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Post-apartheid South Africa is facing three major economic problems: (1) slack economic growth, (2) high and growing unemployment and (3) among the world's highest income inequality and poverty indices. South Africa is currently caught in a macro-economic straight-jacket of tight monetary,...
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This paper investigates the impact of market-oriented economic reforms on union behaviour in Brazil. Previous work shows that openness, deregulation and similar measures constrain union power. In contrast, our results show that insider power has increased in the more competitive environment...
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We assess the stability of the wage structure in an economy experiencing substantial economic changes. We find that the structure of inter-industry wage differentials remained remarkably stable in Brazil in the face of major shocks.
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labor, wages were increasing disproportionately both for low- and highskilled labor whereas employment trends were favoring … institutions were holding up relative wages of low-skilled labor which accounts for the disproportionate increase of unemployment …
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first six waves of the British Household Panel Survey. We show that much of the residual variation in wages can be explained … of our findings is that wages are determined principally by individual characteristics - as human capital theory …
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and other establishments from 1997 to 2001. While theory provides alternative explanations for higher or lower wages in … newly founded firms, we show empirically that start-ups tend to pay lower wages, ceteris paribus. On average, wages in newly …
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wages of less skilled natives and a small positive effecton the wages of high skilledworkers as new immigrants are less …
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development of wages and employment across skill groups, there is considerable disagreement to explain these trends, in particular …
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This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal … institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the … context of, and been influenced by, broader economic reform in India. …
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This article examines recent and potential reforms in India's fiscal federal system. We summarize key federal … institutions in India, including tax and expenditure assignments, and mechanisms for Center-state transfers. We discuss the … context of, and been influenced by, broader economic reform in India. …
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