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more control of their work process. The degree of skill, technology, and bureaucratization are addressed in previous …
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Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...
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reduces the chances of employment and unemployment and increases the likelihood downtime. Per capita income is positively … related with the likelihood of downtime and employee and negatively with unemployment. The variable experience and schooling … likelihood of unemployment. Regarding the likelihood of unemployment, there is evidence of the existence of racial discrimination …
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Purpose – This paper contends that there is a positive relationship between current globalisation, unemployment … and “emic” perspective (authors’ viewpoint).Findings – A relationship between current globalisation, unemployment …, inequality and poverty should be investigated further. Unemployment increases levels of inequality and poverty within society …
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four and a half months to find a job. Combining these results, it is demonstrated that reducing the average unemployment … of various labor market and crime policies such as unemployment insurance, hiring subsidies and the duration of jail … sentences. For example, wage subsidies reduce unemployment, the crime rates of employed and unemployed workers, and improve …
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In the leading chapter of this dissertation, "Unemployment, Vulnerability and Poverty: A New Class of Measures, Its … Axiomatic Properties and Applications," we, Kaushik Basu and myself, derive a new class of measures for unemployment or poverty …. Measures of unemployment and poverty have usually focused solely on those currently unemployed or below the poverty line …
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distribution, wages, and unemployment. This comparison is important not only because it compares developing vs. developed country …
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Why do dynamic inconsistencies in monetary policy exist? In this paper we present a traditional model with output inefficiencies, but we allow for monetary policy to be influenced by the various constituencies in the economy, that pressure the Congress to in turn pressure the central bank to...
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Foreign direct investment is sparking a national debate. Local communities compete for investment projects, while many of the residents of those communities fear losing their jobs to foreign outsourcing. Some opponents argue that such job losses have disproportionately negative impact on local...
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Recent evidence reveals an interesting relationship between macroeconomic conditions and population health/health behaviors: economic downturns have been correlated with positive effects on overall health and health behaviors, while economic booms have been correlated with the negative effects...
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