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Ghana; Economic Development in a Democratic Environment
Harnack, Joachim; Leite, Sérgio Pereira.; Fabrizio, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767349
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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland
Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590857
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Economic growth, employment and poverty reduction : a comparative analysis of Chile and Mexico
Puyana, Alicia - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965864
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The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989–2010
Campos, Raymundo; Esquivel, Gerardo; Lustig, Nora - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2012
Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market … forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy … changes in hourly wages into characteristics and returns. The main driver is changes in returns. Returns rose (1989-1994) due …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878123
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Intergenerational Progress of Mexican-Origin Workers in the U.S. Labor Market.
Trejo, S.J. - 1998
Using unique Current Population Survey data from November 1979 and 1989m this paper compares the wage structure across generations of Mexican-origin men. The author finds that the sizeable earnings advantage U.S.-born Mexican Americans enjoy over Mexican immigrants arises not just from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005245503
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The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico: 1989-2010
Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M.; Esquivel, Gerardo; Lustig, Nora - Centro de Estudios Económicos, Colegio de México - 2012
Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market … forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy … changes in hourly wages into characteristics and returns. The main driver is changes in returns. Returns rose (1989-1994) due …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650314
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The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989.2010
Campos, Raymundo; Esquivel, Gerardo; Lustig, Nora - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market … forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy … changes in hourly wages into characteristics and returns. The main driver is changes in returns. Returns rose (1989-94) due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653104
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The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010
Campos, Raymundo; Esquivel, Gerado; Lustig, Nora - Department of Economics, Tulane University - 2012
Inequality in Mexico rose between 1989 and 1994 and declined between 1994 and 2010. We examine the role of market … forces (demand and supply of labour by skill), institutional factors (minimum wages and unionization rate), and public policy … changes in hourly wages into characteristics and returns. The main driver is changes in returns. Returns rose (1989-1994) due …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538773
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Emigration and Wages in Source Countries; Evidence From Mexico
Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper empirically examines the effect on wages in Mexico of Mexican emigration to the United States, using data … and positive effect on Mexican wages. There is also evidence for increasing wage inequality in Mexico due to emigration …. Simple welfare calculations based on a labor demand-supply framework suggest that the aggregate welfare loss to Mexico due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605072
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The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico since NAFTA
Waldkirch, Andreas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Mexico has increased dramatically since the inception of the North American Free … industry productivity and wages over the first ten years of NAFTA, paying particular attention to the source country and … productivity (TFP). The effect on wages is negative or zero at best, suggesting a divergence from productivity over this time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617063