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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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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
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Technology and the demand for skill: an analysis of within and between firm differences
We estimate the effects of technology investments on the demand for skilled workers using longitudinally integrated ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Technology; Skills and knowledge; Research ... [+] Show more