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productivity-enhancing (human capital) returns seem to be less pronounced. Over the expected course of career, we find lasting …
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In recent years, many countries have experienced a significant expansion of higher education enrolment. There is a particular interest among policy makers for further growth in STEM subjects, which could lead to larger classes in these fields. This study estimates the effect of class size on...
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China experienced a near 5-fold increase in annual Higher Education (HE) enrolment in the decade starting in 1999. Using the China Household Finance Survey, we show that the expansion has exacerbated the large pre-existing urban-rural gap in educational attainment underpinned by the hukou...
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simultaneous equations with regard to the relationship between publications and teaching loads. The study shows that students … studying for a bachelor's degree are a liability while PhD students are an asset in terms of publications. Those studying for a … members increases publications however it may not increase the publications per capita and is department specific …
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quality, suggesting positive labor productivity effects. Some evidence suggests that nursing homes in less competitive local …
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We develop an equilibrium model of wages and estimate it using administrative data from Norway. Coworkers interact through a task-assignment model, and wages are determined through multi-lateral bargaining over the surplus that accrues to the workforce. Seniority affects wages through workplace...
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In many OECD countries, low productivity growth has coincided with rising inequality. Widening wage and productivity … productivity-related premia that firms pay their workers above common market wages. The remaining third can be attributed to …
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Improving productivity among microenterprises is important, especially in low-income countries where market … imperfections are pervasive, and resources are scarce. Relaxing credit constraints can increase the productivity of microenterprises … on the overall productivity of rice farmers and disentangled the total effect into technological change (frontier shift …
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to higher school productivity. We discuss the evidence in this area, concluding that the impact of competition has proven …
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compare productivity before and during the work from home [WFH] period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Total hours worked increased … change. Therefore, productivity fell by about 20%. Time spent on coordination activities and meetings increased, but … constituted an important source of the decline in productivity. Employees with children living at home increased hours worked more …
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