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Format: 27 pages ; , 28 cm.

Series Statement: Policy research working paper ; 2289

Content: Lessons from world experience about the consequences of exchange rate overvaluation (the frequent cause of trade crises), the consequences of trying to defend an overvalued exchange rate, and the most appropriate policies for resolving an overvaluation.

Note: "February 2000"--Cover. , Also available in printing.

Language: English

URL: Volltext

URL: Volltext  (Deutschlandweit zugänglich)

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Format: xxii, 113 pages : , illustrations ; , 28 cm

ISBN: 0-8330-8993-5

Content: The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq (KRI). Doing so will involve creating mechanisms by which job-seekers can develop the right skills and find employers who will hire them, employers can find the employees they need, and the government can create an enabling environment in which the best matches between job-seekers and employers can be made. The study estimates the likely number and education levels of new job-seekers through 2020. It conducts an original, scientific survey to learn about employer perceptions of skill gaps in the KRI. Then, it investigates sectoral employment growth in comparison economies to identify promising growth sectors. Finally, it outlines policy steps for the government to take to improve the functioning of the private-sector labor market.

Note: "RAND Labor and Population." , "Sponsored by the Kurdistan Regional Government." , "RR-489-KRG"--Page 4 of cover. , Introduction -- Education Levels, Skills, and Labor-Force Participation of Potential Future Labor-Market Entrants -- Skills Gaps and Expected Private-Sector Labor Demand in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq -- Labor-Market Information Systems -- Conclusions and Policy Directions -- Appendix A: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: The RAND Skills Survey -- Appendix B: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: Sampling Design.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-8409-7

Language: English

Keywords: Statistics. ; Statistics.

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Format: 1 online resource (115 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-13585-X , 9786613135858 , 0-8330-5225-X

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economy

Content: To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; The Federal Government's Link Between Transportation and the Economy; Calls to Reform U.S. Transportation Policy; Federal Participation in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Since the 1950's; Current Issues in Federal Highway Spending and Policy; The United States Is Not Alone; The Plan for This Monograph; Chapter Two The Effects of Highway Infrastructure on Economic Activity; Literature Selection; National-Level Analysis and the Interstate Highway System , The Nadiri and Mamuneas Study for the Federal Highway Administration Summing Up National-Level Research; State-Level Analysis of Effects; Summing Up Research on State-Level Effects; Local Effects Analysis; Studies of Local Geographic Areas Across States; Roads Within States; Roads Within Metropolitan Areas; Summing Up Research on Local Effects; Evidence from International Comparisons; Summing Up International Comparisons; Interim Conclusions on the Literature Review; Chapter Three A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Cited; Results of the Meta-Analysis; Summing Up the Meta-Analysis , Summing Up the Literature on Transportation and the Economy Chapter Four Conclusions: Policy Implications and Future Research; Policy Implications; Different Outcomes for Different Situations: Targeting Transportation Investments.; Spillovers Can Create Winners and Losers; Federal Support for Widespread Versus Local Effects; New Directions for Research; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix: A Meta-Analysis of the Papers Reviewed; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5213-6

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (27 Seiten) , 28 cm

Edition: Online-Ausg Also available in print

Series Statement: Policy research working paper 2289

Content: Lessons from world experience about the consequences of exchange rate overvaluation (the frequent cause of trade crises), the consequences of trying to defend an overvalued exchange rate, and the most appropriate policies for resolving an overvaluation

Note: "February 2000"--Cover , Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-27)

Additional Edition: Shatz, Howard J Exchange rate overvaluation and trade protection

Language: English

URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)

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Format: 1 online resource (175 pages) : , illustrations (some color), graphs, tables.

ISBN: 0-8330-9457-2

Series Statement: Strategic Rethink

Content: "The upcoming U.S. presidential election presents an opportunity to confirm, better define, or redefine America's role in the world. Economic power and policy will have an important place in any conception of the United States' role in the world. This report presents the strategic choices America faces regarding the international economy over the terms of the current and next U.S. administrations. The goal of U.S. international economic policy is to contribute to national economic growth and prosperity. Although the United States faces many choices regarding the global economy, this report focuses on policy choices in the areas of maintaining and improving the rules-based international economic system; working with China and better integrating it into the existing system; supporting the economic growth of allies, friends, and partners; and using economic tools to change unwanted behavior and counter adversaries"--Back cover.

