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Poverty in Latin America: Trends (1986-1998) and Determinants

Wodon, Quentin; Castro, Rodrigo; Lee, Kihoon - In: Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos … 38 (2001) 114, pp. 127-153

This paper analyzes the evolution of poverty in Latin America. In 1998, about a third of the population was poor, and one sixth extreme poor. This represents 179 million poor people, of which 89 million lived in extreme poverty. The share of the populatio

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Labour Market Reforms and Changes in Social Protection Systems: From Welfare to Workfare

Kotýnková, Magdalena - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2009 (2009) 5, pp. 3-19

This paper deals with the situation on the European labour market and especially on the Czech labour market. It shows the impact of long-term unemployment - a crucial problem in contemporary European countries - on the economy and on the society and its integrity. Great attention is paid to the...

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Minimum Wage and Labour Market

Lajtkepová, Eva - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010 (2010) 1, pp. 3-20

). The paper deals with some results of empirical research into the effects of the minimum wage on enterprises and employment …

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Towards the measurement of total factor productivity index

Fischer, Jakub; Sixta, Jaroslav - In: Politická ekonomie 2009 (2009) 4, pp. 544-554

The paper is focused on the disputation with Mojmir Hajek on the field of the measurement of the total factor productivity index. We point out the interpretation obstacles connected to this measurement and its results at a level of the whole economy as well as of its industries. We also refer to...

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The Czech Labour Market and Its Structural Changes in the Period 1990-2006

Kotýnková, Magdalena - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2008 (2008) 3, pp. 47-61

development of the supply and demand sides of this market. Great attention is paid to the long-term trends in employment, self-employment …, especially the unfavourable decline in young labour force in the present difficult period, a special pattern of Czech self-employment …

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A Simple Model of Interaction Between CPI and PPI: Application to Monthly Data of EU Countries

Kadeřábek, Petr - In: Politická ekonomie 2007 (2007) 2, pp. 226-244

), production and indirectly also employment. In the retail market the consumer price index (CPI) is formed. We specify a simple … dynamic model with two state variables: CPI and PPI. Real variables - production and employment - are fully determined by CPI … shocks to the PPI inflation, production and employment equations. In the second part we implement the model on monthly data …

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Development of Employment in Less Favoured Areas in 2002-2006

Střeleček, František; Zdeněk, Radek; Lososová, Jana - In: Politická ekonomie 2010 (2010) 6, pp. 761-773

development of these areas is a sufficient number of job opportunities. An analysis of employment in the years 2002-2006 was … employment in the LFA was influenced mainly by a positive development of the regional component in the most important sectors. In … intensified by unfavourable values of the regional component. Dealing with the situation of the employment in industry, trade and …

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