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1“...We develop a search-theoretic model of contractual dualism in formal and informal labour markets. The model (i) provides the micro-underpinnings for endogenous...”
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3“...In many countries, non-compliance with minimum wage legislation is widespread and authorities may be seen as having turned a blind eye to legislation they have...”
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4“...Given the proprietary nature of most genetically modified (GM) seed technologies, the question arises as to how farmers in developing countries can gain proper...”
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5“...Using a model that admits variable returns and imperfect competition, we investigate the impact on total factor productivity of trade liberalization in six...”
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6by Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu Basu, Arnab K Chau, Nancy H Mitra, Devashish Published in Economic inquiry (01.01.2020)“...Our parsimonious two‐country (developed country and developing country) model of offshoring provides nuanced results. These include cases where wages...”
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7“...The recent enactment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India has been widely hailed as a policy that provides a safety net for the rural poor...”
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8by Randall Akee Arnab K. Basu Arjun Bedi Nancy H. Chau Published in The Journal of law & economics (01.05.2014)“...We explore two hitherto poorly understood characteristics of the human-trafficking market—the cross-border ease of mobility of traffickers and the elasticity...”
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9“...Using data from the Rural Ethiopian Household Survey, which contains a behavioral module, we explore the link between adult risk and time preferences and the...”
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10“...This paper is concerned with the Institution of debt bondage and child labor employment in the context of an agrarian economy with overlapping generations. The...”
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11by Basu, Arnab K Published in American journal of agricultural economics (01.05.2002)“...This article examines contractual labor arrangements in agrarian economies that persist as a consequence of market power on the part of landlords faced with...”
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12by Basu, Arnab K Hicks, Robert L Published in International journal of consumer studies (01.09.2008)“...In this paper, we investigate how label information detailing the performance of the Fair Trade labelling programme with respect to coffee affect consumers'...”
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13“...We present a model of offshoring of tasks to a developing nation, which is characterized by a minimum wage formal sector and a flexible wage informal sector...”
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14“...Indoor air pollution (IAP) - predominantly from the use of solid fuel for cooking - is a global health threat, particularly for women and young children, and...”
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15“...Labor market subcontracting is a global phenomenon. This paper presents a theory of wage fairness in a subcontracted labor market, where workers confront...”
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16by Arvin-Rad, Hassan Basu, Arnab K Willumsen, Maria Published in International review of economics & finance (2010)“...Within a general equilibrium framework of a developing economy with a foreign owned factor of production, this paper questions whether the informal–formal...”
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17“...Fixed-term contract employment has increasingly replaced regular open-ended employment as the predominant form of employment notably in developing countries...”
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18by Basu, Arnab K Chau, Nancy H Grote, Ulrike Published in Review of development economics (01.08.2006)“...Does labeling products “Child‐Labor Free” provide a market‐based solution to the pervasive employment of child labor? This paper explores the promise of social...”
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19“...Despite recent multilateral efforts to single out child labor in debt bondage as one of the worst forms of child labor, several important questions have yet to...”
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20“...This paper develops a positive theory of two-way capital flows—the outward flight of productive capital, and inward foreign direct investment that acquires...”