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Long-run effects of training programs for the unemployed in East Germany
Public sector sponsored training was implemented at a large scale during the transition process in East Germany. Ba ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Gender; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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Does school tracking affect equality of opportunity?: new international evidence
This paper investigates whether the interaction between family background and school tracking affects human capital ... Show more
Date: 2006
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Literacy; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Are girls the fairer sex in India?: revisiting intra-household allocation of education expenditure
This paper revisits the issue of the intra-household allocation of education expenditure with the recently availabl ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: India; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Gender; Equity; Primary education ... [+] Show more
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Educational scores: how does Russia fare?
This paper uses two large multi-country datasets on educational scores - [Programme for International Student Asses ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Russia; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Outcomes; Quality ... [+] Show more
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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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Post-secondary education in Canada: can ability bias explain the earnings gap between college and university graduates?
Using the Canadian General Social Survey we compute returns to post-secondary education relative to high-school. Un ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: North America; Canada
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Secondary education; Gender; Research ... [+] Show more
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Human capital spillovers and economic performance in the workplace in 2004: some British evidence
This paper considers the impact of education and training on both individual and co-worker pay and establishment pe ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Income; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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The effects of public sector sponsored training on individual employment performance in East Germany
This study analyses the effects of public sector sponsored vocational training on individual unemployment and emplo ... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Labour market; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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The impact of interest in school on educational success in Portugal
Notwithstanding increased educational expenditure, Portugal continues to record poor educational outcomes. Underlin ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Portugal; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Students; Research ... [+] 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