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Author : International Monetary Fund
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Assessing Competitiveness Using Industry Unit Labor Costs written by International Monetary Fund and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Conceptual ambiguities and statistical weaknesses hamper the assessment of external competitiveness. The term competitiveness, while applied extensively, is often imprecisely defined, which can result in analytical errors and mistaken policy advice. Furthermore, aggregate statistical measures of competitiveness in terms of exchange rate misalignment can be biased. To address these issues, this paper makes two contributions. First, it clarifies the external competitiveness concept, highlighting the dichotomy between productivity-driven long-run growth and short-run deviations from the underlying growth trajectory, which can be related to exchange rate misalignment. Second, it develops a disaggregated statistical approach for examining competitiveness based on unit labor costs at the three digit industry level in a group of comparable countries. The case of Slovakia is used to illustrate these concepts, but the analytical insights have general application.
Competitiveness Indicators
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Author : Mr.Stephen Tokarick
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 1994-03-01
Competitiveness Indicators written by Mr.Stephen Tokarick and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This paper discusses five indicators of competitiveness: real exchange rates based on consumer price indices, export unit values of manufacturing goods, the relative price of traded to nontraded goods, normalized unit labor costs in manufacturing, and the ratio of normalized unit labor costs to value-added deflators in manufacturing. It discusses how each of these measures is associated with changes in a country’s balance of trade in goods and nonfactor services and examines the relationship among these indicators. It then examines the empirical performance of three of the indicators in terms of their ability to explain trade flows.
Labor Costs And International Competitiveness In Manufacturing Industry
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Author : W. L. Chilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Labor Costs And International Competitiveness In Manufacturing Industry written by W. L. Chilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Competition, International categories.
Report making a comparison of labour cost trends and international competitiveness in manufacturing - discusses the changing pattern in international division of labour and implications for newly industrializing countries and looks at hourly wage rates and exchange rate movements from 1970 to 1980 as labour cost factors in selected developed countries (in greater detail for the UK, Germany, Federal Republic, Japan and the USA), and compares these to selected NICs. Graphs and references.
Competitiveness And External Trade Performance Of The French Manufacturing Industry
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Author : Pierre-Richard Agénor
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 1995-12-01
Competitiveness And External Trade Performance Of The French Manufacturing Industry written by Pierre-Richard Agénor and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-12-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This paper provides an assessment of competitiveness and external trade performance of the French manufacturing industry during the 1980s and early 1990s. The first part of the paper reviews developments in a broad range of competitiveness indicators. The analysis indicates that the manufacturing sector appears to have maintained its competitive position in recent years. The second part discusses developments in export market shares. The third part estimates a vector error correction model relating the trade ratio to relative unit labor costs, domestic and foreign demand, and nonprice competitiveness. Variance decompositions suggest that fluctuations in price and nonprice competitiveness account for about two-fifths of fluctuations in manufacturing trade flows.
International Comparisons Of Manufacturing Productivity And Labor Cost Trends
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language : en
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Release Date : 1993
International Comparisons Of Manufacturing Productivity And Labor Cost Trends written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Labor costs categories.
Measures Of External Competitiveness For Germany
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Author : Mr.Robert Alan Feldman
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 1994-09-01
Measures Of External Competitiveness For Germany written by Mr.Robert Alan Feldman and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This paper assesses Germany's external competitive position from several angles. It first examines movements in several real exchange rate indices. The analysis of competitiveness is then supplemented by using the so-called constant market share approach, and finally by examining briefly both pressures on profit margins in the tradable goods sector as well as export prospects. A key conclusion of the analysis is that the deterioration of Germany's external competitiveness suggested by some commonly used indicators of the real appreciation of the deutsche mark, such as those based on relative unit labor costs in manufacturing, is generally exaggerated.
The Effects Of Changes In Working Time On Competitiveness
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Author : PA International Management Consultants
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Effects Of Changes In Working Time On Competitiveness written by PA International Management Consultants and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Competition categories.
Research report assessing trends and patterns of hours of work in the industrial sector of the UK, with particular reference to competitiveness - examines management attitudes towards reduced hours of work, extended paid leave, reduced overtime, early retirement and employment creation, productivity and costs, and discusses historical perspectives, effect of size of enterprise, location of industry, labour force participation of woman workers, etc. Graphs.
Labour Economics And Public Policy Managing The Labour Markets For Competitiveness
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Author : Chew Soon Beng
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2017-03-17
Labour Economics And Public Policy Managing The Labour Markets For Competitiveness written by Chew Soon Beng and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-17 with Business & Economics categories.
This book serves as a textbook on labour economics and public policy in labour markets. It also shows how Singapore has been successful in establishing a world class labour market. One attribute of such a labour market is the high purchasing power of wages for the average worker for essentials such as housing, healthcare, quality education for children and retirement consumption, which motivates Singaporeans to work hard. The second attribute is a macro-focused labour union that works closely with the government, and is able to prevent excessive wage increase.
Issues In The Assessment Of The Exchange Rates Of Industrial Countries
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Author : International Monetary Fund
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 1984-07-08
Issues In The Assessment Of The Exchange Rates Of Industrial Countries written by International Monetary Fund and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-07-08 with Business & Economics categories.
In its surveillance activities, the Fund is frequently confronted with the difficult problem of how to identify exchange rate behavior that is unrelated to underlying economic and financial conditions and, consequently, should be viewed with concern from a national or international standpoint. This paper considers the various issues related to this problem as it pertains to industrial countries, both those that have independently floating exchange rates and those that operate under other exchange arrangements.
Republic Of Estonia
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Author : International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2017-01-13
Republic Of Estonia written by International Monetary Fund. European Dept. and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-13 with Business & Economics categories.
This Selected Issues paper examines the impact of fast unit labor cost (ULC) growth in Estonia. ULCs in Estonia have now reached a level at which further unmitigated wage growth risks material damage to competitiveness and income convergence prospects with western Europe. This highlights the importance of making Estonia’s pro-productivity policies a success, but in the nearer term the onus is on mitigating excessive wage growth because in this area, Estonia, together with the other Baltics, distinguishes itself from the rest of central and eastern Europe. Tax policy can provide short-term relief.