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Estimating the effect of a retraining program for displaced workers on their transition to permanent jobs
In this paper we estimate the short-term effects of a French retraining program that was intended to improve reempl ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; France
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Evaluation; Statistics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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The problem of overskilling in Australia and Britain
This paper examines the parallel trends in education and labour market developments in Australia and Britain. It us ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Europe; Australia ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Skills and knowledge; Outcomes ... [+] 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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On the returns to training in Portugal
This paper investigates the earnings effects of training in the Portuguese labour market. We use the Portuguese Lab ... Show more
Date: 2004
Geographic subjects: Europe; Portugal
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Participation; Labour market; Research ... [+] Show more
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How do training programs assign participants to training?: characterizing the assignment rules of government agencies for Welfare-to-Work programs in California
A great deal of attention has been paid in the literature to estimating the impacts of training programs. Much less ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Participation; Skills and knowledge; Statistics ... [+] 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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Money matters: evidence from a large-scale randomized field experiment with vouchers for adult training
This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 200 ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Europe; Switzerland
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Participation; Adult and community education; Statistics ... [+] 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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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
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Who pays for general training?: new evidence for British men and women
We use important new training information from waves 8-10 of the British Household Panel Survey to document the var ... Show more
Date: 2002
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Income; Skills and knowledge; Statistics ... [+] Show more