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The Anatomy and Dynamics of Small Scale Private Manufacturing in Vietnam
Hemlin, Maud; Ramamurthy, Bhargavi; Ronnås, Per - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998
500 non-state manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam, the present study provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207197
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The Private Manufacturing Sector in Vietnam: An Analysis of the Winners
Ramamurthy, Bhargavi - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 1998
Vietnam has witnessed a dynamic restructuring of its non-state enterprises since the initiation of market reforms in … flexibility in facing the challenges of uncertainty in the changing economic environment of Vietnam. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649117
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THE STATE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN VIETNAM
Hakkala, Katariina; Kokko, Ari - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2007
development of the private sector in Vietnam, focusing in particular on the relationship between the state and the private sector … and suggests some policy reforms on the basis of the lessons from the first two decades of economics reforms in Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644864
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Does the Outsourcing Affect Labour Costs in Enterprises? Evidence from Firm-level Data
Grzes, Anna - 2015
This empirical paper examines an impact of materials and services outsourcing on labour costs in two groups: industrial and construction enterprises, and services enterprises in Poland in the period 2005-2013. The analysis of this dependence was based on data of Central Statistical Office...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012232336
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Unit labor costs and manufacturing sector performance in Africa
Naidoo, Karmen; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2020
Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countries at similar levels of development, which contributes to the continent's lower levels of manufacturing competitiveness. This paper derives unit labor costs - average wages relative to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388922
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The Decline of Traditional Sectors in Israel : The Role of the Exchange Rate and the Minimum Wage
Clifton, Eric V. - 2006
This paper examines the role of exchange rate appreciation and the minimum wage in the relative decline of traditional sectors in Israel. It finds little evidence to indicate that real exchange rate appreciation is primarily responsible for this decline. Rather, the evidence indicates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012781959
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Unit labor costs and manufacturing sector performance in Africa
Naidoo, Karmen; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2020
Several studies have highlighted that African manufacturing wages are higher than comparator countries at similar levels of development, which contributes to the continent’s lower levels of manufacturing competitiveness. This paper derives unit labor costs - average wages relative to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012262304
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Does the outsourcing affect labour costs in enterprises? : evidence from firm-level data
Grześ, Anna - 2015
This empirical paper examines an impact of materials and services outsourcing on labour costs in two groups: industrial and construction enterprises, and services enterprises in Poland in the period 2005-2013. The analysis of this dependence was based on data of Central Statistical Office...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012016853
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Trade, skill-biased technical change and wages in Mexican manufacturing
Caselli, Mauro - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2010
This paper analyses and quantifies the effects of trade liberalisation and skill-biased technical change, both exogenous and trade-induced, on the skill premium and real wages of unskilled and skilled workers in theMexican manufacturing sector, using industry- and firm-level data for 1984-1990...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642679
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Assignment Reversals: Trade, Skill Allocation and Wage Inequality
Sampson, Thomas - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2011
Understanding the allocation of skilled labor across industries is necessary to explain inter-industry wage differences and the effect of trade on wages. This paper develops a multi-sector assignment model with both heterogeneous labor and a non-labor input in which high skill agents match with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645270