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Technologie, Qualifikationen und internationale Arbeitsteilung: Anmerkungen zu der Diskussion über Industrie 4.0
Krzywdzinski, Martin - 2016
Welche Chancen bieten neue Produktionstechnologien im Kontext der Industrie 4.0 für Hochlohnstandorte, um gegenüber Niedriglohnstandorten wettbewerbsfähiger zu werden und unter Umständen sogar verlagerte Produktion zurückzuholen? Dies wird im vorliegenden Discussion Paper anhand einer...
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Kone- ja metallialan koulutuksen laadullinen ennakointi
Hernesniemi, Hannu - 2012
Machinery and metal products industry employs about 130,000 people in Finland and another 100,000 people in foreign subsidiaries of Finnish companies. This report focuses on this sector's qualitative or substantive projections for vocational education and training (vocational schools and...
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Pohjois-Savon kilpailukyky ja tulevaisuuden haasteet: Selvitys Pohjois-Savon liitolle
Hernesniemi, Hannu; Kulvik, Martti; Ylä-Anttila, Pekka - 2012
The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just under a third. The industrial structure of the region is not strong, but on the other hand it is not alarmingly thin either, because it does have certain successful niches. North...
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Escaping the Holocaust: Human and health capital of refugees to the United States, 1940-42
Blum, Matthias; Rei, Claudia - 2015
The large-scale persecution of Jews during World War II generated massive refugee movements. Using data from 20,441 predominantly Jewish passengers from 19 countries traveling from Lisbon to New York between 1940 and 1942, we analyze the last wave of refugees escaping the Holocaust and verify...
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The Microeconomics of Organization and Productivity Change: The Use of Machine Tools in Manufacturing
Carlsson, Bo - 1983
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Digitalization and change in the global division of labor: Industrial work in transition
Krzywdzinski, Martin - In: RBEST: Revista Brasileira de Economia Social e do Trabalho 3 (Art. No.:) e021016 (2021), pp. --
The contribution discusses the impact of digitalization approaches in industrial companies and their implications for the global division of labour and work. It proceeds by investigating the scope and character of automation and its impact on the relationship between production locations in high...
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Revolutionary effects of new information technologies
van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2005
In markets with imperfect information and heterogeneity, the information technology affects the rate at which agents meet, which in turn affects the distribution of production technologies across firms. We show that in models for such markets there are typically multiple equilibria because...
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The growth crisis of Germany: A blueprint of the developed economies
Berthold, Norbert; Gründler, Klaus - 2013
Germany has experienced tremendous growth rates in the aftermath of World War II. Since the early 1970s, growth rates … capital accumulation in Germany severely lags behind the average level of the developed countries. As this may explain the … moderate position of Germany in the group of the 25 richest countries, the developed countries in turn experience a period of …
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Financial markets and twentieth century industrialization: Evidence from US and Canadian steel producers
Keay, Ian; Redish, Angela - 2002
Despite the diverse and developed nature of twentieth century U.S. and Canadian financial markets, the history of both economies is replete with claims of inefficiency and inadequacy among financial intermediaries, particularly the banking sectors. In Canada it has been argued that banks were...
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An empty promise: Average cost savings and scale economies among Canadian and American manufacturers, 1910 - 1988
Keay, Ian - 2001
During the debate that led up to the implementation of a bilateral free trade agreement between Canada and the U.S. on January 1, 1989, much was made of economists' claims that both nations could expect significant welfare improvements as a result of the removal of tariffs on traded goods. The...
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