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Labor Market Analysis and Public Policy: The Case of Morocco

Guillermo Hakim, Julia Lane, Javier Miranda
World Bank Economic Review, No. 3, 1999
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This article uses detailed industry and household data to understand why Morocco's labor market performed poorly in 1985–95. The data indicate that marked structural changes and weak demand in the product market were responsible. This article makes two contributions to the literature. The first is specific: it underscores that the demand for labor is a derived demand and that the performance of the product market is an important determinant of the performance of the labor market. The second is more general: it demonstrates that this kind of microeconomic analysis, using data sets that are often available in developing countries, can inform policy design.
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The Two Germanies: Information Technology and Economic Divergence, 1949-1989

Ulrich Blum, Leonard Dudley
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE, 1999
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Information, neue Technologien und ökonomische Effizienz

Ulrich Blum, E. Greipl, H. Hereth, S. Müller
Erweiterung der Markträume, 1997
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12
MAR 2024
14:15 - 15:45

IWH Research Seminar

Information Flow and Market Efficiency - Unintended Side Effects of the Plain Writing Act

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Sasan Mansouri (University of Groningen)
Where
IWH, conference room and via Zoom

This paper investigates the impact of precise language on market efficiency by examining the interplay between regulatory language simplification, as imposed by the Plain Writing Act of 2010, and information asymmetries in financial markets.

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JUL 2016
14:15 - 15:45

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Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine: Sharing Borrower Information in a Competitive Credit Market

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Ralph De Haas, PhD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Where
IWH conference room

We exploit detailed data on approved and rejected small-business loans to assess the impact of a new credit registry in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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12
NOV 2024
14:15 - 15:45

IWH Research Seminar

Do Local Forecasters Have Better Information?

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Kenza Benhima (HEC Paris)
Where
IWH, conference room and via Zoom

Using inflation and GDP growth forecasts by professional forecasters for a panel of emerging and advanced economies, we provide direct evidence that foreign forecasters update their forecasts less frequently than local forecasters (about 10% less frequently) and make larger errors in absolute value (up to 9% larger).

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