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Labour market polarization in advanced countries : impact of global value chains, technology, import competition from China and labour market institutions

Breemersch, Koen; Damijan, Jože P.; Konings, Jozef - 2017

This paper explores the effects of offshoring, technology and Chinese import competition on labor market polarization … we also find some tentative evidence that Chinese import competition contributed as well. In other private industries … find that Chinese import competition contributed to the decline of employment in the less polarized manufacturing …

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Migration as an adjustment mechanism in the crisis? : a comparison of Europe and the United States

Jauer, Julia; Liebig, Thomas; Martin, John P.; Puhani, … - 2014

The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an optimal currency area. It is of particular interest currently in the context of high and rising levels of labour market disparities, in particular within the Eurozone where there...

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Exploring changes in world production and trade : insights from the 2018 update of OECD's ICIO/TIVA database

Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins; Hewings, Geoffrey; … - 2019

Drawing on the 2018 update of OECD’s Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) database, this paper explores the evolution of trade in value added (TiVA) between 2005 and 2015. Changes in international production systems are examined with particular attention given to four key sectors heavily...

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Structural reforms to boost growth and living standards in Argentina

González Pandiella, Alberto - 2018

Over the last decades Argentina’s living standards have lost ground relative to other developed and emerging economies. Putting Argentina on a path to stronger, inclusive and job-rich growth requires boosting productivity and strengthening investment through wide-ranging structural reforms....

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Educational attainment, age and the consequences of job loss : empirical evidence from Germany

Effenberger, Alexandra; Lauber, Verena; Schmitz, Sebastian - 2019

Education is a crucial determinant of labour market success. We investigate whether education is an appropriate means to cushion the negative consequences of job loss and study the role of age as a second major labour market factor. Using German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data for the years...

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The drivers of labour income inequality : a literature review

Kierzenkowski, Rafał; Koske, Isabell - 2012

Despite a general trend of increasing labour income inequality, there have been differences in the timing, intensity and even direction of these changes across OECD countries. These stylized facts have led to numerous studies about the main determinants of labour income inequality and, as a...

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Sectoral and regional distribution of export shocks : what do two hundred thousand UK firm oservations say?

Kierzenkowski, Rafał; Gál, Peter; Fulop, Gabor; … - 2018

This study explores the impact of export shocks on firms and re-aggregates results to derive distributional effects on … relationships generate sectoral export shocks, which are simulated with the OECD METRO model of trade and subsequently fed into … knowledge-intensive services and are more intensive in tradable services. The results suggest limited impacts of export shocks …

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