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Audretsch, David B. - In: Labor markets and social security : issues and policy …, (pp. 149-177). 2003

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Lessons learned: Internationale Evaluierungsergebnisse zu Wirkungen aktiver und aktivierender Arbeitsmarktpolitik

Konle-Seidl, Regina - 2005

In Deutschland wird jährlich rd. ein Prozent der volkswirtschaftlichen Wertschöpfung (BIP) für aktive … von Maßnahmen. In Deutschland scheint man in den vergangenen Jahren die entsprechenden Lektionen (?Lessons learned … Deutschland künftig wieder einen stärker investiven Charakter erhalten könnte. Damit AAMP zu nachhaltigen Investitionen in die …

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Political risk and export promotion: evidence from Germany

Moser, Christoph; Nestmann, Thorsten; Wedow, Michael - 2006

Political risk represents an important hidden transaction cost that reduces international trade. This paper investigates the claim that German public export credit guarantees (Hermes guarantees) mitigate this friction to trade flows and hence promote exports. We employ an empirical trade gravity...

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The paradox of effective labor regulation

Ronconi, Lucas; Sidders, Mercedes; Stanwix, Benjamin - 2016

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International comparisons and transfer of labour market institutions

Ochel, Wolfgang - 2002

International comparisons of labour market institutions and their transfer across boundaries have gained in importance. The paper deals with the question of the best way to proceed in making such comparisons. At the same time the question of the possibilities and limits to institutional transfer...

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Does institutional quality affect firm performance? : insights from a semiparametric approach

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Dimova, Ralitza; Kumbhakar, Subal; … - 2012

Using a novel modeling approach, and cross-country firm level data for the textiles industry, we examine the impact of institutional quality on firm performance. Our methodology allows us to estimate the marginal impact of institutional quality on productivity of each firm. Our results bring...

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Severance pay programs around the world : history, rationale, status, and reforms

Holzmann, Robert; Pouget, Yann; Vodopivec, Milan; … - 2011

The paper examines severance pay programs around the world by providing the first ever overview of existing programs, examining their historic development, assessing their economic rationale and describing current reform attempts. While a significant part of the paper is devoted to a...

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Genetic Privacy and Confidentiality : Why They Are So Hard to Protect

Rothstein, Mark A. - 2014

Genetic privacy and confidentiality have both intrinsic and consequential value. Although general agreement exists about the need to protect privacy and confidentiality in the abstract, most of the concern has focused on preventing the harmful uses of this sensitive information. I hope to...

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A Global South Perspective on Labour Rights and Supply Chains for a Post-Growth World

Deva, Surya; Anand, Pushkar - 2023

The current economic growth model relies heavily on the supply chains in the Global South. Despite creating economic opportunities, these supply chains are problematic as they contribute to the exploitation of the intersectional vulnerabilities of the workers, leading to the violation of their...

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The Economics of Child Labor

Basu, Kaushik - 2009

If child labor as a mass phenomenon occurs not because of parental selfishness but because of the parents' concern for the household's survival, the popular argument for banning child labor loses much of its force. However, this assumption about parental decision-making coupled with the...

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