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Skill development is increasingly viewed as a way to escape the low education – high unemployment trap in developing countries. Consequently, policy makers in these countries are extensively investing in skill development programs. However, participation and completion rates in many of these...
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Skill development is increasingly viewed as a way to escape the low education - high unemployment trap in developing countries. Consequently, policy makers in these countries are extensively investing in skill development programs. However, participation and completion rates in many of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532112
Skill development is increasingly viewed as a way to escape the low education – high unemployment trap in developing countries. Consequently, policy makers in these countries are extensively investing in skill development programs. However, participation and completion rates in many of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983021
The Indian textile and clothing industry is the second largest employer after agriculture. Cessation of quota-based curbs on January 1, 2005, offers the industry an opportunity to expand textiles and garments exports and generate substantial employment. However, the industry is going through a...
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-enhancing investments in emerging economies. -- Total Factor Productivity (TFP) ; plant level data ; competitiveness and trade …
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We use a proprietary data set on the floor-level operations at the Bhilai Rail and Structural Mill (RSM) in India to understand how output rose sharply in response to competitive pressures. Output increases came predominantly from reductions in production delays of various kinds. We model...
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Until very recently and despite human capital's pre-eminent and empirically established contribution to economic growth, Indian policymakers planning for economic development concentrated largely on issues of capital, labour and, to a lesser extent, technology. This paper argues that India's...
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We use high frequency worker level productivity data from garment manufacturing units in India to study the effects of … caste-based social networks on individual and group productivity when workers are complements in the production function but … productivity by about 10 percentage points. The lowest performing worker increases her effort by more than 15 percentage points …
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in the informal sector, where workers are not covered by social security arrangements.<P> Productivity of the … would increase productivity and make growth more inclusive, while contributing to improved current account balance. In … particular, India should aim for more formal jobs, as these tend to be the most secure and of highest productivity.<P>Défis et …
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-sector structural reforms aimed at enhancing productivity, efficiency and international competitiveness of the economy. The reforms have …
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