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Regional unemployment and human capital in transition economies 1
Jurajda, ŠtěpÁn; Terrell, Katherine - 2009
Differences in regional unemployment in post-communist economies are large and persistent. We show that within …-country regional variation in inherited human capital in four such economies explains the bulk of regional variation in unemployment … unemployment rates. Although this capital and labour mobility pattern is consistent with the presence of regional skill spillovers …
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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2008 EU-US summit declaration, Brdo, Slovenia, 10 June 2008
Europäische Union / Rat; Council of the European Unon - 2008
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A call to be whole : the fundamentals of health care reform
Sowada, Barbara J. - 2003
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Trend and Cycles in Coal and Oil Prices in the Long Run: A Schumpeterian Approach
Bloch, Harry; Sapsford, D. - 2011
We contribute to the task of identifying trends and cycles in energy prices by examining very long series of prices for coal and oil, going back to 1650 in the case of coal and 1859 in the case of oil. We find annual rates of increase in real price of greater than two percent are found for coal...
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Economic Effects of Oil and Food Price Shocks in Asia and Pacific Countries: An Application of SVAR Model
Alom, Fardous - 2011
This study investigates the economic effects of external oil and food price shocks in thecontext of selected Asia and Pacific countries including Australia, New Zealand, SouthKorea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Thailand. The study is conducted withinthe framework of SVAR model using...
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A Test of a Two-Factor 'Market and Oil' Pricing Model
Faff, Robert W; Brailsford, Tim - 1999
In this paper we employ a GMM-based approach to test the restrictions imposed by a two-factor 'market and oil' pricing model when a risk-free asset is assumed to exist. We examine the Australian market which has several interesting features including self-sufficiency in relation to oil, a large...
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Oil vulnerability in the Australian city: Assessing socioeconomic risks from higher urban fuel prices
Dodson, Jago; Sipe, Neil - 2007
Global oil prices have risen markedly over the past 18 months, generating considerable speculation regarding their economic and social impacts. Cities that are highly dependent on petroleum for urban transport are likely to be most adversely affected by rising oil prices. Yet there has been...
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Oil prices and their effect on potential output
Estrada García, Angel; Hernández de Cos, Pablo - 2009
Despite the relevance in terms of policy, we still know little in Spain about where and by whom jobs are created, and how that is affecting the size distribution of firms. The main innovation of this paper is to use a rich database that overcomes the problems encountered by other firm-level...
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