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Measurement of globalization and its variations among countries, regions and over time
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - 2005
The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the … technological innovation also provides impetus to the progressive integration of the nations. The elements of globalization include … economic benefits, globalization also indicates the flow of ideas, norms, information and peoples. There is a large …
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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the multi-fibre arrangement
Braakmann, Nils; Wagner, Joachim - 2009
This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269526
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Intra-industry adjustment to import competition: theory and application to the German clothing industry
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - 2009
confirmed in an empirical study of the German clothing industry. …
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Wage Differentials and International Trade in Italy Using Individual Micro Data 1991-1996
Falzoni, Anna M.; Venturini, Alessandra; Villosio, Claudia - 2004
In this paper we use individual micro data on workers combined with industry and regional data to study the dynamics of the wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers in Italy in the period 1991-1996. Being different to previous empirical studies, our data allow us to explore in a...
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Principles and practicalities for measuring child poverty in the rich countries
Corak, Miles - 2005
This paper has three objectives. The first is to discuss the major issues involved in defining and measuring child poverty. The choices that must be made are clarified, and a set of six principles to serve as a guide for public policy are stated. The second objective is to take stock of child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267535
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Product market integration and labour markets: aggregate gains at the cost of more inequality?
Andersen, Torben M.; Sørensen, Allan - 2007
Important labour market consequences of globalization may arise via product market integration which affects the room …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268015
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Winners and losers: fragmentation, trade and wages revisited
Geishecker, Ingo; Görg, Holger - 2004
Our paper investigates the link between outsourcing and wages utilising a large household panel and combining it with industry level information on industries? outsourcing activities from input-output tables. By doing so we can arguably overcome the potential endogeneity bias as well as other...
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Immigration Policy in Integrated National Economies
Bauer, Thomas K.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2000
Migration is an unavoidable aspect of globalization. While full flexibility is politically unfeasible, the paper argues … for regulated openness. Migration in the age of globalization should be judged according to the labor market needs of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262379
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Human Capital Investment and Globalization in Extortionary States
Andersson, Fredrik; Konrad, Kai A. - 2001
This paper considers education investment and public education subsidies in closed and open economies with an extortionary government. The extortionary government in a closed economy has incentives to subsidize education in order to overcome a hold-up problem of time consistent taxation, similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262447
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Globalization and Human Capital Formation
Andersson, Fredrik; Konrad, Kai A. - 2001
This paper compares education investment in closed and open economies without government and with a benevolent government. The fact that the time consistency problem in taxation can make labor mobility beneficial even if governments are fully benevolent – which is known from other contexts –...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262452