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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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The transition to self-employment and perceived skill-mismatches: panel data evidence from eleven EU countries
Some studies using either objective or subjective indicators, find that self-employed individuals are less likely t ... Show more
Date: 2020
Geographic subjects: Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; 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