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This paper provides new empirical evidence on the relationship between reservation wages of unemployed workers and … perspective on how reservation wages change over time and how they correlate with accepted wage offers for workers who move from … unemployment to employment. The findings shed light on the disincentive effects of the German tax and transfer system for the …
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with structural changes in employment, the wages evolution being independent of the economic context or of the labour …The paper represents a study of the labour market functionality through the employment degree and how much of the … employment improvement is reflected in the wage revenues. The study is based on the analysis and forecast of the earnings …
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This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...
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forces. The rigidity of relative wages, despite relative shifts in labor demand that favor skilled workers, has resulted in … sharp declines in employment rates for unskilled workers. The microeconomic evidence is shown to have important implications …
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the global financial crisis. Our findings suggest that: (i) employment responsiveness has been historically low but rising … historical patterns once we control for the size of the output shock; and (iii) the comparatively lower employment response vis …-à-vis other countries can in part be explained by the quick implementation of an employment subsidy program, a more flexible wage …
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This paper analyzes the net effects of technology and import competition on employment, wages and wage inequality in … the Canadian manufacturing sector over the 1970-1990 period by estimating reduced form employment and wage equations. The …-hours worked, the level of employment and the hourly labor compensation by industry are examined. The major findings for the study …
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In this study, we examine the phenomenon of the brain drain in Canada, specifically the loss of certain post … graduates who stayed in Canada and those who moved to the United States; a multivariate analysis, to identify the determinant … factors of the decision to move from Canada to the United States and the decision to return to Canada afterwards; and analysis …
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Anhand einer Tabelle wird zunächst die Bevölkerung nach überwiegendem Lebensunterhalt in Sachsen zwischen April 1991 und April 1993 in Prozent dargestellt. Dabei läßt sich eine Veränderung der Struktur der Einkommensquellen erkennen. Einer weiteren Tabelle können die durchschnittlichen...
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Im Juni 2014 führte das ifo Institut eine einmalige Sonderumfrage zu Löhnen, Beschäftigung und Finanzierung durch, an der mehr als 2 400 Unternehmen aus dem Verarbeitenden Gewerbe, dem Dienstleistungssektor, dem Groß- und Einzelhandel sowie dem Baugewerbe teilnahmen. Die Befragung hatte zum...
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