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Labour supply and employment in the euro area countries - developments and challenges
Masuch, Klaus (contributor);  … - European System of Central Banks / Monetary Policy … - 2008
The aim of this report, which has been prepared by a Task Force of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Eurosystem, is to describe and analyse the main developments in labour supply and its determinants in the euro area, review the links between labour supply and labour market institutions,...
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Skills and labour market performance in Sweden
Bussi, Margherita; Pareliussen, Jon K. - 2015
Both educational attainment and skills, as measured in the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), are high in Sweden. They are not perfect substitutes, but both are to some degree necessary for successfully integrating in the Swedish labour market. This paper describes the distribution of...
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Impact of counterfeiting on the performance of digital technology companies
Butticè, Vincenzo; Caviggioli, Federico; Franzoni, Chiara - 2018
by illegal international trade of counterfeits are digital technology companies. The majority of these (58%) are big … motion picture. About 34% of digital technology companies affected by international trade of counterfeits are located in the …
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Challenges and opportunities of India's enhanced participation in the global economy
Joumard, Isabelle; Arriola, Christine; Dek, Marnix - 2020
, modernising product market regulations, developing skills, and reconsidering barriers to trade and investment. OECD simulations … suggest that India would be a major beneficiary were barriers to trade and investment be reduced multilaterally. In the … absence of a multilateral agreement, the economy would also gain from a unilateral liberalisation of trade and investment …
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Analyse der Übertragung US-amerikanischer Schocks auf Deutschland auf Basis eines FAVAR
Eickmeier, Sandra - 2009
Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht, wie sich Angebots-, Nachfrage- und geldpolitische Schocks aus den Vereinigten Staaten auf Deutschland übertragen. Dabei wird ein so genanntes Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive Model (FAVAR) auf einen neu zusammengestellten Datensatz mit mehr als 200...
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Public spending in education and student's performance in Colombia
Heras Recuero, Laura; Olaberría, Eduardo - 2018
This paper investigates if higher public spending in education and better teacher qualifications are related to student’s performance, using data from Saber 11, a national standardized test conducted by Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación. The estimation exploits...
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The economic consequences of an ageing population in Slovenia
Walkenhorst, Peter; Sila, Urban - 2015
Slovenia’s population is set to age rapidly in the coming decades. This demographic trend will increasingly put pressure on already fragile public finances as age related expenditure is projected to rise by 3 percentage points of GDP by the year 2030. Ensuring debt sustainability and...
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Policies for making the Chilean labour market more inclusive
Caldera Sánchez, Aida - 2014
Economic growth and recent policy reforms have increased employment and reduced overall poverty in Chile. Yet there are some groups that remain at the margins of the labour market and could benefit from and contribute more to growth. Women and young people have entered the labour force in...
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Making the labour market work better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - 2014
Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
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Incentives and constraints of informal trade between Nigeria and its neighbours
Hoffmann, Leena Koni; Melly, Paul - 2018
The scale of unrecorded trade across the border between Nigeria, the region’s biggest economy and market, and its … francophone neighbours is particularly high. Despite providing economic incentives, informal trade entails costs, complications … critical steps that might be taken to create a business environment that is more conducive and supportive of trade between West …
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