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The Wages of Oil
Author | : Michael Herb |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2014-12-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780801454684 |
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The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait, meanwhile, has the most spirited and influential parliament in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies. In The Wages of Oil, Michael Herb provides a robust framework for thinking about the future of the Gulf monarchies. The Gulf has seen enormous changes in recent years, and more are to come. Herb explains the nature of the changes we are likely to see in the future. He starts by asking why Kuwait is far ahead of all other Gulf monarchies in terms of political liberalization, but behind all of them in its efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. He compares Kuwait with the United Arab Emirates, which lacks Kuwait’s parliament but has moved ambitiously to diversify. This data-rich book reflects the importance of both politics and economic development issues for decision-makers in the Gulf. Herb develops a political economy of the Gulf that ties together a variety of issues usually treated separately: Kuwait's National Assembly, Dubai's real estate boom, the paucity of citizen labor in the private sector, class divisions among citizens, the caste divide between citizens and noncitizens, and the politics of land.
The Employment and Wage Effects of Oil Price Changes
Author | : Mr.Eswar Prasad,Mr.Michael P. Keane |
Publsiher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 1995-04-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781451845518 |
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In this paper, we use micro panel data to examine the effects of oil price changes on employment and real wages, at the aggregate and industry levels. We also measure differences in the employment and wage responses for workers differentiated on the basis of skill level. We find that oil price increases result in a substantial decline in real wages for all workers, but raise the relative wage of skilled workers. The use of panel data econometric techniques to control for unobserved heterogeneity is essential to uncover this result, which is completely hidden in OLS estimates. We find that changes in oil prices induce changes in employment shares and relative wages across industries. However, we find little evidence that oil price changes cause labor to consistently flow into those sectors with relative wage increases.
Economic Factors Bearing on the Establishment of Minimum Wages in the Vegetable Fats and Oils Industry
Author | : United States. Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Oils and fats |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112067077716 |
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Economic Factors Bearing on the Esablishment of Minimum Wages in the Vegetable Fats and Oils Industry April 1943
Author | : United States. Wage and Hour and Public and Contract Divisions |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105130061711 |
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Investigation of the Wage Stabilization Board
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1258 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Wages |
ISBN | : LOC:00141316990 |
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Economy wide and Distributional Impacts of an Oil Price Shock on the South African Economy
Author | : B. Essama-Nssah |
Publsiher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Adverse impact |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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Abstract: As crude oil prices reach new highs, there is renewed concern about how external shocks will affect growth and poverty in developing countries. This paper describes a macro-micro framework for examining the structural and distributional consequences of a significant external shock-an increase in the world price of oil-on the South African economy. The authors merge results from a highly disaggregative computable general equilibrium model and a micro-simulation analysis of earnings and occupational choice based on socio-demographic characteristics of the household. The model provides changes in employment, wages, and prices that are used in the micro-simulation. The analysis finds that a 125 percent increase in the price of crude oil and refined petroleum reduces employment and GDP by approximately 2 percent, and reduces household consumption by approximately 7 percent. The oil price shock tends to increase the disparity between rich and poor. The adverse impact of the oil price shock is felt by the poorer segment of the formal labor market in the form of declining wages and increased unemployment. Unemployment hits mostly low and medium-skilled workers in the services sector. High-skilled households, on average, gain from the oil price shock. Their income rises and their spending basket is less skewed toward food and other goods that are most affected by changes in oil prices.
From Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization
Author | : Sarosh Kuruvilla,Ching Kwan Lee,Mary E. Gallagher |
Publsiher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2011-08-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780801462948 |
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In the thirty years since the opening of China's economy, China's economic growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. At the same time, however, its employment relations system has undergone a gradual but fundamental transformation from stable and permanent employment with good benefits (often called the iron rice bowl), to a system characterized by highly precarious employment with no benefits for about 40 percent of the population. Similar transitions have occurred in other countries, such as Korea, although perhaps not at such a rapid pace as in China. This shift echoes the move from "breadwinning" careers to contingent employment in the postindustrial United States. In From Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization, an interdisciplinary group of authors examines the nature, causes, and consequences of informal employment in China at a time of major changes in Chinese society. This book provides a guide to the evolving dynamics among workers, unions, NGOs, employers, and the state as they deal with the new landscape of insecure employment.
Wages in Foreign Countries
Author | : United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1929 |
Genre | : Wages |
ISBN | : SRLF:AA0009061383 |
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