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A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...
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This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
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Die Arbeit setzt sich mit Unterschieden des geldpolitischen Transmissionsprozesses im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auseinander. Dazu wird der Sektor nach der Systematik der BACH-Datenbank der europäischen Kommission in 10 Branchen eingeteilt. An eine kurze Betrachtung...
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standard and international trade. The estimation results allow us to formulate some interesting policy conclusions. …
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rates in broad occupational categories in Pakistan. The method used controls for average gender differences in these …
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The telecommunication industry in Pakistan has come a long way since the country's independence in 1947. The initial … era could be fairly termed as the PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) monopoly, for it was the sole provider … vital boost in Pakistan's economy. Numerous tangential elements had triggered this vital move in the history of …
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, Pakistan. A multiple case study approachwas adopted to assess the potential for integration, constraints to integration …
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In this paper, we analyse Pakistan’s political risks and events that have affected the country’s stock markets since …, bankers and stock market analysts in Pakistan and make forecasts using Bayesian hierarchical modelling and Markov Chain Monte … be remaining unchanged for the foreseeable future. Finally, we find that Pakistan’s political risk carries a risk premium …
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The document contains a chapter of a World Bank report on remittances, its development impact as well as future prospects. It was published in 2005. The articles originated in 2003 during a conference organized by the Department for International Development, IMF, and World Bank, in London.
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Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...
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