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Graduate employment in the UK: an application of the Gottschalk-Hansen model
There is an apparent inconsistency in the existing literature on graduate employment in the UK. While analyses of r ... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Employment; Income ... [+] Show more
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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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Rejecting capital-skill complementarity at all costs
Any serious empirical study of factor substitutability has to allow the data to display complementarity as well as ... Show more
Date: 2001
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Finance; Employment; Labour market ... [+] 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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Long-term impact of youth minimum wages: evidence from two decades of individual longitudinal data
This paper quantifies the long-run impact of exposure to youth minimum wages and sheds light on its mechanisms. It ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Portugal; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Statistics; Income ... [+] Show more
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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development?: the dynamic effects of alternative training schemes
This study evaluates and compares the effectiveness of two alternative training schemes for the unemployed: short, ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Teaching and learning ... [+] 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