(as far back as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations) points to the importance of skills in tackling wage inequality. Yet a … recent strand of the research argues that (cognitive) skills explain little of the cross-country differences in wage … inequality. Does this challenge the received wisdom on the relationship between skills and wage inequality? No, because this …

school to the labor market. Limited skills relative to the demands of employers also play a role. This paper proposes three … certification and verification of skills. 3) Build a robust apprenticeship system that emphasizes learning by doing in a context … and documenting skills. By upgrading information and using approaches that recognize differences in learning styles, we …

Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic …

difficulties to find occupations that match their higher educational background, skills and educational investments. This scenario … university education among individuals with lower academic skills. …

effects of the program on school progression, labor market outcomes and non-cognitive skills. Our intention-to-treat estimates … outcomes and non-cognitive skills. Employment rose by 21 percentage points (or approximately 33%) and the gains in earnings are … of more than 50%. Also, women who received the offer scored 0.5σ higher on the synthetic index of non-cognitive skills …

abilities it also enhances non-cognitive skills. The net effect of conscription is hard to identify due to issues of self …

model. Research findings suggest substantial differentials across skill-based strata in migratory response to regional … disparities in returns to education. Model simulation further indicates that those disparities derive largely from regional …, 2005) and accordingly serve to encourage regional convergence in human capital concentration. Further, results fail to …