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This time it's different?: youth labour markets during 'the great recession'
This paper looks at the effects of the 'great recession' on young people's labour market experiences in the Europea ... Show more
Date: 2012
Geographic subjects: Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Economics; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Does updating education curricula accelerate technology adoption in the workplace?: evidence from dual vocational education and training curricula in Switzerland
In an environment of accelerating technological change and increasing digitalization, firms need to adopt new techn ... Show more
Date: 2022
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Industry; Technology ... [+] Show more
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How does education affect the earnings distribution in urban China?
China's phenomenal growth is accompanied by both relatively low level of standards of living and high inequality. I ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: China; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Demographics; Outcomes; Income ... [+] Show more
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Career and technical education in high school and postsecondary career pathways in Washington State
In this study, we describe the postsecondary transitions of students taking [career and technical education] CTE co ... Show more
Date: 2020
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Pathways; Secondary education ... [+] Show more
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Hybrid (solo)self-employment and upskilling: is online platform work a path towards entrepreneurship?
The increasing use of online labour platforms as intermediaries for finding work - known as crowdwork or gig work - ... Show more
Date: 2022
Geographic subjects: Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Labour market
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The returns to four-year college for academically marginal students
[The author] combines a regression discontinuity design with rich data on academic and labor market outcomes for a ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Higher education; Students; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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This job is 'getting old:' measuring changes in job opportunities using occupational age structure
High- and low-wage occupations are expanding rapidly relative to middle-wage occupations in both the US and the [Eu ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Skills and knowledge
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Does human capital endowment of FDI recipient countries really matter?: evidence from cross-country firm level data
The stylized literature on foreign direct investment [FDI] suggests that developing countries should invest in the ... Show more
Date: 2012
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Finance; Economics ... [+] Show more
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The early labour market effects of generally and vocationally oriented higher education: is there a trade-off?
This study investigates whether the choice for a vocationally versus a generally oriented higher education program ... Show more
Date: 2015
Geographic subjects: Belgium; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Higher education; Vocational education and training; Employment ... [+] Show more
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The future of work: challenges for job creation due to global demographic change and automation
We explore future job creation needs under conditions of demographic, economic, and technological change. First, we ... Show more
Date: 2020
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Demographics; Technology; Employment ... [+] Show more