Author: Charles T. CarlstromPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 35
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A Two-sector Implicit Contracting Model with Procyclical Quits and Involuntary Layoffs
Author: Charles T. CarlstromA Two-sector Implicit Contracting Model with Procyclical Quits and Involuntary Layoffs
Author: Charles T. CarlstromPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contracts for work and labor
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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Author: William T GavinPublisher:
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The Fed in Print
Author: Economic Review
Author: NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2005
Author: Kenneth S. RogoffPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262072726
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
The 20th NBER Macroeconomics Annual, covering questions at the cutting edge of macroeconomics that are central to current policy debates.
Offshoring and the Internationalization of Employment
Author: Peter AuerPublisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789290147831
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This collection of papers examines key trends in the internationalisation of employment, drawing on the proceedings of an ILO conference held in Annecy, France in April 2005. The papers focus on three related issues: the impacts of trade and investment abroad, including the offshoring of production of goods and services, and effects on the winners and losers in terms of employment; adjustment methods for coping with the short and medium term problems related to the globalisation of employment; and the importance of international instruments to help ensure a level playing field in trade and promote development, drawing on established rights and international labour standards.
Toward a New Social Contract
Author: Maurizio BussoloPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 146481354X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
The growing economic fissures in the societies of Europe and Central Asia between generations, between insiders and outsiders in the labor market, between rural and urban communities, and between the super-rich and everyone else, are threatening the sustainability of the social contract. The institutions that helped achieving a remarkable degree of equity and prosperity over the course of several decades now face considerable difficulties in coping with the challenges presented by these emerging forms of inequality. Public surveys reveal rising concerns over inequality of opportunity, while electoral results show a marked shift to populist parties that offer radical solutions to voters dissatisfied with the status quo. There is no single solution to relieve these tensions, and attempts to address them will vary considerably across the region. However, this publication proposes three broad policy principles: (1) promote labor market flexibility while maintaining protection for all types of labor contracts; (2) seek universality in the provision of social assistance, social insurance, and basic quality services; and (3) expand the tax base by complementing progressive labor-income taxation with taxation of capital. These principles could guide the rethinking of the social contract and fulfil European citizens’ aspirations for growth and equity.
Making Globalization Work
Author: Joseph E. StiglitzPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393330281
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Nobel Prize winner Stiglitz focuses on policies that truly work and offers fresh, new thinking about the questions that shape the globalization debate.
Privatization in Latin America
Author: Alberto ChongPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821383507
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been brewing for some time, infused by accusations of corruption, abuse of market power, and neglect of the poor. What is the real record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? 'Privatization in Latin America' evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a region that has witnessed an extensive decline in the state's share of production over the past 20 years. The book is a compilation of recent studies that provide a comprehensive analysis of the record of and accusations against privatization, with important recommendations for the future. Seven countries are investigated: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. This book will be vital to anyone interested in the privatization debate but especially to those involved in civil service reform, corporate governance, economic policy, finance, and anticorruption efforts. 'Privatization is important but controversial. While economists typically favor it, others are skeptical. This book provides strong scientific evidence that privatization has been beneficial for many Latin American countries, although some privatizations failed and some groups in society lost out. As usual, the devil is in the details: how privatization is carried out and what reforms accompany it are crucial to its success. The book is definitely an invaluable contribution to the privatization debate.' --Oliver Hart, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University