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A selection analysis on education returns in China
Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper estimates the economic returns to education in China from 1989 to 2009, using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) dataset. We find that education returns for one additional year generally increase from 2.6% in 1989 to 7.9% in 2009. Education returns, however, may reflect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258797
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Training, education and productivity
Carmichael, Fiona; Ercolani, Marco; Kang, Lili; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates the impact of training and education on productivity, in particular linking to a literature that emphasizes the need to reorganise production following adoption of ICT. The paper examines training at the total economy level and variation across industries, focusing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108038
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New measures of workforce skills in the EU
Kang, Lili; O'Mahony, Mary; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper presents new data series designed to yield a more complete picture of the growth in average skill levels embedded in the EU workforce, comparing with competitor countries such as the US and China. Harmonised data from EU surveys are employed to extend coverage in existing databases to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108113
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Market Mechanism and Skill Premiums in the UK 1972-2002
Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines the effect of shifts in the relative supply and demand of skills on the skill premiums and wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110002
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Economic Reform and Productivity Convergence in China
Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines effects of the formation of physical and human capital on the growth of labour productivity, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and wages in China, incorporating the market reform factors such as ownership shifts, population policy, openness and fiscal expenditures on education....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113236
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Cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom: a historical review of the GHS 1972-2002
Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper aims to investigate the cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom over the period 1972 …-2002 using the General Household Survey (GHS). Wage structure of the UK shows a cyclical pattern, which may be from the different … wage cyclicality of the top, middle and bottom percentile groups. Higher educated male workers have experienced a faster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113960
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Integrated Assessment Modeling in Canada: The Case of Acid Rain
Mariam, Yohannes; Lam, David; Barre, Mike - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
emissions of SO2 are still required from the USA, iii) inter-regional trading with the USA can play a major role in reducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835652
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Use of Aggregate Emission Reduction Cost Functions in Designing Optimal Regional SO2 Abatement Strategies
Mariam, Yohannes; Barre, Mike - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1997
plants within a region. The emissions inventories (GECOT and AIRS for the USA and RDIS for Canada) were used as the major … 2010. Future work will investigate interregional trading, especially between the bordering states of the USA and provinces …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835921
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The Impact of Acid Rain on the Aquatic Ecosystems of Eastern Canada
Mariam, Yohannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1999
In the past environmental management practices have been based on disparate analysis of the impacts of pollutants on selected components of ecosystems. However, holistic analysis of emission reduction strategies is necessary to justify that actions taken to protect the environment would not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836399
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Optimal Acid Rain Abatement Strategies for Eastern Canada
Mariam, Yohannes; Smith, W.B.G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
In the past environmental management practices have been based on disparate analysis of the impacts of pollutants on selected components of ecosystems. However, holistic analysis of emission reduction strategies is necessary to justify that actions taken to protect the environment would not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837527