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This paper explores the features of a dynamic multisectoral model which focuses on the relationship between income distribution, growth and international specialization. The model is explored both for the steady-state properties and the transitory dynamics of integrated economies. Income...
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manufacturing trade, have gone further and that this is likely one of the key determinants of better economic performance of China … still persists which likely adds to the hurdles faced by the Indian manufacturing sector. India has revealed a comparative …
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We examine the differential impact of portfolio debt, portfolio equity, and FDI inflows on 37 manufacturing industries … cross-sectional regressions of manufacturing industries' growth rates covering 17 years. Net portfolio debt inflows are … manufacturing sector. For instance, the inflow surge during the financial liberalization period, 1993-1994, is associated with a …
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Macroeconomists have been concerned with the structure of business cycle fluctuations and their sources for a long time. In a highly integrated and globalized world, the study of co-movement, or integration, is important because the results of the study on emerging countries could help...
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This paper investigates the employment effects of foreign acquisitions in acquired firms in Swedish manufacturing …
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manufacturing MNE parents (substitute), whereas increased employment in affiliates in high-income countries is positively related to …
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The employment in Sweden has become more concentrated to the larger cities in Sweden (Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö). This paper investigates whether Swedish multinational enterprises (MNEs) have contributed to that development. We examine the association between offshoring within Swedish MNEs...
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We address the mismatch between existing theoretical models and standard empirical practice in the analysis of the labor market effects of offshoring. While theory focuses on one-sector or two-sector models, empirical studies exploit variation in offshoring across a large number of industries,...
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affect such activities in manufacturing versus services firms as well as vertical versus horizontal investments. Our results … horizontal manufacturing firms, as well as between services and manufacturing FDI firms. …
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Globalization affects the mix of jobs available in an economy and the rate at which workers gain skills. We develop a … globalization affects the wage distribution and the career path of workers as they move up the jobs ladder. We calibrate the model … investigate the impact of globalization. Our results indicate that although falling trade costs results in greater wage inequality …
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