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Afonso, António; Schuknecht, Ludger; Tanzi, Vito - 2003

We compute public sector performance (PSP) and efficiency (PSE) indicators, comprising a composite and seven sub-indicators, for 23 industrialised countries. The first four sub-indicators are u0093opportunityu0094 indicators that take into account administrative, education and health outcomes...

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International risk-sharing and the transmission of productivity shocks

Corsetti, Giancarlo; Dedola, Luca; Leduc, Sylvain - 2004

the international transmission of productivity improvements generate the observed degree of risk-sharing: one associated …

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Growth expectations, capital flows and international risk sharing

Castrén, Olli; Miller, Marcus; Stiegert, Roger - 2003

to shocks. We use a stylised two-bloc, two-period model of the global economy, with a simple stochastic productivity … shock affecting only one country. Efficient global risk-sharing imply that expected productivity gains in one country will … for the productivity gains can further increase the risk exposure of foreign shareholders. The model is calibrated to show …

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Families and childcare services - Conference report

Bennett, John - 2008

This report presents the conclusions from a seminar on families and childcare services held in Ankara, Turkey, on 5 June 2008. The seminar was organised by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), in cooperation with the Turkish Ministry of Labour...

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Current accounts dynamics in OECD and EU acceding countries

Bussière, Matthieu; Fratzscher, Marcel; Müller, Gernot J. - 2004

The paper extends the standard intertemporal model of the current account to include two important stylised facts: (1) the persistence of current account positions and (2) the relevance of the fiscal balance. Specifically, the paper derives a closed form solution for consumption in the presence...

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Institutions and service employment

Messina, Julián - 2004

We live in a service economy, but the extent of development of service employment differs across developed countries. This paper assesses the role of structural factors and institutions in explaining the common patterns and main differences in the recent expansion of service employment in OECD...

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Social dialogue and working conditions

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and …; … - 2011

improving the quality and productivity of work could lead to more as well as better jobs. This study is based on 23 case studies …

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EU productivity and competitiveness: an industry perspective

O'Mahony, Mary (contributor); Ark, Bart van (contributor) - Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Unternehmen; … - 2003

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Creative destruction and transition: The effects of firm entry and exit on productivity growth in Estonia

Masso, Jaan; Eamets, Raul; Philips, Kaia - 2004

firm entry and exit as well as survival analysis of new firms. Also, decompositions of productivity change into components … consisting of resource reallocation, firm entry and exit, and productivity growth within continuing firms are carried out. The … productivity compared to incumbent firms and changes in the sectoral structure of the economy. The decomposition of productivity …

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Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic, 2004

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … - 2004

Slovakia is engaged in an ambitious reform process which has the potential to quicken productivity growth, increase the …

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