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'Soft' skills, 'hard' skills, and the black/white earning gap
This paper provides both a theoretical and an empirical investigation into the impact of job skill types on the bla ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Statistics; Equity ... [+] Show more
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Trade openness and the demand for skills: evidence from Turkish microdata
In this paper we report evidence on the relationship between trade openness, technology adoption and relative deman ... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Asia; Turkey
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Globalisation; Skills and knowledge; Technology ... [+] Show more
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The curse and blessing of training the unemployed in a changing economy: the case of East Germany after unification
We analyse the effects of government-sponsored training for the unemployed conducted during East German transition. ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Gender; Outcomes; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Unions, work-related training, and wages: evidence for British men
Using data from the British Household Panel Survey from 1991 to 1996, the authors investigate the impact of union c ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Participation; Industry; Income ... [+] Show more
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Globalization, brain drain and development
This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on recent contributions and ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Africa; Europe; United States ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Migration; Globalisation; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Are computer skills the new basic skills?: the returns to computer, writing and math skills in Britain
The large increase in computer use has raised the question whether people have to be taught computer skills before ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Research; Skills and knowledge; Literacy ... [+] Show more
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Can educational expansion improve income inequality in China?: evidences from the CHNS 1997 and 2006 data
Rapid education expansion and rising income inequality are two striking phenomena occurring in China during the tra ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: China; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Income; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Give me your wired and your highly skilled: measuring the impact of immigration policy on employers and shareholders
The paper links finance theory to labor economics and political economy in the context of migration and immigration ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Migration; Employment; Finance ... [+] Show more
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Do tuition fees affect the mobility of university applicants?: evidence from a natural experiment
Several German states recently introduced tuition fees for university education. We investigate whether these tuiti ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Finance; Higher education
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High-skilled immigration policy in Europe
Whether Europe will be able to stand up to its internal and external challenges crucially depends on its ability to ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Europe; Denmark; Finland ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Migration; Labour market; Policy ... [+] Show more