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The recession the United States economy entered in December of 2007 is considered to be the most severe downturn the country has experienced since the Great Depression. The unemployment rate reached as high as 10.1 percent in October 2009 - the highest we have seen since the 1982 recession. In...
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According to a widespread view, Germany's unemployment crisis is caused by rigid labour markets, low profitability and increasing international competition. We argue that this view does not provide a convincing explanation for the dramatic rise in Germany's unemployment rate since 1989, first...
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player and a regulator of financial markets. In our empirical case-studies on the transformation process in Poland, Romania … and Russia we are analysing the problems that arise from such an unclear definition of the role of the state. …
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Russian banks. The paper also searches for ways to promote financial development in Russia. It is argued that there may not be … that have a solvency problem such as Russia. Russia's recently adopted banking restructuring program is an abandonment of … it to relatively successful bank restructuring programs pursued in other transition countries such as Poland. …
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This paper examines the changes in the inter-industry wage structure experienced by Russia since 1993, as part of its … increased. Moreover, Russia exhibits large movements in wage premia, as industries respond to massively changing demand …
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organized as federations, comparably weak institutions such as those in Russia are largely unknown. In this sense, international …
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In most industrialized countries, more people than ever are having to cope with the burden of caring for elderly parents. This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. A key insight we...
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