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Sectorial dynamics and the convergence of regions of intermediate and advanced development in the European Union
Torrejón-Velardiez, Miguel - In: Economy of region 1 (2010) 1, pp. 34-41
of the creation of employment, while the gap in productivity is getting ever wider. The explanation fundamentally stems …
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Effects of the agglomeration and the industrial links in the pattern of manufacturing growth in Mexico
Mendoza, Jorge Eduardo; Peréz Cruz, Alberto - In: INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH (2007) 10, pp. 109-134
The Mexican economy experienced a geographical dispersion of the manufacturing sector localization that favored the northern border region and the states surrounding Mexico City during the period 1980-2003. The result was caused by the previous higher concentration and because of the economic...
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Lifting Euro Area Growth; Priorities for Structural Reforms and Governance
Everaert, Luc; Allard, Céline - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
. Differences in labor taxation, unemployment benefit systems, and employment protection will need to be reduced. Improving …
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Croissance de l'emploi régional en Suisse (1985-2001)
MAGER, Christophe - In: Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine août (2006) 3, pp. 489-507
In this paper, we use a structural-geographical analysis to study the evolution of employment in 5 Swiss metropolitan … occurred in other metropolitan areas, employment increase was less than estimated by our model in almost all the branches of …. The relative weakness of the agglomeration effects on the employment in the Geneva-Lausanne area is to some extent related …
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Unemployment Rate Dispersion in Melbourne: The ‘Regional’ Dimension
Dixon, Robert; Mahmood, Muhammad - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 9 (2006) 3, pp. 269-286
In this paper we examine unemployment rate dispersion across the (statistical) regions in the Melbourne metropolitan area. We find that the level of dispersion is positively correlated with the unemployment rate in all the regions taken together and that the ‘elasticity’ of dispersion with...
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On the employment effects of outward FDI: The case of Spain, 1995-2011
Bajo-Rubio, Oscar; Díaz-Mora, Carmen - Asociación Española de Economía y Finanzas … - 2014
In this paper, we analyse the impact on domestic employment resulting from outward FDI performed by Spanish firms …, using industry data for the period 1995‐2011. Together with the effects on total employment, we differentiate the effects …
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Evolução Regional da Produtividade da Mão-de-Obra na Agropecuária Gaúcha: uma Aplicação da Matriz de Markov
Stulp, Valter José - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 42 (2004) 2
This study analyses the regional convergence of the levels of labor productivity in the agricultural sector of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, through a Markov matrix. It also examines the variables that explain this convergence, through the statistical technique of principal components followed...
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Transition, Regional Features, Growth and Labour Market Dynamics
Marelli, Enrico; Signorelli, Marcello - In: The Labour Market Impact of the EU Enlargement. A New …
The aim of this paper is to throw some light on the institutional change, regional features, and growth and labour market performances in the eight transition countries that became EU members in May 2004 (8-CEECs). The consideration of a rather fine territorial disaggregation – at NUTS-3...
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The Wage Curve
Blanchflower, David G.; Oswald, Andrew J. - The MIT Press
The Wage Curve casts doubt on some of the most important ideas in macroeconomics, labor economics, and regional economics. According to macroeconomic orthodoxy, there is a relationship between unemployment and the rate of change of wages. According to orthodoxy in labor economics and regional...
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Public sector workers' willingness to pay for education and training: a comparison
O'Keefe, Sue; Crase, Lin - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 10 (2007) 4, pp. 279-294
In the context of concerns about skills shortages and an ageing workforce, increased participation in education and training is often seen as a potential stimulant to increased labour force engagement. Despite this, relatively little is known about the trade-offs made in the study and training...
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