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Industrial specialisation, trade, and labour market dynamics in a multisectoral model of technological progress

Stehrer, Robert - 2001

The issue of the impact of trade on specialisation structures and the effects of trade liberalisation on employment and labour markets has been intensively discussed in the recent literature on trade liberalisation and globalisation. In Europe this debate has gained new momentum in the...

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Hypothetical integration in a social accounting matrix and fixed-price multiplier analysis

Kim, Kijong - 2008

This study proposes a simple modification to a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) in order to analyze the multiplier effects of a new sector. A different input composition, or technology, of the sector makes a conventional analysis of final-demand injections on existing sectors invalid. We show that...

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Deindustrialization from the center perspective: US trade and manufacturing in the last two decades

Rodousakis, Nikolaos; Yajima, Giuliano Toshiro; Soklis, … - 2024

We argue that the US trade and industry sector has experienced several unsustainable sectoral processes, including (i) a fall in the trade balance in machinery and equipment and high-tech (HT) industries, (ii) a rise in import multipliers in machinery and equipment and HT industries, (iii) a...

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The economic and environmental effects of a green employer of last resort: A sectoral multiplier analysis for the United States

Rodousakis, Nikolaos; Yajima, Giuliano Toshiro; Soklis, … - 2022

We assess the sectoral impact of the implementation of a "green" employer of last resort (ELR) program in the US, based on an environmental modification of an extended Kurz's (1985) multiplier framework and data from OECD Input-Output tables. We use these multipliers to estimate the impact of an...

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Labor productivity and the law of decreasing labor content

Flaschel, Peter; Franke, Reiner; Veneziani, Roberto - 2010

This paper analyzes labor productivity and the law of decreasing labor content (LDLC) originally formulated by Farjoun and Machover (1983). First, it is shown that the standard measures of labor productivity may be rather misleading, owing to their emphasis on monetary aggregates. Instead, the...

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Medical expenditure growth and the diffusion of medical technology

Polchlopek, Justin - 2011

The general consensus among health economists is that the increasing capability of medical providers-often called medical technology-is responsible for the majority of growth in medical expenditure. And yet, the principle means of understanding medical technology is through the use of total...

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Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries with an Application to Ecuador

Alvarado, Carlos Díaz; Izquierdo, Alejandro; Panizza, Ugo - 2004

discussion, the paper uses Ecuador to illustrate an application of the probabilistic model, and of the framework to evaluate the …

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Desigualdad y focalización geográfica del gasto social: El caso de Ecuador

Azevedo, Viviane; Robles, Marcos - 2008

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The limits to dollarization in Ecuador: Lessons from Argentina

Bradbury, Mathew; Vernengo, Matías - 2008

The paper sheds light on the apparent success of dollarization in Ecuador. The experience of Argentina with …

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The indigenous movement and the economic trajectory of Ecuador

Jameson, Kenneth P. - 2008

On many measures, the indigenous movement in Ecuador has been the most successful in Latin America. This is … since 2007 may marginalize them further. This paper examines Ecuador's checkered economic performance in the Washington … programs of the indigenous movement, specifically of CONAIE (Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador). This …

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