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Are the French Happy with the 35-Hour Workweek?
Estevão, Marcello M. - 2006
reduction in France from 39 to 35 hours, which was first applied to large firms in 2000. Using the timing difference by firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400283
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Three Million Foreigners, Three Million Unemployed? : Immigration and the French Labor Market
Gross, Dominique M. - 1999
This paper investigates the effects of the flows of immigrant workers on the French labor market between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s. Using a system of equations for unemployment, labor-force participation, the real wage, and the immigration rate, it is shown that, in the long run, legal and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401044
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Productivity Growth, Technological Convergence, RandD, Trade, and Labor Markets : Evidence From the French Manufacturing Sector
Khan, Tehmina S. - 2006
Total factor productivity (TFP) of 14 manufacturing sectors in France has kept up with that of the United States during …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399859
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Are remittances good for labor markets in LICs, MICs and fragile states? : evidence from cross-country data
Chami, Ralph; Ernst, Ekkehard; Fullenkamp, Connel; … - 2018
We present cross-country evidence on the impact of remittances on labor market outcomes. Remittances appear to have a strong impact on both labor supply and labor demand in recipient countries. These effects are highly significant and greater in size than those of foreign direct investment or...
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Institutional Structure and Labor Market Outcomes : Western Lessons for European Countries in Transition
Flanagan, Robert J. - 1995
Changes in economic systems provide a rare opportunity to redesign basic institutional structures in labor markets. This paper attempts to provide guidance for such institutional choice by drawing on the findings of recent labor market research in market economies on the links between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397450
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Fiscal Balance During Inflation, Disinflation, and Immigration : Policy Lessons
Razin, Assaf - 1996
The paper provides an overview of the role of the fiscal imbalances and the ensuing public debt in explaining major episodes in Israel’s recent economic developments. The main conclusions from the Israeli budgetary developments may have more general validity: (a) deficits lead to inflation and...
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Destabilizing the global monetary system : Germany's adoption of the gold standard in the early 1870s
Wiegand, Johannes - 2019
bimetallism, id est, a near-universal fixed exchange rate system in which (mostly) France stabilized the exchange value between … France, which would have severed the link between gold and silver currencies. Without reform, Germany would thus have risked … accommodation, however. Victory in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71 allowed Germany to force accommodation, but only until France …
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France and the Breakdown of the Bretton Woods International Monetary System
Simard, Dominique - 1994
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395979
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Technology and the future of work
Peralta-Alva, Adrian; Roitman, Agustin - 2018
This paper uses a DSGE model to simulate the impact of technological change on labor markets and income distribution. It finds that technological advances offers prospects for stronger productivity and growth, but brings risks of increased income polarization. This calls for inclusive policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932374
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Automation, skills and the future of work : what do workers think?
Mulas Granados, Carlos; Varghese, Richard; Boranova, Vizhdan - 2019
We exploit a survey data set that contains information on how 11,000 workers across advanced and emerging market economies perceive the main forces shaping the future of work. In general, workers feel more positive than negative about automation, especially in emerging markets. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012155109