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globalization renders this question extremely topical. Yet, most previous work has looked for political effects of aggregate trade …
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status of women. Although historically globalization is not generally linked to the advancement of women, several recent …
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heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries … contribution to the overall integration. Finally, we investigate the links between globalization and labor market in India … manufacturing industry. -- globalization ; economic integration ; composite index ; manufacturing ; India …
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This paper has three objectives. The first is to discuss the major issues involved in defining and measuring child poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are stated. The second objective is to take stock of child...
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resource management systems at two garment factories manufacturing for export in India. They make the same product for the same … management ; labor productivity ; labor standards ; India ; garments …
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technology, globalization tends to lead to convergence. Moreover, under non-convex technology trade and migration tend to be …-enhancing potential. -- migration ; international trade ; capital movements ; capital formation ; globalization …
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There is no empirical evidence that trade exposure per se increases child labour. As trade theory and household economics lead us to expect, the cross-country evidence seems to indicate that trade reduces or, at worst, has no significant effect on child labour. Consistently with the theory, a...
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This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...
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. Countries with national wage coordination can thus stabilize overall employment against fluctuations and shocks in the world …
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