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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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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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Vocational training and gender: wages and occupational mobility among young workers
This paper investigates the relationship between the gender wage gap, the choice of training occupation, and occupa ... Show more
Date: 2005
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Youth; Apprenticeship ... [+] Show more
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A human capital model of the effects of abilities and family background on optimal schooling levels
This paper develops a theoretical model of optimal schooling levels where ability and family background are the cen ... Show more
Date: 2005
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Income; Skills and knowledge; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Introducing time-to-educate in a job search model
Transition patterns from school to work differ considerably across OECD countries. Some countries exhibit high yout ... Show more
Date: 2005
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Participation; Students ... [+] Show more
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The return to the firm investment in human capital
In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job trainin ... Show more
Date: 2005
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Skills and knowledge; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Employment effects of the provision of specific professional skills and techniques in Germany
Based on unique administrative data, which has only recently become available, this paper estimates the employment ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Do school-to-work programs help the ‘forgotten half’?
This paper tests whether school-to-work (STW) programs are particularly beneficial for those less likely to go to c ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Apprenticeship; Employment ... [+] Show more
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School-to-career and post-secondary education: evidence from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study
We study a set of programs implemented in Philadelphia high schools that focus on boosting post-secondary enrollmen ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Research; Statistics; Providers of education and training ... [+] Show more
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Product market competition, returns to skill and wage inequality
This paper shows that increasing product market competition can have a direct impact on the employment relationship ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Outcomes; Statistics ... [+] Show more