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This paper analyses differences in employment volatility in foreign-owned and domestic companies using firm-level data … from 24 European countries. The presence of foreign-owned companies may lead to higher employment volatility because … more exposed to external shocks. We assess the conditional employment volatility of firms with foreign and domestic owners …
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In this paper we investigate the impact of the euro integration process on the drivers of FDI inflows. We show … theoretically and empirically that the single currency alters the drivers of FDI inflows across its Member States. Estimating … bilateral gravity models of FDI inflows into euro area countries, we show that the euro facilitates intra-euro area vertical FDI …
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Workers' remittances have become the second largest source of net financial flows to developing countries. However, the main motives for sending remittances remain controversial. This paper examines the importance of altruistic versus investment motives using a new panel data set of bilateral...
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Increasing fragmentation of production across borders is changing the nature of international competition. As a result, conventional indicators of competitiveness based on gross exports become less informative and new measures are needed. In this paper we propose an ex-post accounting framework...
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that on average employment shares have increased in occupations more exposed to AI. This is particularly the case for … Technological Change theory. While there exists heterogeneity across countries, only very few countries show a decline in employment … pace of technology diffusion and education, but also to the level of product market regulation (competition) and employment …
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European firm to adverse shocks by reducing permanent and temporary employment. On the basis of a firm-level analysis, this … employment reaction of Belgian firms. On the contrary, employment is safeguarded by the presence of many small firms and a wage …
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is directly aimed at reducing disparities in the employment sector. Against this background, the paper analyses the … impact of EU structural funds on employment drawing on a panel dataset of 130 European NUTS regions over the time period 1999 …
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We use a cohort based model to analyze determinants of labour force participation for disaggregated groups of workers in the euro area and the five largest euro area countries. The model captures age and cohort effects as indicators of (unobserved) determinants of participation behaviour. We use...
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We explore the impact of wage adjustment on employment with a focus on the role of downward nominal wage rigidities. We … results point to a negative effect of downward wage rigidities on employment at the firm level …
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develop a suite of models to provide a more timely estimate (nowcast) of euro area quarterly employment growth based on a … timely assessment of employment developments with unemployment rates and sentiment indicators containing most of the relevant …
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