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Explaining the unexplained : residual wage inequality, manufacturing decline, and low-skilled immigration
Gould, Eric D. - 2015
This paper investigates whether the increasing "residual wage inequality" trend is related to manufacturing decline and the influx of low-skilled immigrants. There is a vast literature arguing that technological change, international trade, and institutional factors have played a significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283167
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The yen exchange rate and the hollowing out of the Japanese industry
Belke, Ansgar; Volz, Ulrich - 2019
Since the demise of the Bretton Woods system, the yen has seen several episodes of strong appreciation, including in the late 1970s, after the 1985 Plaza Agreement, the early and late 1990s and after 2008. These appreciations have not only been associated with "expensive yen recessions"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012099480
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Torn apart? : the impact of manufacturing employment decline on black and white Americans
Gould, Eric D. - 2018
This paper examines the impact of manufacturing employment decline on the socio-economic outcomes within and between black and white Americans from 1960 to 2010. Exploiting variation across cities and over time, the analysis shows that manufacturing decline negatively impacted blacks (men,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874825
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The world's rust belts : the heterogeneous effects of deindustrialization on 1,993 cities in six countries
Gagliardi, Luisa; Moretti, Enrico; Serafinelli, Michel - 2023
We investigate the employment consequences of deindustrialization for 1,993 cities in France, Germany, Great Britain … number of cities was able to adapt to the negative shock caused by deindustrialization. The U.S. has the lowest share … then seek to understand why some former manufacturing hubs recovered while others didn't. We find that deindustrialization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014442576
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The role of "skill enhancing trade" in Brazil : some evidence from microdata
Araújo, Bruno César Pino Oliveira de; Bogliacino, … - 2009
Brazil was characterised by a marked process of trade liberalisation in the 1990s, resulting in a dramatic increase in … data ; Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860437
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The impact of child labor and school quality on academic achievement in Brazil
Bezerra, Márcio Eduardo G.; Kassouf, Ana Lúcia; … - 2009
. -- Child labor ; school achievement ; Brazil …
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Life cycle effects of job displacement in Brazil
Hoek, Jasper (contributor) - 2006
This paper estimates the consequences of the decline of the Brazilian manufacturing sector for displaced workers. I estimate that earnings decline by nearly 50% after displacement relative to one year prior. About a quarter of the initial earnings loss is attributable to reduced hours of work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003467220
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ICT adoption and productivity in developing countries : new firm level evidence from Brazil and India
Basant, Rakesh; Commander, Simon; Harrison, Rupert; … - 2006
This paper uses a unique new data set on nearly a thousand manufacturing firms in Brazil and India to investigate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003467244
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Is there rent sharing in developing countries? : matched-panel evidence from Brazil
Martins, Pedro S. (contributor);  … - 2006
Brazil. Our specific question is whether Brazil's dramatic income and wage differentials can be explained by the division of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003472642
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Does formality improve micro-firm performance? : quasi-experimental evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES program
Fajnzylber, Pablo; Maloney, William F.; Montes-Rojas, … - 2009
This paper employs regression discontinuity methods to identify the effect of formality on Brazilian micro-firm performance. The SIMPLES program introduced in November 1996 consolidated multiple taxes and social security contributions into a single payment and reduced taxes for eligible small...
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