Output and productivity comparisons of the Singapore and Hong Kong wholesale and retail trade sectors, 2001–2008

This paper employs the industry of origin approach to compare value-added and labour productivity of Singapore and Hong Kong’s wholesale and retail sectors for the period 2001–08. The direct comparison between these two economies was motivated by the statement of the Singapore Government that its services sector, especially the retail sector, lagged behind Hong Kong’s productivity levels. The results show that since 2005, Singapore’s wholesale and retail sector performance in terms of labour productivity has been below Hong Kong’s level, largely due to the poor performance of its retail sector arising from an influx of foreign workers. Results from total factor productivity analysis of these two economies also suggest that Hong Kong’s better performance (since 2005) was largely due to its ability to employ more educated and trained workers with limited use of capital. The results suggest that polices that have worked in Hong Kong may not work in Singapore because its population is more diverse, which poses a challenge to policymakers in raising its productivity level.

Do minimum wages raise employment? Evidence from the US retail-trade sector

This paper examines the impact of minimum wages on earnings and employment in selected branches of the retail-trade sector, 1990-2005, using county-level data on employment and a panel regression framework that allows for county-specific trends in sectoral outcomes. We focus on specific subsectors within retail trade that are identified as particularly low-wage. We find little evidence of disemployment effects once we allow for geographic-specific trends. Indeed, in many sectors the evidence points to modest (but robust) positive employment effects. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Labour costs in the wholesale and retail trade, banking and insurance in 1974. 1977.1

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Data pertinent to the establishment of minimum wage rates under the Fair labor standards act for newly covered employment in retail trade (including food service employees in retail establishments) in Puerto Rico /

"WH67-300."

1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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1982 census of retail trade.

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Technology and labor in three service industries : utilities, retail trade, and lodging.

"September 1990."