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Would a growth slowdown in emerging markets spill over to high-income countries? : a quantitative assessment
Ollivaud, Patrice; Rusticelli, Elena; Schwellnus, Cyrille - 2014
Growth in emerging market economies (EMEs) is set to durably slow from the rates observed over 2010-12 as cyclical effects fade, potential growth declines and external financing conditions tighten. Large negative current account balances make some EMEs vulnerable to sudden reversals in capital...
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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
contributed to a lesser extent. In manufacturing, within-industry polarization is mostly associated with technological change, but … outside of manufacturing, technological change and offshoring are the most relevant forces affecting within … find that Chinese import competition contributed to the decline of employment in the less polarized manufacturing …
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North Africa oil and gas
Williams, Michael D. - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014273168
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Economic reform in Egypt in a changing global economy
Licari, Joseph A. - 1997
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Costa Rica : boosting productivity to sustain income convergence
Pisu, Mauro - 2016
In the latest 30 years, Costa Rica's real GDP per capita has more than doubled, driven by increasing labour utilisation. Labour productivity has instead stagnated at around 30% of the more advanced OECD countries. Productivity growth has been lacklustre despite the opening up of markets to...
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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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The declining competitiveness of French firms reflects a generalised supply-side problem
Boulhol, Hervé; Sicari, Patrizio - 2013
This short paper analyses the decline of France’s trade balance over the past 15 years. While the loss in export market shares is comparable to that of the major OECD countries except Germany, it is one of the largest among the countries of the euro area. The determinants of this outcome seem...
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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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The demand for skills 1995 - 2008 : a global supply chain perspective
Los, Bart; Timmer, Marcel; Vries, Gaaitzen J. de - 2014
We propose a new method to analyse the changing skills structure of employment in countries based on the input-output structure of the world economy. Demand for jobs, characterized by skill type and industry of employment, is driven by changes in technology, trade and consumption. Using...
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Making Thailand's services sector more competitive through international trade
Suzuki, Kosuke; Ayudhaya, Manasit Choomsai Na; Lenain, … - 2020
professional services are traded indirectly through value chains and are now crucial elements of manufacturing, strengthening these … productivity not only in the sectors, but also in manufacturing sectors that rely on these services as input. In this regard …
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