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<title><![CDATA[Global Production Networks and Employment: A Developing Country Perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Internationalised firms in developing economies tend to employ more workers and pay higher wages than firms that deal exclusively with the domestic market, according to this paper that shows the links between global value chains (GVCs) and labour market outcomes. Engagement in international activities by firms provides greater opportunities for women to enter the formal employment market, the paper also shows.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Different Partners, Different Patterns: Trade and Labour Market Dynamics in Brazil's Post-Liberalisation Period]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To what extent has the greater external exposure of the Brazilian economy in the past decade contributed to the evolution of employment in the country? This paper finds that Brazilian exports expanded vigorously in the 2000s and contributed positively to employment generation, though this contribution was relatively small.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State-Owned Enterprises: Trade Effects and Policy Implications]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With a growing integration via trade and investment, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that have traditionally been oriented towards domestic markets increasingly compete with private firms in the global market place. This paper presents a conceptual discussion of how potential SOE advantages can generate cross-border effects.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Summary Report: OECD International Business Dialogue 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business representatives and policy makers provided lively debate and valuable insights on barriers to 21st century commerce when they met at this event at OECD headquarters in Paris. Read the main discussion points, online survey results and recommendations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD International Business Dialogue 2013: Barriers to 21st Century Commerce - 4-5 March 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What obstacles do companies face in doing business internationally? This event brought together representatives from firms in various sectors and regions to identify and prioritize barriers to international business activity.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trade Facilitation Indicators: The Potential Impact of Trade Facilitation on Developing Countries' Trade ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Drawing on OECD trade facilitation indicators, this paper finds that the combined effect of comprehensive trade facilitation reform would reach almost 14.5% reduction of total trade costs for low income countries, 15.5% for lower middle income countries and 13.2% for upper middle income countries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trade and Labour Market Adjustment ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Occupation-level analysis of short-term labour market impacts from trade can provide policy makers with better insights than industry-level studies, says this paper using a unique dataset based on harmonised labour force surveys from Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil and South Africa. For instance, occupation-level data shows that imports can be associated with higher wages and a lower probability of unemployment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Estimating the Constraints to Agricultural Trade of Developing Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Agricultural trade can be a powerful engine for economic growth, poverty reduction, and development. However, efforts by developing countries to expand their agricultural trade are often hampered by domestic supply-side constraints such as lack of trade-related infrastructure. This report looks at some of the most important of these constraints, and features case studies from Indonesia, Zambia and Mozambique.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: "Policy Priorities for International Trade and Jobs" seminar, 13 September 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Watch the Jobs Knowledge Platform webcast of the World Bank-OECD "Policy Priorities for International Trade and Jobs" seminar on the JKPLive Facebook channel.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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