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Wage vs. industry subsidies: coping with technology related unemployment in a globalized economy

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  • Barbara Dluhosch & Daniel Horgos, 2008. "Wage vs. industry subsidies: coping with technology related unemployment in a globalized economy," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 5(4), pages 371-388, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:iecepo:v:5:y:2008:i:4:p:371-388
    DOI: 10.1007/s10368-008-0120-1
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    Keywords

    Globalization; Wage subsidies; Labor markets; Technical change; F16; E24; J38;
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    JEL classification:

    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy

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