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Apprenticeship training and the business cycle
Dual apprenticeship training is a market-driven form of education at the upper secondary level, taking place in fir ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Secondary education; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Skill-biased transition: the role of markets, institutions, and technological change
This study attempts to explain why the transition to a market economy is skill-biased. It shows unequivocal evidenc ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Russia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Technology; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Employer learning and the returns to schooling
We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesised that an employ ... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Income; Research ... [+] Show more
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Entrepreneurship and market size: the case of young college graduates in Italy
We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates' work possibilities as entre ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Employment; Demographics ... [+] Show more
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Firm-specific human capital: a skills-weights approach
One problem with the theory of firm-specific human capital is that it is difficult to generate convincing examples ... Show more
Date: 2003
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Economics
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Stuck between surplus and shortage: demand for skills in the Russian industry
In order to remain competitive, firms need to keep the quantity and composition of jobs close to the optimal for th ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Europe; Russia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Industry; Research; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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On the robustness of brain gain estimates
Recent theoretical studies suggest that migration prospects can raise the expected return to human capital and thus ... Show more
Date: 2009
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Economics; Migration; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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What happened to the PISA 2000 participants five years later?
The transition from school-to-work has been a burning issue in most countries for the last decades. So far research ... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Switzerland
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Youth; Performance ... [+] Show more
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The impact of active labour market policy on post-unemployment outcomes: evidence from a social experiment in Denmark
While job search theory predicts that active labour market policies (ALMPs) can affect post-unemployment outcomes, ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Denmark; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Policy; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Disability and skill mismatch
This paper integrates two strands of literature on overskilling and disability using the 2004 British Workplace Emp ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Disability; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more