness indicators
Pinelli, Dino (contributor) - 1998
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New media and competition : printing and Europe's transformation after Gutenberg
Dittmar, Jeremiah; Seabold, Skipper - 2019
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Why does emissions trading under the EU ETS not affect firms' competitiveness? : empirical findings from the literature
Joltreau, Eugénie; Sommerfeld, Katrin - 2017
Environmental policies may have important consequences for firms' competitiveness or profit-ability. However, the empirical literature shows that hardly any statistically significant effects on firms can be detected for the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We explain why there...
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Labor market concentration and competition policy across the Atlantic
Araki, Satoshi; Bassanini, Andrea; Green, Andrew S.; … - 2022
of enforcement activity by European competition authorities in labor markets relative to the US. While enforcement action … competition enforcement in labor markets. The article identifies sectors and practices that may be scrutinized with priority by … European competition authorities and proposes a mix of enforcement, merger control and well-targeted policy and regulatory …
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Measuring the statistical capacity of nations
Cameron, Grant J.; Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Dinc, Mustafa; … - 2020
internationally comparable data. This paper reviews measurement methodologies, posits desired attributes, and presents theoretical and …
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Constructing socio-demographic indicators for National Statistical Institutes using mobile phone data : estimating literacy rates in Senegal
Schmid, Timo; Bruckschen, Fabian; Salvati, Nicola; … - 2016
Modern systems of official statistics require the accurate and timely estimation of socio-demographic indicators for disaggregated geographical regions. Traditional data collection methods such as censuses or household surveys impose great financial and organizational burdens for National...
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Embedding as a pitfall for survey-based welfare indicators : evidence from an experiment
Hetschko, Clemens; Reumont, Louisa von; Schöb, Ronnie - 2017 - This version: March 2017
How can we assess the welfare of a society, its evolution over time and predict its change due to particular policy interventions? One way is to use survey-based welfare indicators such as the OECD Better Life Index. It invites people to weight a variety of quality of life indicators according...
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