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Globalization, structural change and innovation in emerging economies : the impact on employment and skills

Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

This paper aims to provide a critical overview of the drivers that the relevant theoretical and empirical literature suggests being crucial in dealing with the challenges an emerging country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status, with a particular focus devoted...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011916217

Structural change and innovation as exit strategies from the middle income trap

Vivarelli, Marco - 2014

This paper is intended to provide an updated discussion on a series of issues that the relevant literature suggests to be crucial in dealing with the challenges a middle income country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status. In particular, the conventional...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350349

Globalization and income inequality

Meschi, Elena (contributor); Vivarelli, Marco (contributor) - 2007

ability in serving the differentiated and high-quality markets of the developed world. …

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The impact of globalization and technology transfer on manufacturing employment and skills in Ethiopia

Haile, Getinet Astatike; Srour, Ilina; Vivarelli, Marco - 2013

countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization, which enhances the prospect of direct technological imports or embodied … played by trade and FDI in determining employment. The empirical results obtained lend support to globalization having a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226717

Drivers and impacts in the globalization of corporate R&D : an introduction based on the European experience

Moncada Paternò Castello, Pietro; Vivarelli, Marco; … - 2011

The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture …-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the … related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: "Globalization and Corporate R&D" forthcoming …

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Globalization and employment : imported skill biased technological change in developing countries

Conte, Andrea (contributor); Vivarelli, Marco (contributor) - 2007

This paper discusses the occurrence of Skill-Enhancing Technology Import (SETI), namely the relationship between imports of embodied technology and widening skill-based employment differentials in a sample of low and middle income countries (LMICs). In doing so, this paper provides a direct...

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The social impact of globalization in the developing countries

Lee, Eddy (contributor); Vivarelli, Marco (contributor) - 2006

In this paper an ex-post measurable definition of globalization has been used, namely increasing trade openness and FDI … other main findings of the paper are that: 1) the employment effect can be very diverse in different areas of the world …

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Ethnic diversity and well-being

Akay, Alpaslan; Constant, Amelie; Giulietti, Corrado; … - 2016

This paper investigates how ethnic diversity, measured by the immigrants' countries of origin, influences the well-being of the host country. Using panel data from Germany for the period 1998 to 2012, we find a positive effect of ethnic diversity on the well-being of German citizens. To...

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The effect of migration on income growth and convergence : meta-analytic evidence

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2009

We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...

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Youth unemployment and vocational training

Biavaschi, Costanza; Eichhorst, Werner; Giulietti, Corrado - 2012

developing world, with a special emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of … assess differences in the setup and functioning of the vocational education and training policies in major world regions, as … vocational education and training systems combining work experience and general education and give some policy recommendations …

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