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During the ongoing post-communist economic transitions, the relative well-being of many people is changing rapidly, and governments are not well positioned to accurately measure individual living standards. Under such circumstances, continued price controls over basic consumer goods within the...
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This paper examined the male-female differentials in hourly earnings in Russia from 1996 to 2002. The gender wage gap did not alter significantly in the earlier years, a period characterized by economic instability, but as the economy recovered, the differential in earnings increased initially....
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A growing body of national-level survey evidence indicates that small-scale entrepreneurial activity has been an important engine of growth in post-socialist economies. Here we use a rich regional data set to obtain a statistical characterization of the relationship between entrepreneurial...
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This paper examines the changes in nutritional behavior of Russian adults over the ten-year transition period, between 1994 and 2004. We present evidence on the impact of individual as well as regional characteristics on changes in fat, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on...
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China and India into the global markets. This rise has also deteriorated the situation of low-skilled workers in advanced …
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general equilibrium analysis that carbon based import tariffs are more effective as a menace towards China than for saving CO2 … womöglich eher als Drohung gegenüber China als zur Einsparung von CO2-Emissionen eignen. Kapitel 5 weist im Rahmen einer …
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relations on firm's economic performance in China. In particular, by using a unique own survey of Chinese agribusiness firms a …
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, China and inflation, unemployment and placement responsibility, Japan and lifetime employment, placement as a marketing job …
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Since China’s application in 1987 to resume its status in the Generalized Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT …)/World Trade Organization (WTO) there has been a great deal of debate over the timing of China’s accession. Although most of the … issues relating to the timing of China’s trade liberalization have been resolved, the abolition of restrictions on Chinese …
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China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of … domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown … to cover over 40 products including water-saving products. Further, in 2005, China started a mandatory energy information …
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