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-employed female workers in urban areas in three Latin American countries-Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica-after structural reforms … were introduced. The analysis covers pre- and post-reform years: in Argentina, 1988 and 1997, and in Brazil and Costa Rica … in Argentina and Brazil-that is, the adjusted wage differential between more educated and less educated women decreased …
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model using an original panel dataset of 124 transport concessions in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru over 1992 …
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studies for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico suggest two main phenomena underlie this trend: a fall in the premium to skilled …
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Using panel data from labor force surveys in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, the paper maps out young people's paths …
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The seven largest emerging market economies -- China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Turkey …
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of 700 firms from four emerging (or newly-emerged) economies: Brazil, India, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa. The …
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This paper measures intangible investment in Brazil. It estimates that during 2000-2008, annual business spending on … intangible assets or knowledge-based capital in Brazil averaged about 4 percent of gross domestic product. While this is … (which comprises branding, employee training and organization improvement). Brazil's share of spending on economic …
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This paper explores various strategic options available to Japanese firms faced with the increasing market pressures in the global economy. Whether Japanese firms are able to retain the competitive edge will depend on the continuing gains in their manufacturing capability, their capacity to...
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This article examines the effect of water pricing policies on farmers? water saving behaviors, using original water user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China. The introduction of volumetric water pricing at the group level, to replace area-based pricing, induces...
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This paper studies the role of social-emotional or psychological capital in determining the education and employment aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in India. The study finds that girls'self-efficacy and mental health are important determinants of their educational and employment...
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