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This paper studies the relationship between wealth inequality and occupational choice between rent-seeking and production. With imperfect credit markets and a fixed cost to rent-seeking, only wealthy agents choose to engage in rent-seeking as it enables them to protect their wealth from...
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The paper looks at the dynamics of employment in South Africa and examines the factors that contributed to the job … productivity growth in most sectors, played an important role in suppressing employment creation. The paper also finds that while …
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employment, or will higher GDP growth be required?""and ""Will the current pattern of job creation-with much of the region …
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We examine the impact of real exchange rate fluctuations on sectoral and regional employment in China from 1980 to 2008 …. In contrast to theoretical predictions, employment in both the tradable and non-tradable sectors contracts following a … with employment data at the region-sector level. The results of this paper have important implications for China''s labor …
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enough to raise employment rates, and lackluster real earnings along with still-rampant labor market informality suggest that …
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The working age population is expected to grow faster in the Middle East than in any other region in the world between now and 2015—rising annually by 2.7 percent, or 10 million people. This demographic explosion presents the region with a major challenge in terms of providing jobs, incomes,...
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employment, unemployment, and economic growth in OECD countries. The paper examines a number of facets of tax and welfare policy …
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employment when industries are finely disaggregated (450 manufacturing industries). However, this affect disappears at more …
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employment and GDP, the large number of urban unemployed engaged in precarious informal sector activities, and the strong …
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particularly large between 1996 and 2000 and undoubtedly contributed strongly to the exceptional employment performance during that …
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