Note: Preface -- , Economic Issues in the United States' Role in the World: , Economics and U.S. National Strategy ; , The Ends of Economics and the Means to Achieve Them -- , The U.S. Economy Today: , Positive Growth, Productivity, and Financial Conditions ; , Trouble in the Labor Force ; , Trouble with Government Finances ; , Summing Up the U.S. Economy Today -- , How the U.S. Economy Connects with the World: , International Trade ; , Foreign Direct Investment ; , The Energy Revolution ; , The Federal Reserve ; , Conclusion -- , The United States' Economic Standing in the World: , Gross Domestic Product and the U.S. Share of the World Economy ; , Population Trends ; , World Trade ; , Foreign Direct Investment ; , Intellectual Property ; , The Labor Force ; , Interpreting Global Economic Trends -- , Strategic Choices Abroad: Maintaining the Liberal Rules-Based International System: , The Pillars of the Liberal Rules-Based System ; , Trade Liberalization ; , Multilateral Institutions ; , Liberal Capitalism Versus State Capitalism ; , Conclusion -- , Strategic Choices Abroad: China: , Recent Events in China ; , An Unbalanced Economy ; , Reaching Out to the World ; , The U.S.-China Economic Relationship ; , China and the Mega-Trade Deals ; , China and International Institutions ; , A Bilateral Instrument for Working with China ; , Engaging with China -- , Strategic Choices Abroad: Supporting Partners and Deterring Unwanted Behavior: , Restoring Growth in Allies and Reviving Growth in Unstable Regions ; , Balancing Sanctions and the Economy ; , Conclusion -- , Conclusion: U.S. Policy Choices for the Global Economy: , The Rules-Based Global Economic System ; , The Rise of China ; , Supporting Partners and Deterring Unwanted Behavior ; , Paving the Way for the Next Era of Global Growth.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-9454-8

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xxviii, 141 pages) : , color illustrations.

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-26808-6 , 9786613268082 , 0-8330-5247-0

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Content: What is the impact of demographics on the prospective production of military power and the causes of war? This monograph analyzes this issue by projecting working-age populations through 2050; assessing the influence of demographics on manpower, national income and expenditures, and human capital; and examining how changes in these factors may affect the ability of states to carry out military missions.

Note: "Project Air Force." , "MG-1091-AF"--P. [4] of cover. , Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Organization; Chapter Two: Numbers; Fertility Rates; Survival Rates; Migration; Projections; Youth Bulges to Come?; Projected Muslim Populations; Conclusions; Chapter Three: Long-Term Trends in National GDP; Forecasts of GDP per Working-Age Population; Uncertainties in the Relationship Between Aging and GDP; Conclusions; Chapter Four: The Economic Burden of Aging Populations; Policies Plus People Equals Burden; A Profile of the Aging World , The Advanced Countries The Developing Countries; Medical Expenditures; Ambiguities in the Relationship Between Aging and Medical Expenditures; Counter evidence That Costs May Rise with Aging; Summing Up Aging and Medical Costs; Pension Expenditures and the Fiscal Burden; Implications for the Fiscal Burden, or the Lack Thereof; Conclusions; Chapter Five: The Influence of Demographics on the Causes of War; Chapter Six: The Impact of Demographic Trends on Military Power Projection; Manpower, Money, and Technical Expertise; Manpower; National Income; Technical Expertise; Other , The Contribution of Demographics to Various Military Missions Nuclear Coercion; Commons Control; Surveillance; Conventional Combat; Raids and Seizures; Counterinsurgency; Military Operations Other Than War; Implications; Chapter Seven: Implications; Findings; Major Themes; The Once and Future Indispensable Nation; The Shrinking Zone of War; Lessons for the Air Force; Appendixes; Appendix A:Delayed Maternity and Fertility Rates; Appendix B:Trade-Offs Between Fertility Rates and Migration Rates; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5177-6

Language: English

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ISBN: 0-8330-8633-2

Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq

Content: This monograph provides strategies to increase private-sector employment, including ways to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector, in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq. Prepared for and at the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), this monograph is based on a variety of research methods and analyses. These include a review of the existing literature, analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers. The KRG can develop its private sector by removing obstacles to starting or expanding a business, by identifying sectors for which conditions are particularly favorable for private-sector growth and supporting them, and by outsourcing and privatizing some functions that the KRG currently performs. However, private-sector growth does not guarantee that civil-service workers will leave for private-sector employment. Civil-service workers will need the qualifications necessary for private-sector jobs and will have to expect that the benefits of private-sector employment outweigh the benefits of civil-service employment. At the same time, as the KRG devises methods for encouraging civil-service workers to leave for the private sector, a key challenge will be to ensure that the most productive employees stay with the KRG in order to ensure the proper functioning of government.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Summary -- Introduction -- Methods, information sources, and data -- Employment in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq -- Fostering private-sector development: taking advantage of private investment and reforming the enabling environment -- Fostering private-sector development: outsourcing and privatization of government functions -- Skills and education of civil-service employees -- The civil-service compensation system and personnel policies -- Strategies for voluntary civil-service separation -- Conclusions -- Appendixes -- References. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-8591-3

