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interview requests than their otherwise identical white counterparts. The racial gap in employment opportunities increases as … perceived productivity characteristics are added, which is difficult to reconcile with models of statistical discrimination. We …
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experience on employment opportunities. Our experimental design relies on the randomization of résumé characteristics to identify …, we find no evidence that business degrees improve employment prospects. Furthermore, we find no evidence linking …
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We conduct a résumé audit to estimate the impact of unemployment and underemployment on the employment prospects facing …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on a case study of the impact of industrialization policy and trade policy on employment … in Cameroon - discusses labour market conditions, unemployment, wage structure and employment policy; examines labour …
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occupation); discusses implications for employment, labour market, wage structure, future immigration and immigration policy …
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Australian manufacturing is a picture of diversity and contrasts. This is the main finding of this paper which examines trends in the Australian manufacturing sector over the last two decades. Manufacturing output has quadrupled since the mid-1950s. The fastest growing activities have been those...
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seems the most appropriate manner to combine and pursue employment and financial sustainability goals. The method computes …
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The paper explores the potential impact of regional economic integration on Myanmar, a country that has suffered from more than 20 years of Western sanctions. The country’s accession into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) offered economic and trading opportunities, while the...
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change (or the relative lack of it) and the persistence of low productivity employment in India are strongly related to …This paper argues that economic inequalities in India have been driven by employment patterns and changes in labour … tendencies to create segmented labour markets that offer little incentive for employers to focus on productivity improvements. …
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participate extensively in regional production networks. Its manufacturing sector, therefore, has declined and employment in … manufacturing has also stagnated. The inability to provide medium-skill, high-productivity jobs has much to do with the county … employment elasticity. Additionally, the AEC will provide added leverage to policy-makers to counter the vested interests of the …
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