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Autor:
Asuyama, Yoko
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 545
This study proposes a new mechanism that explains skill-sorting patterns and skill wage differentials across industries based on the length of the industry's production chain. A simple simultaneous production model shows that when the quality of inte
Autor:
Matsuo, Masaki
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 514
Migrant and labor issues are a primary concern in the Arab Gulf countries. With focus on the economic and political conditions that influence actors' decisions when framing labor policies, this study analyzes how preferences of such policies are form
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 352
Child labour in several low income households is rather pursued for gaining experience and at times for meagre incomes, which are possibly spent on household food expenditure. Though the contribution made by the child labour to the overall wellbeing
Autor:
Asuyama, Yoko
Publikováno v:
IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 278
This paper proposes a mechanism that links industry’s technological characteristics (i.e. quality of non-labor inputs, which is proxied by the length of industry production chains), industry-specific skill wage premium, and skill sorting across ind
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 268
The international garment trade was liberalized in 2005 following the termination of the MFA(Multifibre Arrangement) and ever since then, price competition has intensified. Employing a unique firm dataset collected by the authors, this paper examines
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 259
How do persons with disabilities (PWDs) earn a living? From the view point of poverty reduction, this question is quite critical in developing countries. This paper presents an investigation of economic activities of PWDs in the Philippines where, am
Autor:
Asuyama, Yoko
Publikováno v:
IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 176
This paper analyzes the causes of earnings inequality in urban China from 1988 to 2002. Earnings inequality in urban China continuously increased, even when adjusting for regional price differences. This paper reveals how the causes of earnings inequ
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 169
This paper assesses the technical efficiency and profitability of the knitwear industry in Bangladesh taking into account the sector’s role in poverty reduction. While stochastic frontier analysis was invoked to assess technical efficiency, three a
Autor:
Asuyama, Yoko
Publikováno v:
IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 177
This paper examines the degree to which supply and demand shift across skill groups contributed to the earnings inequality increase in urban China from 1988 to 2002. Product demand shift contributed to an equalizing of earnings distribution in urban
Autor:
Fukunishi, Takahiro
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IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper. 163
Increases in clothing exports after 2000 signaled the first incidence of large-scale manufacturing exports from sub-Saharan Africa. Using firm-level information, this paper explores the potential of clothing exports for poverty reduction and further