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region in the World. Expected future levels of education, very young and youth population, youth employment and unemployment …
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Over the 1948-2013 period, many factors significantly impacted on human capital, which in turn affected economic growth in the United States. This chapter analyzes these factors within a complete national income accounting system which integrates Jorgenson-Fraumeni human capital into the...
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Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit is uncertain, it could induce investment in skill...
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of formal training and experience in defining the evolution of wages and employment careers, conditional on education …We investigate the role of training in reducing the gender wage gap using the UK-BHPS which contains detailed records … of training. Using policy changes over an 18 year period we identify the impact of training and work experience on wages …
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workplace training by discussing the implications of two different theoretical frameworks grounding on human capital theory and … presence of nonstandard workers and four different outcome variables related to workplace training and job-related practices …. By using data on Italian firms we get different results according to the type of nonstandard contract and training. Part …
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Workers acquire skills through formal schooling, through training provided by governments, and through training … recent years despite the sizable contribution of firm training to the overall stock of worker human capital. We engage with … research on the determinants of receipt of firm training, the effects of firm training on workers outcomes, and various policy …
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This paper is concerned with the effects of training on the future employment probability of trainees. During the … with regard to the impact of participation in training on the future employment probability of the trainees. Our analysis … on employment probabilities whereas training in the firm shows strong positive effects. However, when taking account of …
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management of prisoners has changed, with more prisoners being encouraged to undertake some form of education, training and … 2003 Survey of Prisoners in Western Australia, the decision of prisoners to invest in education/training during their … prison term and the potential labour market outcomes of this investment. The results suggest that prisoners use education/training …
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In this paper we present a life-cycle model with human capital investment during working life through training and … into human capital through training. We estimate this effect using a regression discontinuity design based on a large …, training, and the reform effect and show that only individuals with a college degree increase human capital investment. Our …
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This paper presents a life-cycle model with human capital investment during working life through training and provides … regression discontinuity setting and find that an increase in working life increases training. We discuss and test further … predictions regarding the relation between initial schooling, training, and the reform effect, showing that only individuals with …
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