Autore	Mishra Prachi
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (58 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Disciplina	324.40973
Altri autori (Persone)	FacchiniGiovanni MaydaAnna Maria
Collana	IMF Working Papers IMF working paper
Soggetto topico	Lobbying - United States - Econometric models Labor Macroeconomics Public Finance Emigration and Immigration International Migration National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Labor Economics: General Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining: General Migration, immigration & emigration Public finance & taxation Labour income economics Trade unions Migration Expenditure Unemployment rate Labor unions Emigration and immigration Expenditures, Public Labor economics Unemployment
ISBN	1-4623-7294-5 1-282-84195-5 1-4518-7102-3 9786612841958 1-4527-2889-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Literature -- III. Migration Policy in the United States -- IV. Theoretical Framework -- V. Data -- A. Lobbying Expenditures -- B. Other Data -- C. Summary Statistics -- VI. Empirical Analysis -- A. Main Results -- B. Additional Results -- C. Robustness Checks -- VII. Conclusions -- Tables -- 1. Number and Types of Non-Immigrant Visa Issuances, 2001-05 -- 2. Targeted Political Activity -- 3. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, OLS -- 4a. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, Instrumental Variables -- 4b. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, Instrumental Variables - First Stage -- 5. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, Alternative Dependent Variables -- 6. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, Alternative Measure of Lobbying Expenditures -- 7. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration, Campaign Contributions from PAC vs Lobbying Expenditures -- Figures -- 1. Scatter Plots Between Lobbying Expenditures and Campaign Contributions from Political Action Committees (PACs) -- 2. Top 10 Spenders for Immigration, 2001-05 -- 3. Top 10 Sectors with the Highest Number of Visas, 2001-05 -- 4. Scatter Plot - Lobbying Expenditures for Immigration and Number of Visas -- 5. Scatter Plot - Union Membership Rates and Number of Visas -- 6. Scatter Plot - Lobbying Expenditures for Immigration and Number of H1B Visas -- 7. Scatter Plot - Union Membership Rates and Number of H1B Visas -- References -- Appendix -- Appendix Figures -- A1. The Effects of a Migration Quota -- Appendix Tables -- A1a. Summary Statistics -- A1b. Summary Statistics (in levels) -- A2. List of Issues -- A3. Sample Lobbying Report - Morrison Public Affairs Group -- A4. Sample Lobbying Report - Microsoft Corporation -- A5. List of CPS Industries (Census Bureau Classification). A6. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration OLS, Robustness Checks -- A7. Estimated Effect of Politics on Migration OLS, Robustness Checks.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910812131503321

Autore	Tressel Thierry
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (44 p.)
Collana	IMF Working Papers
Soggetto topico	Industrial productivity - Australia - Econometric models Technological innovations - Australia - Econometric models Manpower policy - Australia - Econometric models Finance: General Public Finance Production and Operations Management Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General Macroeconomics: Production Production Cost Capital and Total Factor Productivity Capacity Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) Macroeconomics Public finance & taxation Finance Information technology in revenue administration Productivity Total factor productivity Capital productivity Commodity markets Revenue Industrial productivity Commodity exchanges
ISBN	1-4623-0939-9 1-4527-1277-8 1-283-51301-3 9786613825469 1-4519-1319-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; I. Introduction; II. Productivity Performance and Reforms in Australia; A. Australian Productivity Performance since 1990: Key Facts; Figures; 1. Australia's Productivity Performance; 2. Investments in Information and Communication Technologies; 3. Sectoral Contributions to Real GDP Growth; B. The Reform Process in Australia; 4. Employment Protection Legislations in OECD Countries; III. Empirical Model and Data Description; A. Theory; 5. Product Market Reforms in Australia; B. Empirical Specification; C. The Long-Run Impact of Covariates X on MFP and Capital-Labor Ratio Levels D. Data Sources and Methodology Tables; 1. Sectoral Decomposition; E. Growth Accounting; F. Level Accounting; G. Exchange Rates for International Comparisons; IV. Empirical Analysis; A. A First Look at the Data; B. Regression Results; C. Robustness Tests; D. Do Reforms Explain Australia's Productivity Performance?; E. Other Determinants of MFP Convergence: the Role of Human Capital and R&D ..; V. Conclusion; References; 2. Summary Statistics (1980-2003); 3. Correlations; 4. Multi-Factor Productivity Leaders; 6. Australian Industries MFP Levels (relative to U.S.) 5. Convergence of Australian Industries' Technology Level in a Panel of OECD Countries 6. Impact of Product Market Regulations of MFP Growth; 7. Impact of Labor Market Institutions on MFP Growth; 8. Disentangling the Effects of Product and Labor Market Institutions on MFP Growth; 9. Impact of Labor and Product Market Institutions on ICT Capital Deepening; 10. Predicted Impact of Product and Labor Market Reforms; 11. Controlling for Other Determinants of MFP Growth; Appendixes; I. The Impact of Product and Labor Market Institutions on Labor Productivity; II. Dropping Countries One by One III. Regressions with 3-year Averages
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910788408403321

