The transition to market in Slovenia created labor displacements that were on par or greater than that experienced in …

the labor market. Its impact on employment, wages and wealth depends crucially on the design of immigration policy …

knowledge sector is bounded, as productivity increases, the economy moves from a ?Solovian zone? where wages increase with … bliss point can only be made better-off by an increase in diversity. If wages are set by monopoly unions rather than set … employment in the material goods sector. International trade may reduce wages in poor countries and increase them in rich …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …Governments the world over offer significant inducements to attract inward investment, motivated by the expectation of … spillover benefits to augment the primary benefits of a boost to national income from new investment. This paper begins by …

's theoretical framework: (i) wages are higher in states with more generous unemployment benefits, (ii) the perceived probability of …

determination. In the basic set-up, UISAs induce a trade union to lower wages. This effect can also arise if (1) balanced …

We study the implications of product market competition and investment for price setting, wage bargaining and thereby …

competitors. Because workers participate in the returns on investment while only firms bear the costs, investment is inefficiently … low. A binding minimum wage can achieve the first-best level of investment, both in the short run for a given number of …