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German and Austrian firm productivity. Unique matching of data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that tarif reductions raise parent … firm productivity significantly. A ten percentage point decrease in tarif rates can lead to total factor productivity gains …
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, productivity growth and capital accumulation. Moreover, there is evidence of a positive contribution to the process stemming from …
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Immigrants may complement native workers, increase productivity, allow specialization by skill in the firm and lower … costs. These effects could be beneficial for the firm and increase its productivity and profits. However not all firms use … supply of immigrants on firms' immigrant employment and firm's productivity. Using micro-level data on French firms, we show …
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This paper studies the productivity impact of a contract change for tea pluckers in an Indian plantation. The contract …
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Proponents of minimum wage increases have argued that such hikes can serve as an engine of economic growth and assist low-skilled individuals during downturns in the business cycle. However, a review of the literature provides little empirical support for these claims. Minimum wage increases...
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