Autore	Unel Bulent
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (24 p.)
Altri autori (Persone)	ZebregsHarm
Collana	IMF Working Papers
Soggetto topico	Economic development - China Production and Operations Management Inventions Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Macroeconomics: Production Innovation Research and Development Technological Change Intellectual Property Rights: General Macroeconomics Inventions & inventors Technology general issues Capital productivity Labor productivity Productivity Technological innovation Industrial productivity Technological innovations
ISBN	1-4623-5990-6 1-4527-4914-0 1-283-51812-0 1-4519-0851-2 9786613830579
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Theoretical Framework""; ""Empirical Analysis""; ""Conclusion""; ""Data Appendix""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910788694603321

Autore	Mete Cem
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (156 p.)
Disciplina	338.4/73621094
Soggetto topico	Chronic diseases Chronic diseases - Economic aspects - Europe, Eastern Chronic diseases - Economic aspects - Former Soviet republics Employment Persons Population Characteristics Social Sciences Disease Attributes Sociology Health Care Pathologic Processes Geography Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Diseases Socioeconomic Factors Unemployment Economics Disabled Persons Chronic Disease Public Health Health & Biological Sciences Public Health - General
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books. Statistics
ISBN	1-281-78738-8 9786611787387 0-8213-7338-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Figures; Chapter 1; Tables; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; The Report Team and Acknowledgments; Key Findings and Future Research Directions; Part 1 A REGIONAL OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 Introduction; BOX 1.1 Defining Disability; PART II COUNTRY STUDIES; Chap.2 Measurement of Disability and Linkages with Welfare, Employment, and Schooling The Case of Uzbekistan; Chap.3 The Impact of Health Shocks on Employment, Earnings, and Household Consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chap.4 Health Disabilities and Labor Productivity in Russia in 2004 Health Consequences Beyond Premature Death Chap.5 The Implications of Poor Health Status on Employment in Romania
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453871303321

Autore	Arezki Rabah
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (42 p.)
Altri autori (Persone)	LuiHerbert QuintynMarc ToscaniFrederik
Collana	IMF Working Papers
Soggetto topico	Education Educational attainment Labor Macroeconomics Demography Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General International Lending and Debt Problems Efficiency Optimal Taxation Education: General Fiscal Policy Demographic Economics: General Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Public Enterprises Public-Private Enterprises Civil service & public sector Population & demography Fiscal governance Population and demographics Civil service Public sector Fiscal policy Economic sectors Population Finance, Public
ISBN	1-4755-1152-3 1-4755-1151-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Data; A. Applicants' CVs; B. Issues of sample representativity; III. Our measure(s) of education attainment in public administrations; A. Non quality adjusted measure of education attainment; B. Quality adjusted education attainment in public administrations; C. Seniority and Gender; Seniority; Gender; Agency; IV. Applications; A. About Incentives; B. About government effectiveness; V. Conclusions; References; Appendixes; Country Academic Ranking; Figures; Figure 1. Education Attainment in the General Population around the World Figure 2. Example of Official's CVFigure 3. Overview of the Distribution of Age in Sample; Figure 4. Age Distribution by Region; Figure 5. Gender Distribution by Region; Figure 6. Age Distribution by Type of Course; Figure 7. Fraction of Officials with Tertiary Education by Region; Figure 8. Education Attainments: Public Administration vs. General Population; Figure 9. Average Years of Tertiary Education in Public Administrations; Figure 10. Fraction of officials with a degree from a country ranked in the top 48; Figure 11. Normalized weighted years of tertiary education by region Figure 12. Adjusted vs. non adjusted education attainment in public administrationFigure 13. Ratio of public administrations' education attainment in public; Figure 14. Education attainment by rank and region; Figure 15. Education attainment by seniority and region; Figure 16. Gender differences in education attainment in public administrations; Figure 17. Fraction of Managers who are male; Figure 18. Fraction of senior managers who are male; Figure 19. Education Attainment by Agency and Region; Figure 20. Education attainment and Relative Public Sector Pay Figure 21. Education attainment and tax collectioFigure 22. Education attainment and tax revenues controlling GDP per education and; Figure 23. Education attainment and corruption; Figure 24. Education Attainment and Corruption controlling for GDP per capita and; Figure 25. Education Attainment and Public Sector Management; Figure 26. Education attainment and bureaucratic quality; Figure 27. Education and Domestic Financial Sector Standards; Tables; Table 1. Country Level Academic Ranking
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910786484203321