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impact of corruption on employment growth among private firms. Using firm-level survey data for 109 countries, the analysis … finds that corruption has a much larger negative impact on employment growth for firms that are financially constrained … the bribery rate brings about a decline in the annual growth rate of employment of financially constrained firms that is 2 …
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other secondary measures, namely, employability and employment outcomes. The results should be interpreted with caution …
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that are more exposed to automation in the U.S. through trade fared in exports and employment outcomes. The results show … employment, nor manufacturing wage employment overall. Yet, the latter is the result of two counteracting forces. Exposure to U ….S. automation reduced manufacturing wage employment in areas where occupations were initially more susceptible to being automated …
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Using an event-study framework, this paper examines the impact of four minimum wage hikes between 2008 and 2015 on the Cambodian labor market. The analysis finds that, except for immediate adjustments around the time of the hikes, the minimum wage hikes did not affect participation rates in the...
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In this paper the impact of various agglomerative forces on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing is investigated … representative firm data that covers the formal and informal economy to investigate the impact of agglomerative forces on employment … employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing, finding that there is no evidence that population density is associated with faster …
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implementation of the New Industrial Policy. The findings show that there was a significant and abrupt increase in employment at the … for certain industries. The paper finds that the increase in cross-border employment is higher for sectors receiving … experience an increase in employment. Finally, the growth in the number of firms in Uttar Pradesh close to the border remained …
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The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply reduced mobility and economic activity, disrupting the lives of people around the globe. This paper presents estimates on the early impact of the crisis on labor markets in 39 countries based on high-frequency phone survey data...
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Using firm-level data for Georgia, the paper estimates the quasi-elasticity of employment and wages with respect to the … employment levels and average wages by gender and consider whether export destination or the competiveness of economies matters … improves female employment but reduces overall average wages and female wages. Increasing exports to the European Union as well …
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employment adjustment has operated mostly along the intensive margin (that is leave of absence and reduction in hours), with a …
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. However, there has been little evidence on what drives market power and the impact of the degree of competition in South …-level determinants of the estimated markups and assesses the link between competition and firm-level outcomes, including productivity …, employment, and wages. The analysis finds that average markups across the economy appear to have risen between 2010 and 2014 …
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