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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

    Authors: Lazear, Edward P.

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen J.

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Brunello, Giorgio; Medio, Alfredo

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Buchel, Felix; Pollmann-Schult, Matthias

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Azam, Mehtabul

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Qu, Zhaopeng; Zhao, Zhong

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Buchel, Felix

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Lacombe, Donald J.

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Brenke, Karl; Rinne, Ulf; Zimmermann, Klaus F.

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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

    Authors: Chevalier, Arnaud

    Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

    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