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (115 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-13585-X , 9786613135858 , 0-8330-5225-X

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economy

Content: To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; The Federal Government's Link Between Transportation and the Economy; Calls to Reform U.S. Transportation Policy; Federal Participation in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Since the 1950's; Current Issues in Federal Highway Spending and Policy; The United States Is Not Alone; The Plan for This Monograph; Chapter Two The Effects of Highway Infrastructure on Economic Activity; Literature Selection; National-Level Analysis and the Interstate Highway System , The Nadiri and Mamuneas Study for the Federal Highway Administration Summing Up National-Level Research; State-Level Analysis of Effects; Summing Up Research on State-Level Effects; Local Effects Analysis; Studies of Local Geographic Areas Across States; Roads Within States; Roads Within Metropolitan Areas; Summing Up Research on Local Effects; Evidence from International Comparisons; Summing Up International Comparisons; Interim Conclusions on the Literature Review; Chapter Three A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Cited; Results of the Meta-Analysis; Summing Up the Meta-Analysis , Summing Up the Literature on Transportation and the Economy Chapter Four Conclusions: Policy Implications and Future Research; Policy Implications; Different Outcomes for Different Situations: Targeting Transportation Investments.; Spillovers Can Create Winners and Losers; Federal Support for Widespread Versus Local Effects; New Directions for Research; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix: A Meta-Analysis of the Papers Reviewed; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5213-6

Language: English

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (115 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-13585-X , 9786613135858 , 0-8330-5225-X

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series Highway infrastructure and the economy

Content: To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; The Federal Government's Link Between Transportation and the Economy; Calls to Reform U.S. Transportation Policy; Federal Participation in Transportation Infrastructure Financing Since the 1950's; Current Issues in Federal Highway Spending and Policy; The United States Is Not Alone; The Plan for This Monograph; Chapter Two The Effects of Highway Infrastructure on Economic Activity; Literature Selection; National-Level Analysis and the Interstate Highway System , The Nadiri and Mamuneas Study for the Federal Highway Administration Summing Up National-Level Research; State-Level Analysis of Effects; Summing Up Research on State-Level Effects; Local Effects Analysis; Studies of Local Geographic Areas Across States; Roads Within States; Roads Within Metropolitan Areas; Summing Up Research on Local Effects; Evidence from International Comparisons; Summing Up International Comparisons; Interim Conclusions on the Literature Review; Chapter Three A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Cited; Results of the Meta-Analysis; Summing Up the Meta-Analysis , Summing Up the Literature on Transportation and the Economy Chapter Four Conclusions: Policy Implications and Future Research; Policy Implications; Different Outcomes for Different Situations: Targeting Transportation Investments.; Spillovers Can Create Winners and Losers; Federal Support for Widespread Versus Local Effects; New Directions for Research; Concluding Thoughts; Appendix: A Meta-Analysis of the Papers Reviewed; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5213-6

Language: English

UID:

ISBN: 0-8330-8633-2

Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series Strategies for private-sector development and civil-service reform in the Kurdistan Region--Iraq

Content: This monograph provides strategies to increase private-sector employment, including ways to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector, in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq. Prepared for and at the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), this monograph is based on a variety of research methods and analyses. These include a review of the existing literature, analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers. The KRG can develop its private sector by removing obstacles to starting or expanding a business, by identifying sectors for which conditions are particularly favorable for private-sector growth and supporting them, and by outsourcing and privatizing some functions that the KRG currently performs. However, private-sector growth does not guarantee that civil-service workers will leave for private-sector employment. Civil-service workers will need the qualifications necessary for private-sector jobs and will have to expect that the benefits of private-sector employment outweigh the benefits of civil-service employment. At the same time, as the KRG devises methods for encouraging civil-service workers to leave for the private sector, a key challenge will be to ensure that the most productive employees stay with the KRG in order to ensure the proper functioning of government.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Summary -- Introduction -- Methods, information sources, and data -- Employment in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq -- Fostering private-sector development: taking advantage of private investment and reforming the enabling environment -- Fostering private-sector development: outsourcing and privatization of government functions -- Skills and education of civil-service employees -- The civil-service compensation system and personnel policies -- Strategies for voluntary civil-service separation -- Conclusions -- Appendixes -- References. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-8591-3

Language: English