Showing 1 - 10 of 10
This paper analyzes, using a binomial logit model, the factors that determine a students decision on a three or four year University career. The microeconomic model we consider includes the most important aspects of educational choices. The results show how social background, family earnings and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005515803
A pesar de su amplio uso en los trabajos aplicados sobre rendimientos de la educación, este artículo demuestra que la «función minceriana estándar» no arroja una medida exacta del valor económico de la Educación Superior si ésta es una variable endógena. El problema de la endogeneidad...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419022
<title>Abstract</title> There is a common belief among university students that they have to study hard attempting to earn high grades because employers are targeting graduates with outstanding academic records. However, this idea does not seem to capture what is actually happening in organizations, as firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010971560
Este trabajo examina los determinantes de la duración del primer desempleo de una cohorte de jóvenes graduados: los que obtuvieron su titulación en el curso 2001/2002 en las carreras del área económica de la Universidad de Sevilla. Tras estimar un logit ordenado para datos de duración se...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005063202
Este trabajo examina los determinantes de la satisfacción laboral de una cohorte de jóvenes graduados: los que obtuvieron su titulación en el curso 2001/2002 en las carreras del área económica de la Universidad de Sevilla. Tras estimar un logit ordenado se obtiene la conclusión que en la...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187540
<b>RESUMEN:</b><br> <br> España instauró un modelo de gestión de agua por cuencas hidrográficas a principios del siglo XX. Esta experiencia, pionera en el mundo, fue reafirmada por la Directiva marco del agua (DMA). Actualmente, por motivos político-administrativos, se están produciendo fuertes tensiones...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645813
A multi-product cost function is evaluated for the universities of Spain, using a random parameters stochastic frontier model. This allows estimates of systematic cost differences to be obtained alongside estimates of universities' efficiency. In addition, we evaluate average incremental costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094550
This paper examines the probability of receiving job-related formal training and the returns to on-the-job training in Europe using a sample containing personal, educational, and firm characteristics. The results show that certain occupations, such as managers and professionals, receive more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565561
A multi-product cost function is evaluated for the universities of Spain, using a random parameters stochastic frontier model. This allows estimates of systematic cost differences to be obtained alongside estimates of universities' efficiency. In addition, we evaluate average incremental costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010629816
This article studies the determinants of the unemployment duration for a cohort of young graduates: those who obtained their university degree in Business, Economics, Management and Marketing in the academic year 2001/2002 at the University of Seville, Spain. After estimating an ordered logit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466615