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Europe 2020 Strategy European Semester 2012 : Contributions from Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions from EU Member States
Europäischer Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschuss - 2013
The present report gathers 21 contributions received from national Economic and Social Councils (ESCs) and similar institutions, civil society organisations and members of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in relation to their implications and activities regarding the 2012...
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Credit Constraints, Organizational Choice, and Returns to Capital: Evidence from a Rural Industrial Cluster in China
Ruan, Jianqing; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2009
Traditional economic theory posits that a well functioning capital market is a necessary condition for … industrialization and economic growth. However, in reality it is observed that micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous because … entrepreneurs can set up business in low-return activities with minimal barriers to entry. Using a cashmere sweater cluster in China …
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Legal Minimum Wages and the Wages of Formal and Informal Sector Workers in Costa Rica
Gindling, T. H.; Terrell, Katherine - 2004
The classic dual economy models of developing countries hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for persistent dualism. They note that applying or enforcing minimum wage laws in only one sector of the economy will create wage differentials which will not be eroded with labor...
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Effect of NAFTA on Mexico's Income Distribution in the Presence of Migration
Garduno-Rivera, Rafael - 2010
This paper asks how NAFTA affected income distribution within Mexico considering changes in internalmigration. Trade liberalization should theoretically increase the income of low-skilled workers in low-skilled labor-abundantdeveloping countries. Thus, by increasing the wages of poorer workers,...
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The Implications of Alternative U.S. Domestic and Trade Policies for Biofuels
Yano, Yuki; Blandford, David; Surry, Yves R. - 2010
The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS), which involves mandates for variousbiofuels, is complex and has been often misinterpreted or oversimplified in previous studies.In this paper we analyze the implications of the RFS for the U.S. domestic and international ethanol markets. We...
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Essays on the Effects of Trade Liberalization.
D'Costa, Sabine - 2010
This dissertation studies the impact of trade liberalization, at the firm level and at the industry level, on the economy of the liberalizing country.The first chapter demonstrates that in a two-tier production model the liberalization of imports of input varieties weakens local input linkages....
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Agriculture and Income Distribution in Rural Vietnam under Economic Reforms: A Tale of Two Regions
Brandt, Loren; Benjamin, Dwayne - 2002
This paper exploits the panel dimension of the Vietnam Living Standards Survey (VLSS) in order to analyze the main changes occurring in agriculture in Vietnam over the period 1993- 1998. This period was marked by a continuation of the reforms that began in 1988 with the implementation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477168
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Tax Law Changes, Income Shifting and Measured Wage Inequality: Evidence from India
Sivadasan, Jagadeesh; Slemrod, Joel B. - 2006
We use a large dataset covering all registered plants in the manufacturing sector in India over the period 1986 to 1995 to examine the effects of a 1992 income tax law change that eliminated the double taxation of wages paid to partners in partnership firms. This tax law change provides a unique...
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Essays in Trade and Labor Demand.
Kovak, Brian K. - 2010
The first chapter of this dissertation examines the effects of trade liberalization on local labor market outcomes and workers' migration patterns. I develop a model of local labor markets that describes how tariff changes across industries affect wages in local labor markets within the...
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Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Colombian Beef Sector
Gomez, Miguel I.; Frank, Julieta; Parra, Tatiana - 2010
Colombia negotiated bilateral Trade Agreements (TAs) with the UnitedStates and with the MERCOSUR region (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, andUruguay). Colombian cattle and beef interest groups argue that TAshurt the local beef supply chain. We employ a partial equilibriumframework to assess the...
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