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We propose the so-called domestic "embodied unit labor costs" (EULC) at the country-sector level as a new cost-related basis for measures of international competitiveness. EULC take into account that a sector's labor costs constitute only a small share of its total cost which to a large extent...
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This paper uses microdata from Brazilian natality and mortality vital statistics between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence – measured by homicide rates - on birth outcomes. The estimates show that exposure to violence during the first trimester of...
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differs across regions in line with changes in the patterns of intersectoral linkages, (3) the elasticity of employment in … other sectors with respect to the change in employment in mining closely follows the regional patterns of intersectoral … and average firm-level employment in sectors (such as heavy manufacturing) that largely depend on mining for intermediate …
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This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi … employment away from employment-for-pay to self-employment. Therefore, the effect on total employment is ambiguous. OLS and fixed … effects regression are used to examine separately self-employment and employment-for-pay between three groups of borrowers …
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and employment in real-time. Yet questions remain about the representativeness of these datasets and how to distinguish … real-time estimates of small business dynamics and employment during the pandemic are remarkably representative and closely … and openings from sample churn is critical for these results. We also find that while employment by small businesses …
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This paper uses data on both self-reported and true measures of individual Body Mass Index (BMI) to examine the nature of measurement error in self-reported BMI and to look at the consequences of using self-reported measures when estimating the effect of BMI on economic outcomes. In keeping with...
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reforms that were implemented in the Netherlands have helped or hindered employment opportunities of workers with health … employer incentives may stimulate preventive and reintegration activities by firms, thereby improving the employment … may therefore reduce employment opportunities of disabled workers. We use data from the Dutch Labor Force Survey and rich …
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cannot be attributed to the parents' own employment status. The results suggest pathways through stress and air pollution …
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Dimensions of cognitive skills are potentially important but often neglected determinants of the central economic outcomes that shape overall well-being over the life course. There exists enormous variation among households in their rates of wealth accumulation, their holdings of financial...
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Using longitudinal data from the Ukraine we examine the extent of any long-lasting effects of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl disaster on the health and labour market performance of the adult workforce. The variation in the local area level of radiation fallout from the Chernobyl accident...
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