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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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Low-skilled immigrants and the US labor market
Over the last several decades, two of the most significant developments in the US labor market have been: (1) risin... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Migration; Employment ... [+] Show more
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An explanation of international differences in education and workplace training
We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, inve... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: North America; Asia; Europe ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Research; Finance; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Overeducation and skill endowments: the role of school achievement and vocational training quality
Thurow’s job-competition model implies that overeducation is contingent upon the differing skill endowments of empl... Show more
Date: 2001
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Assessment; Qualifications ... [+] Show more
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India's increasing skill premium: role of demand and supply
The tertiary-secondary (college-high school) wage premium has been increasing in India over the past decade, but th... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Asia; India
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Secondary education; Higher education; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Evolution of the Chinese rural-urban migrant labor market from 2002 to 2007
The paper studies the dynamic change of the migrant labor market in China from 2002 to 2007 using two comparable da... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: China; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Demographics; Migration ... [+] Show more
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The effects of overeducation on productivity in Germany: the firms’ viewpoint
Several firm-related aspects of employee productivity are analysed using GSOEP [German Socio-Economic Panel] data. ... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Industry; Performance ... [+] Show more
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Minimum wages and teen employment: a spatial panel approach
The authors employ spatial econometrics techniques and Annual Averages data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: United States; North America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Employment; Income ... [+] Show more
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Short-time work: the German answer to the great recession
Short-time work was the 'German answer' to the economic crisis. The number of short-time workers strongly increased... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Policy ... [+] Show more
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Subject choice and earnings of UK graduates
Using a survey of a cohort of UK graduates, linked to administrative data on higher education participation, this p... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Higher education; Participation ... [+] Show more