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Botman, Dennis P. J.; Tieman, Alexander F. - 1999

We present an equilibrium-search model with heterogenous workers whosearch for a job in one of two sectors and who lose part of theirskills during unemployment. We show that an import tariff increasethe wage and the employment prospects in the protected sector. Thisresults in a labor market...

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Stabilizing the Macroeconomy with Labor Market Policies

Oh, Jong‐seok; Hong, Sung Wook - 2022

This study argues that aggregate demand management policies alone (which have traditionally been used to stabilize economies) may not be effective in the current crisis and argues that they should instead be implemented alongside labor market policies such as work sharing programs.The use of...

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The Dynamics of Labor Market Polarization

Smith, Christopher L. - 2013

It has been well documented that the share of the working-age population employed in "middle-skill" occupations has been falling for some time, while the share in lower- and higher-skill jobs has been rising -- i.e. "polarization" of the labor market (e.g. Autor 2010). However, the dynamics and...

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How the demand for labor may adapt to the availability of labor : a preliminary exploration with historical data

Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Liu, Xingfei - 2015

This note presents and tests a general model to help explain why the demand for labor adapts to the availability of labor. In particular, we postulate that the cost of hiring declines with a growth in available labor for two reasons: (1) individuals seeking employment would be coming to...

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Labour contracts and the stepping-stone effect in Emilia-Romagna : a multinomial analysis

Bosco, Maria Giovanna; Valeriani, Elisa - 2019

Do short-term contracts facilitate the transition into permanent contracts? We use a rich administrative database for the Emilia-Romagna northern region in Italy from 2008 to 2012 to run a stepping-stone analysis and evaluate which contractual agreement is more likely to lead to a permanent...

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Chapter 3. The Effects of Trade Policy

Goldberg, P.K.; Pavcnik, N. - In: Handbook of commercial policy : vol 1A-1B, (pp. 161-206). 2016

The last two decades have witnessed a shift in the focus of international trade research from trade policy to other forms of trade frictions (eg, transportation, information and communication costs). Implicit in this development is the widespread view that trade policy no longer matters. We...

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The transaction costs perspective on standards as a source of trade and productivity growth

Butter, Frank A. G. den; Groot, Stefan P. T.; Lazrak, Faroek - 2007

This paper discusses the design, implementation and use of standards from the perspective of transaction costs … economics. A proper design and implementation of standards may lead to a considerable reduction of transaction costs, which … shows that network externalities play a major role in the use of standards, and that, on the other hand, worldwide standards …

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US phytosanitary restrictions : the forgotten non-tariff barrier

Jouanjean, Marie-Agnes; Maur, Jean-Christophe; … - In: Journal of international trade law and policy : JITLP 15 (2016) 1, pp. 2-27

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Trade with Nominal Rigidities : Understanding the Unemployment and Welfare Effects of the China Shock

Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés; Ulate, Mauricio; Vasquez, Jose - 2022

We present a dynamic quantitative trade and migration model that incorporates downward nominal wage rigidities and show how this framework can generate changes in unemployment and labor participation that match those uncovered by the empirical literature studying the “China shock.” We find...

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The QE Staffing and Scheduling Methods

Ricci, George - 2012

The QE Staffing and Scheduling Methods (QE Methods) were originally developed to optimize staffing and scheduling systems in seven day a week health care facilities, but the methods are applicable to all industries currently operating, or planning to operate, seven days a week.The driving force...

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