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Pieretti, Patrice; Zou, Benteng - 2006

In this paper we develop a neoclassical growth model that aggregates different types of labor skills from strict complementarity to perfect substitution. After having derived general balanced growth conditions and developed explicit growth paths for capital and aggregate labor force, the model...

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An Empirical Investigation of Why Doctors Migrate and Women Fail to Go for Screening.

Okeke, Edward Nwabugwu - 2009

In my ﬁrst paper I examine the impact of short-term economic shocks on physician migration using a new panel dataset on physician migration from 31 African countries to the US and the UK. I estimate distributed-lag regressions of log migration on economic growth, I also instrument for growth...

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Human capital, international migration, R&D spillovers, and productivity growth: A panel data analysis

Le, Thanh - 2006

This paper focuses on the role of R&D efforts – both domestic and foreign – and human capital investments to the development of national productivity. As technology is also embodied in human capital, the paper empirically investigates the significance of labour mobility as an effective...

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Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis : the case of Cape Verde

Batista, Catia; Lacuesta, Aitor; Vicente, Pedro

Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household survey purposely designed and conducted to answer this specific question for the case of Cape Verde. This is allegedly the African country suffering from the largest "brain drain",...

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Effect of market structure on international coal trade

Kolstad, C.D.; Abbey, D.S. - 2009

examine monopoly (South Africa) and duopoly (South Africa, Australia) with a competitive fringe (US, Canada, Poland, China and …

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Speeding in Australia and China : a comparison of the influence of legal sanctions and enforcement practices on car drivers

Fleiter, Judy J.; Watson, Barry C.; Lennon, Alexia J.; … - 2009

25% of Australia’s fatal crashes. Excessive speed is also a recognised contributor to road trauma in rapidly motorising … countries such as China, where increases in vehicle ownership and new drivers, and a high proportion of vulnerable road users … perceptions of enforcement tolerances in some instances with higher perceived enforcement thresholds noted in China. Encouragingly …

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An Analysis of the Obstacles of Culture, Government, and Lack of Support for International Accounting Standards

Theodore, Bethany - 2007

of China, India, and Australia, it has been found that it is possible to have the same accounting standards among diverse …

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Mapping and modeling the capacities that underlie effective cross-cultural leadership: An interpretive study with practical outcomes

Deng, L; Gibson, P - 2009

issues in China, the importance of having some theoretical knowledge on the topic, and the need to be flexible and pragmatic …

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Chinese investment in Australia: Unique insights from the mining industry

Huang, X; Austin, I - 2011

Australia is renowned for its abundance of natural resources and is one of the largest recipients of Chinese direct … how the political, economic and competitive forces in both countries influence Chinese investments in Australia. It is an … interests on how China's resource requirements are impacting the Australian political and commercial landscape. …

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A comparative study of the management styles of marketing managers in Australia and the People's Republic of China

Poon, Patrick; Evangelista, F. U.; Albaum, Gerald S. - Lingnan University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005

Purpose ? The objective of this paper is to compare the management style of marketing managers in Australia with the … counterparts in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach ? Based on the differences in cultural dimensions … survey. Sixty seven valid Australia samples and 104 valid Chinese samples were obtained through mail survey and personal …

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