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The Harris-Todaro Hypothesis
Khan, M. Ali Khan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The Harris-Todaro hypothesis replaces the equality of wages by the equality of ‘expected’ wages as the basic … unemployment when a mechanism for the determination of urban wages is specified. This article reviews work in which the Harris …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789436
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On wage formation, wage flexibility and wage coordination : A focus on the wage impact of productivity in Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the United States
Peeters, Marga; Den Reijer, Ard - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
along with the US for the period 1980-2010. Apart from the contribution of productivity to wages, we take into account the … resulting from a wage bargaining model. We further study the downward rigidities of wages in depth. The findings show that in … steer wages, policy makers can effectively use the replacement rate. …
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Farm profitability and Labour Use Efficiency
Amarender A, Reddy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Appropriate choice of cropping systems to local agro-ecology increases profitability and employment. The increased labour shortage and reduced profitability are growing concerns to the farmers. Keeping this, the paper written with the following objectives: i) To assess the profitability among...
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Technological Change and Immigration Policy
Gomez-Ruano, Gerardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
We propose a dynamic general equilibrium model to address the effects of technological progress on immigrant skill composition. Our results from this positive model suggest that neutral and skill-biased technological change imply essentially different immigration policies. On the one hand,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262751
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Employment Effects of Minimum Wages in Inflexible Labor Markets
Ozturk, Orgul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
This paper structurally models and estimates the employment effects of minimum wages in inflexible labor markets with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005079318
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Soap Operas for for Female Micro Entrepreneur Training
Nakasone, Eduardo; Torero, Maximo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We analyze the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female micro-entrepreneurs on business management practices (e.g. accounting, marketing, etc.). The training was provided in 4-5 hour sessions using soap operas and practical exercises...
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The Role of Agriculture in the Early Phase of Industrialization: Policy implications of Japan's experience
Kasahara, Shigehisa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1996
The paper presents a brief theoretical and historical explanation of the transformative process of the Japanese economy from a stagnant agrarian society to a modern industrial one. Specifically, it analyzes the role of agriculture in the early stage of Japan's development in the last three...
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The Dynamics of Low Pay Employment in Australia
Cai, Lixin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, this study shows that the largest proportion of low pay spells originated from higher pay; only a small proportion were from non-employment or recent graduates. While the majority of low pay spells transitioned to...
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Is there job polarization at the firm level?
Petri, Böckerman; Seppo, Laaksonen; Jari, Vainiomäki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We perform decompositions and regression analyses that test for the routinization hypothesis and job polarization at the firm level, instead of the aggregate or industry level as in previous studies. Furthermore, we examine the technology-based explanations for routinization and job polarization...
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Agricultural Productivity, Hired Labor, Wages and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh
Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper provides evidence on the effects of agricultural productivity on wage, labor supply to market oriented activities and labor allocation between own farming and wage labor in agriculture. To guide the empirical work, it develops a general equilibrium model that underscores the role of...
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