This book concentrates on Senegal's urban industrial sector, which has performed poorly despite a relatively mature base at independence, considerable investment since, and preferential trade agreements. The authors combine institutional analysis with econometric estimation to provide an...

Labor mobility is crucial for an efficient allocation of resources and the transition economies are often viewed as suffering from inadequate reallocation of labor. Using quarterly micro data for the 1994-1998 period, we provide a comparative analysis of the extent and determinants of labor...

Labor mobility is crucial for an efficient allocation of resources and the transition economies are often viewed as suffering from inadequate reallocation of labor. This book shows that in the Czech Republic has been a significant movement into the finance, trade, and tourism sectors and out of...