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Since 2006, global prices and price volatility for foodgrain commodities have spiked frequently and dramatically. Such spikes have had the heaviest economic and social impact on developing nations, where agriculture accounts for a sizable portion of economic activity. We demonstrate how US...
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The global crisis has taken its toll on the EU’s prime position in international trade. While the EU still has the largest relative market shares, its position has deteriorated since the crisis, much more so than the US, and its comparative advantage in knowledge-intensive goods has been...
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Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper examines the role of gender in the promotion …. Specifically, how do the factors related to promotion differ for men and women? How do gender differences in promotion translate … answering these questions, alternative definitions of ?promotion? will be considered. Getting ahead matters?particularly for …
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hierarchical firm. In the state enterprise, promotion of employees through the internal hierarchy is determined by the workers …
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This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth …, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79). Its focus is upon mid-career promotion and wages … promoted in the private sector (and no less likely in the public sector); that wages are increasing in promotion, and the …
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heterogeneity in demonstrating the relative importance of variables that influence promotion. The role of the executive's functional … area in promotion is considered along with the existence and source of promotion fast tracks. We find that while the …, resulting in promotion probabilities that differ by functional area for executives at the same reporting level and firm. No …
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