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Trade, technology and labour markets : empirical controversies in the light of the Jones model
Pflüger, Michael - 2001
The deterioration of the income and employment position of unskilled workers in the OECD area since the 1980s is a well-documented fact. The debate about the causes of this development is dominated by two competing hypotheses, "North-South Trade" or "globalisation" and technological progress....
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Trade, labor market rigidities, and government-financed technological change
Koeniger, Winfried - 2001
commodity prices, openness induces the government to subsidize technological innovation in the developed country because …
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Information technology and the knowledge elites
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2001
occupation it may harm some workers while benefitting others; and it may either reduce or increase the proportion of knowledge … workers in employment. In my model, knowledge (in a broad sense) is an input into the production function of human capital …-quality one. People differ in their exogenous ability and ability is complementary with the quality of the knowledge input in the …
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Inter-industry wage dispersion in Portugal : high but falling
Hartog, Joop; Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Vieira, José … - 1999
This paper examines the size of inter-industry wage dispersion in Portugal and compares with other countries. We find …
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The effects of European economic and Monetary Union on wage behaviour
Lauer, Charlotte - 1999
This paper evaluates the possible consequences of the forthcoming European and Monetary Union on wage behaviour. It will be shown that EMU does not influence wage policy directly, but rather indirectly through its implications on other areas of economic policy, predominantly on monetary policy....
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Employment adjustment in Portugal : evidence from aggregate and firm data
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2001
This paper examines the pattern of employment adjustment in Portugal. First, the issue is addressed using a long time …
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Should I stay or should I go? Educational choices and earnings : an empirical study for Portugal
Modesto, Leonor - 2000
In this paper we analyse educational choices and earnings of individuals at two different levels in the Portuguese educational system. At each potential exit level we consider two decisions: the decision to continue studying and the employment decision, whereas normally only the first decision...
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Careers and wage growth within large firms
Lima, Francisco; Pereira, Pedro Telhado - 2001
The relationship between the worker's career path and wage growth is studied using a longitudinal sample of large firms. The econometric analysis shows that promoted workers receive a positive wage premium even if they stay in the same job level. Demotions are associated with negative wage...
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Unemployment duration : competing and defective risks
Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001
states, namely, inactivity and employment. The major innovation is our recognition of defective risks. We first use a …
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Job search methods and outcomes
Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001
Using Portuguese data, this paper investigates the effects of job search methods on escape rates from unemployment and of job-finding methods on earnings. The effectiveness of the job search process is also evaluated in terms of the periodicity of the resulting job match. Emphasis is accorded...
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