This paper investigates the perception of corporate managers regarding employability skills of management students undertaking summer internship with them. The study is divided into two parts wherein the first part consists of literature review and in-depth interviews of senior managers, and it...

This paper is a review of the current status of skill gap in India and reviews the initiatives, skills and competences that would be required for the purpose of transforming students into entrepreneurs. The author suggests that entrepreneurship skills and competencies are different from those...

Today businesses and industry need highly educated and skilled employees. Employers are looking for individuals who have skills and attributes in the various field in which they work. Employers will seek individuals who can think, conduct research, and adapt to change. Numerous challenges in the...

With the speedy advancement of society, the competitions between companies are also growing, what the employers want for the management students are not only focus on the degree or grade but pay more attention to their employability skills and attributes. In order to win their competitors in the...

This work disentangles aspects of teacher quality that impact student learning and performance. We exploit detailed data from post-secondary education that links students from randomly assigned instructors in introductory-level courses to the students' performances in follow-on courses for a...

The education and application of skills in it is an essential prerequisite for the growth and development of each national economy in the future. Investing in education and skills development are essential incentive for raising the growth and competitiveness of each country and its participation...

Franziska Bernadette Hampf prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education. The study was completed in September 2019 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical...

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education. Chapters 2 and 3 show that patience and risk-taking as intertemporal preferences are closely related to differences in student achievement across and within countries. Chapter...

Professional internships during college are a popular and often highly promoted activity among students. A major issue with estimating the impacts of these programs is that students often take time away from their classes to participate, and gaps in college tenure are thought or have been shown...

This paper investigates the effect of robot adoption on the accumulation of human capital in the US. Using a simple theoretical framework, we illustrate how advances in automation are expanding the share of individuals who enroll in college, as college-educated workers are less exposed to the...