employment, wages, and hours of work. In order to assess whether the changes experienced by workers in the sectors analysed were … income as a result of the law. -- minimum wage ; South Africa ; wage ; employment ; hours of work …

The manufacturing sector is a major purchaser of services and therefore has a significant impact on growth in the … service sector. Conversely, there is not as much impetus generated by services to the manufacturing sector. In 2009 …, industrial production led to the creation of a further 3.8 million jobs in the service sector. The impact on employment in …

During the last decades, traditional manufacturing firms in Western economies have undergone a rapid transformation … increased market size and the competition. Innovation is a prerequisite for a successful transformation process and this paper … experienced a decline in employment and a positive development in productivity while maintaining a significant contribution to …

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant … partially accounted for the improvement in manufacturing performance. -- plant dynamics ; productivity ; manufacturing ; Chile …

-- fixed-term employment ; labor productivity ; manufacturing …