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Burgess, Robin - 2016

What drives growth at the microeconomic level? Burgess and Venables divide the factors that determine a location's growth performance into two groups, 1st advantage and 2nd advantage. The term 1st advantage refers to the conditions that provide the environment in which new activities can be...

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How many manufacturing firms are there in Mozambique?

Schou, Søren; Cardoso, José - 2014

This paper addresses the issue of poor data on Mozambican manufacturing firms. A new dataset (the merged manufacturing database) is merged from provincial industrial databases from each of Mozambique's 11 provinces. The new dataset is assessed by comparing it to the latest manufacturing...

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A turning point for the service sector in Thailand

Koonnathamdee, Pracha - 2013

discussed to determine significant service activities. Wholesale and retail trade, tourism and travel-related activities …

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Trade Liberalization and Location: Empirical Evidence for Mexican Manufacturing Industries

Jordaan, Jacob A.; Sanchez-Reaza, Javier - In: The Review of Regional Studies 36 (2006) 3, pp. 279-303

in regional industry shares and regional wages during trade liberalization show that the border states have gained at the … market has shifted from Mexico City to the USA. However, the relation between trade liberalization and industry location is … subject to a considerable level of industry heterogeneity, suggesting the co-existence of processes of regional convergence …

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Compliance with the Institutional Wage in Dualistic Models

Martins, Ana Paula - 2011

This research extends simple two-sector models in order to inquire the impact of the extent of coverage or enforcement of minimum wage legislation in one of the sectors on the equilibrium outcome. Two versions of institutional wage avoidance are presented. They may be seen as representing...

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Compliance with the Institutional Wage in Dualistic Models

Martins, Ana Paula - 2011

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Compliance with the institutional wage in dualistic models

Martins, Ana Paula - 2011

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Compliance with the institutional wage in dualistic models

Martins, Ana Paula - 2011

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Traditional slavery institutions and democratization : insights into intercaste human capital disparities in Sumba Island's rural areas, Indonesia

Raya, Umbu Reku; Resosudarmo, Budy P. - In: Regional science policy and practice : RSPP 16 (2024) 5, pp. 1-11

This study aims to bridge the gap in the existing literature by examining the impact of prevailing traditional slavery institutions and democratization processes on human capital development. In our pursuit, we conducted a residential survey in Sumba Island, Indonesia. Notably, despite...

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Urban Transportation Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction: Delhi Metro's Impact on the Cycle Rickshaw Rental Market

Kurosaki, Takashi - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2012

Based on a primary survey of cycle rickshaw pullers and rickshaw owners in Delhi, India, this paper estimates the causal impact of the opening and extension of Delhi Metro on the rental rates of cycle rickshaws. The cycle rickshaw rental market provides employment opportunities for unskilled,...

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