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The effects of technical and organizational change on labor markets
Gärtner, Dennis - 2001
A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...
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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471731
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Network effects, compatibility, and adoption of standards
Grajek, Michał - 2005
standard and international trade. The estimation results allow us to formulate some interesting policy conclusions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467122
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Asymmetrische Effekte der Geldpolitik auf die Industrie in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland - eine Untersuchung auf Branchenebene
Hock, Thorsten - 2003
Die Arbeit setzt sich mit Unterschieden des geldpolitischen Transmissionsprozesses im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auseinander. Dazu wird der Sektor nach der Systematik der BACH-Datenbank der europäischen Kommission in 10 Branchen eingeteilt. An eine kurze Betrachtung...
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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years
Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011
rates in broad occupational categories in Pakistan. The method used controls for average gender differences in these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438968
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Identifying Asset Poverty Thresholds – New methods with an application to Pakistan and Ethiopia
Naschold, Felix - 2005
is whether such threshold points exist in Pakistan and Ethiopia and, if so, where they are located. Methodologically, the … estimation technique affects the result. Second, it explores whether other estimation techniques may be more suitable to locate … growth. Moreover, the dynamic asset equilibria are very low. In Pakistan it is below the average asset holdings of the poor …
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Remittances and Economic Development in India and Pakistan
Ballard, Roger - 2005
The document contains a chapter of a World Bank report on remittances, its development impact as well as future prospects. It was published in 2005. The articles originated in 2003 during a conference organized by the Department for International Development, IMF, and World Bank, in London.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468666
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The Implementation of Value Transfers in an Era of Financial Volatility: meeting the logistical challenge
Ballard, Roger - 2008
Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...
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Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan
Shahbaz, Muhamm; Aamir, Naveed - 2008
time in Pakistan. Inflation influences the purchasing power of poor segments of population and definitely affects the … happiness of poor individuals in a small developing economy like Pakistan. Trade-openness improves happiness rankings of poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468683
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A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations
Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009
This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an...
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