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Market reforms and efficiency gains in Chile

Bergoeing, Raphael; Hernando, Andrés; Repetto, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 217-242

-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze aggregate … productivity constructed from micro data to find that in the aftermath of the reforms, efficiency gains were explained by within … constraints experienced the largest efficiency gains. Trade openness and a superior access to external finance seem to have …

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The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality : oportunidades in Mexico

McKee, Douglas; Todd, Petra E. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 67-100

Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasing schooling and improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty and inequality of these children. It adapts methods...

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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between …

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Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from remittance-receiving households are less likely to participate in the labor market and supply fewer hours when they do. The results are robust to different measures of...

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Social networks and wages in Senegal’s labor market

Beradi, Nicoletta - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

We develop a theoretical framework that considers the role played by moral hazard and the diversity of networks and cultures in the choice of hiring channel. In favoritism contexts social networks, and particularly strong ties, are adopted as hiring channels for unskilled jobs and result in wage...

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Efficiency measurement in Greek dairy farms : stochastic frontier vs. data envelopment analysis

Theodoridis, A. M.; Psychoudakis, A. - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 1 (2008) 2, pp. 53-66

Analysis (DEA) have become very popular in the analysis of productive efficiency. This paper undertakes a comparison of … sample of 165 dairy farms in Greece. However, the aim of this paper is not only to compare estimates of technical efficiency … obtained from two approaches, but also to produce efficiency data about the farms studied, which have implications for …

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Why activity based costing (ABC) is still tagging behind the traditional costing in Malaysia?

Rasiah, Devinaga - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 1, pp. 83-106

This study compares activity-based costing (ABC) model and traditional costing method in Malaysia. Activity based costing (ABC) which was developed into the manufacturing/service sectors in Malaysia. It calculates the cost and performance of activities, resources and cost objects. It can be...

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Befristete Beschäftigung hat keinen Einfluss auf die betriebliche Arbeitsproduktivität

Nielen, Sebastian; Schiersch, Alexander - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 21, pp. 14-17

Die Befristung von Arbeitsverträgen hat in den letzten Jahren zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. In der Folge wird auch intensiv über die positiven wie negativen Effekte dieser Beschäftigungsform diskutiert. Die Debatte beschränkt sich jedoch im Wesentlichen auf Arbeitsmarktaspekte und die...

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Forschende Unternehmen schneiden besser ab

Eickelpasch, Alexander - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 35, pp. 3-14

Die industrielle Forschung hat in den vergangenen zehn Jahren expandiert. Sowohl die Zahl der forschenden Unternehmen als auch die Beschäftigung in Forschung und Entwicklung und die finanziellen Aufwendungen in diesem Bereich haben deutlich zugenommen. Zuwächse gab es vor allem bei Unternehmen...

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Measuring and decomposing sources of productivity performance in India’s paper and pulp industry under liberalized regime : a nonparametric approach

Ray, Sarbapriya - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 1, pp. 147-171

change and technical efficiency change in India's paper industry. The prime objective of this article is to assess the impact … technical efficiency and technical change in this particular manufacturing sector. The paper applies Malmquist Productivity … stagnation in technical efficiency. Non-responding technical efficiency change and the deteriorating technical change were the …

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