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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"employment levels"”.
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The contribution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to domestic employment levels in South Africa: a Vector Autoregressive Approach
… results with regard to the effects of FDI on employment and economic growth in both developed and developing countries. The primary focus of this study is to investigate the effect of FDI on domestic employment levels in the context of the South African economy. The analyses of the study were …
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An assesment of the Citizen Economic Empowerment Fund on employment creation in the Zambian Economy
… of the citizen’s economic empowerment fund on employment creation in the Zambian economy. The study was done amongst the recipients of the funds in Lusaka. The general objective of the study was to assess the impact of the Citizen Economic Empowerment Fund in terms of employment creation and …
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Information and communication technology and employment in South Africa
… technologies impact the workforce in terms of employment levels and the requirement of new skills to complement the complexities that arise. The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has shown to be a critical factor in economic growth in numerous developed and developing …
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The Regulation of Work: Seniority Rules and Constrained Choice
… on age-earnings profiles or on wage and employment levels, this examination focuses on the firm's allocation problem itself. This basic decision problem is captured as one of assigning heterogeneous workers to different job classifications. The insights produced by a simple model include …
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Effects of economic transition policies on Yugoslavia's agricultural sector: A quantitative approach
… price support, trade commitments or quotas, and employment levels. These policies are evaluated with reference to their price (cost) implications, consumers' and producer' welfare, trade revenues, machinery transfer from state to private sector, wages, and overall performance (output) of the …
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ARE GRADUATE STUDENTS RATIONAL? MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF GRADUATE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETIONS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
… scientists, increasing both relative wages and employment. However, because research doctorates in these fields may take six years or more to complete, there is a substantial lag in the labor supply response to changing market conditions. Rational expectations models assume that prospective …
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The effects of oil prices and other economic indicators on housing prices in Calgary, Canada
… Oil prices, exchange rate, interest rate and employment levels can determine up to 98% of the changes in house prices and rents. Oil prices, representing economic viability of the city, affect the real estate industry with a lag of 7 quarters of approximately two years, while interest rates …
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Factors Determining Loan Repayment in Microfinance Institutions: The Case of Dar Es Salaam Clients
… important for poverty reduction and creation of employment opportunity in developing countries including Tanzania. MFIs in Tanzania have suffered challenges on loan repayment problems and consequently decreasing employment levels and cash flows problems in Microfinance Institutions. This study …
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Integrated urban transportation and land use modeling by application of system dynamics
… exogenous estimates of future population and employment. Predictions of the distribution of land uses, travel mode, and route selection are all based upon modeling choice behaviors. Similarly, choice behavior modeling can be extended to virtually all elements of the urban structure. Drawing …
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Men's and women's time-use in household production: a Finland- United States comparison
… model of socioeconomic factors (age, education, employment and family situation) for household production across countries and across sexes. The results indicate that (a) total household production of Finnish men is only slightly more than that of U.S. men (7 minutes); (b) total household …
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Exploring the impact of access to finance by small and medium-sized enterprises on employment creation in the Khomas region
… and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the employment they create in the Khomas region. Employment creation is the dependent variable and defined as a measure of the net increase in employment levels over a two-year period. Access to finance is the independent variable and defined as a …
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Examining the perceived benefit of education for Aboriginal secondary students in Western Australia
… and remote Australians have lower education and employment levels than non- Indigenous and urban Australians and face continued socio-economic disadvantage. Many contemporary voices have called for quantitative evidence for Indigenous education policy. The current thesis responds to this gap in …
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A phenomenological case study to describe the ageism-induced anxiety of job seekers aged 50–83.
… ageism-induced anxiety while seeking new employment. This phenomenological case study investigated the anxiety experienced by job seekers aged 50–83 during the job search process, thereby informing the hiring decision-makers of the lived experiences of job seekers aged 50–83 as they seek …
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Some challenges facing trade unions in Zambia’s local councils: a case study of Lusaka province councils.
… still subjected to poor terms and conditions of employment in Zambia. Additionally, casualization of labour and contract employment that aim to avoid the costs of long-term employment are common in public institutions including Local Councils. The general objective of this research is to identify …
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Some challenges facing trade unions in Zambia’s local councils: a case study of Lusaka province councils.
… still subjected to poor terms and conditions of employment in Zambia. Additionally, casualization of labour and contract employment that aim to avoid the costs of long-term employment are common in public institutions including Local Councils. The general objective of this research is to identify …
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Wage employment, traditional subsistence, and aspirations among Inupiat and Yup'ik in the mixed economy of Northwest Alaska
… three regions of Northwest Alaska. By examining employment and subsistence patterns, desires for relocation, and employment and subsistence aspirations, this research will contribute to the understanding of work (both traditional and modern), culture, and population shift within indigenous, …
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An investigation into the factors that contribute to the retention of information technology specialists in financial institutions
… the importance of involving employees at all employment levels to provide input on the development of these policies and procedures so that the retention process is well understood across the firm Apart from contributing to the existing academic knowledge area, the study outcomes can …
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Professionalisation or polarisation? : economic restructuring and changes in Cape Town's labour market
… was whether the occupational distribution of employment in cities was becoming increasingly polarised or professionalised. Careful examination of population census data on sectoral and occupational changes in the economy of Cape Town showed that the city's working population was becoming …
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The Socio-Economic Impact of Privatisation in Zambia: Experiences and Lessons
… policy, however, have been increased poverty, unemployment and social displacement.The unfortunate fact is that Zambia could not, with its economic turmoil, refuse to accept set conditions which were the only way to qualify for World Bank/IMF loans. Zambia had to undertake programmes, which among …
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