[eng] The transpacific imbalance : an East Asian perspective . This paper explores the effects of policies proposed to decrease transpacific imbalances. This paper attempts to provide empirical estimates for the effects of the proposals based on a simulation model (a multi-country intertemporal...

Matching mechanisms have been proposed to mitigate underprovision of public goods in voluntary contribution models. This paper investigates Pareto-improving equilibria under various matching schemes with two heterogeneous players. First, this matching mechanism avoids free riding and each player...

This paper does two things. First, it articulates what are the main implications of theoretical and empirical research for design of labor market policies and labor market institutions. Second, in this light, the paper analyzes the IMF’s labor market recommendations since the beginning of the...

The paper examines the relationship between the rapid pace of trade and financial globalization and the rise in income inequality observed in most countries over the past two decades. Using a newly compiled panel of 51 countries over a 23-year period from 1981 to 2003, the paper reports...

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Dans la plupart des pays de l’OCDE, la participation des femmes au marché du travail a fortement augmenté au cours des dernières décennies (graphique 1). Ce processus n’a pas suivi le même déroulement temporel dans tous les pays : il a démarré plus tôt dans certains (par exemple les...

This paper examines the determinants of female labour force participation in OECD countries. The econometric analysis uses a panel data set covering 17 OECD countries over the period 1985-1999, and distinguishes between part-time and full-time female participation rates. It shows a positive...

The theory of international trade and growth emphasizes trade as a major channel of productivity spillovers across countries. Using a sample of 51 counties over the period 1970-1990, we estimate a Cobb-Douglas production function including a trade-weighted logarithmic average of the output per...

This paper draws together the key findings from separate detailed analyses of the determinants of R&D, patenting and the commercial introduction of innovations in the business sector in order to identify the policies, institutions and framework factors that provide the most effective means of...