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Digital transformation, human capital upgrading, FDI spillover and green total factor productivity : evidence from Vietnamese provinces

Nguyen Thuy Trang; Phung Mai Lan - 2026

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Decarbonizing the Gulf : evidence on the role of energy transition, technological progress, and human capital in achieving SDG-aligned sustainability

Amin, Azka; Nora Yusma Bte Mohamed Yusoff; Arooj, Aqsa; … - 2026

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The diffusion of Artificial Intelligence across firms : evidence from Europe

Garbers, Julio; Gregory, Terry - 2026

We develop a novel firm-level indicator of Artificial Intelligence adoption in Europe (MAP-AI) by extracting information on AI usage from more than three million firm websites from Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg (2016-2024) using a Large Language Model. The indicator captures realized...

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Intellectual and social capital,energy, and resource rents as drivers of economic growth in Middle East and North Africa : evidence from panel ARDL analysis

Fakhreddine, Nour; Taher, Hanadi; Mourad, Abbas - 2026

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Does AI cheapen talk? : theory and evidence from global entrepreneurship and hiring

Cowgill, Bo; Hernandez, Pablo; Wright, Nataliya Langburd - 2026

Screening human capital based on signals such as job applications or entrepreneurial pitches is crucial for organizations. Signals are often informative insofar as they require differential knowledge and effort to produce. Generative AI (GAI) complicates screening by lowering the cost of...

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Does AI cheapen talk? : theory and evidence from global entrepreneurship and hiring

Cowgill, Robert W.; Hernandez, Pablo; Wright, Nataliya … - 2026

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Human productive capacities, institutions, and environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olohunlana, Aminat Olayinka - 2026

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Optimal education policy, R&D productivity, and endogenous growth with heterogeneous individuals

Palokangas, Tapio K. - 2026

This study characterizes optimal policy in an endogenous growth model where heterogeneous individuals choose between entering the workforce as unskilled labor or pursuing education to become skilled. In the decentralized economy, monopolists produce goods using both labor types. They purchase...

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The Power of neighbourhood : how social interactions shape household technical efficiency in fostering children's scholastic achievement

Agee, Mark D. - 2026

This paper examines the impact of neighbourhood social interactions on a household's ability to produce their child's scholastic achievement. A time-varying stochastic frontier model and a spatial Durbin model are used to estimate endogenous and contextual neighbourhood effects on household...

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Uncovering gender and temporal dynamics : career resources impacting career success

Malkowska, Wika; Elsey, Vicki; Longstaff, Laura; … - 2026

(1) Background/Purpose: Talent management research has typically focused on early-career entrants or high-potential employees, leaving mid-career professionals underexplored despite their pivotal role in organisational continuity and leadership pipelines. This study examines whether the...

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Endogenous education duration, fertility choice, and mortality : a framework for optimal population policy

Palokangas, Tapio K. - 2026

This paper characterizes optimal education and population policies within a continuous-time overlapping generations (OLG) framework where fertility, schooling duration, and health expenditures are endogenous. In this model, mortality risk is driven by a negative congestion effect from population...

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Earnings effects of direct worker voice in production

Nelson, Dylan; Wilmers, Nathan - 2026

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What explains the increase in immigrants' educational attainment in the United States?

Dziadula, Eva; Zavodny, Madeline - 2026

The educational distribution of U.S. immigrants shifted significantly to the right in recent decades as the share without a high school diploma fell and the share with a bachelor's degrees rose. This improvement coincided with a shift in immigrants' origins toward Asia and rising global...

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What explains the increase in immigrants' educational attainment in the United States?

Dziadula, Eva; Zavodny, Madeline - 2026

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New technologies, digital skills, and occupational mobility : evidence from Ireland

Yadav, Anil; McHale, John; Galetti, Jefferson R. B. - 2026

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The effects of the new energy demonstration city policy on regional green technological innovation : evidence from China

Yang, Tianle; Luo, Liuhui - 2026

Based on panel data from 276 Chinese cities between 2004 and 2021 and applying a difference-in-differences approach, this study explores the relationship between the New Energy Demonstration City (NEDC) policy and local green technological innovation (GTI) capabilities, along with its mechanisms...

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The "China shock" and middle-income economies : threats to industrialization and human capital formation

Coxhead, Ian; Strutt, Anna; Corong, Erwin L.; … - 2026

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Disentangling the complex effects of artificial intelligence on carbon neutrality in China

Zhou, Xiaohua; Zou, Yuchen; Ding, Yihuan - 2026

Rapid artificial intelligence (AI) advancements have emerged as a critical catalyst in curbing carbon emissions and fostering sustainable growth. Drawing upon balanced panel data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2000 to 2022, this study employs the spatial Durbin model, along with mediating and...

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Skill formation with siblings

Toppeta, Alessandro - 2026

This paper estimates a structural model of skill formation for children who grow up with siblings, introducing a novel variable, the "sibling bond," which captures how well siblings get along. Using data from the Millennium Cohort Study in the United Kingdom, I construct this measure from...

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Effect of renewable energy consumption, artificial intelligence, and education on economic growth for period 1993-2023 : quantile regression-ARDL approach

Karim, Rejaul; Fikri, Yahya; Primorac, Dinko; Nechad, … - 2026

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Landscape of opportunities : Belize

Pecha, Camilo; Ochoa, Elizabeth - 2026

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The role and importance of human capital in exports and growth : the case of Türkiye

Temiz, Dilek; Gökmen, Aytaç - 2026

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The "Big Push" of international trade : a tale of informality and human capital

D'Ascanio, Francesco; Martínez, Tomás R. - 2026 - This version: January 7, 2026

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Ensuring the quality of higher education and its impact on country attractiveness for international students

Bilan, Yuriy; Oliinyk, Olena; Mishchuk, Halyna; … - 2026

The migration activity of students as one of the important factors of changes in the intellectual potential and economic development of countries requires a constant search for the causes and pull factors. To this end, our study analyses the impact of higher education quality factors. For this...

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The returns to education in Arkansas : evidence from the 1987 compulsory education law

Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica - 2026

This paper estimates the returns to education in Arkansas-one of the last states to extend compulsory schooling-using ACS 2023 data and the 1987 Compulsory Schooling Law (CSL) reform as an instrument. OLS estimates imply returns of 9.5-10.4 percent per year of schooling. The CSL reform increased...

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The returns to education in Arkansas : evidence from the 1987 Compulsory Education Law

Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Rivera-Olvera, Angelica - 2026

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Sustainable economic dynamics in Europe : confirming the role of structural intellectual capital using PCA, panel ARDL, PSTR and SEM-PLS models

Fakhreddine, Nour; Taher, Hanadi; Mourad, Abbas - 2026

This study examines the influence of social capital, intellectual capital, resource rents, and investment capital on the economic performance of the 18 member states of the European Union from 2005 to 2022. Principal component analysis and factor analysis are employed to construct composite...

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Spending on education, human capital, and economic growth in Central America : a panel data analysis with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors

Sorto-Bueso, José Rodolfo; Paredes Heller, Juan Jacobo; … - 2026

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of current public expenditure on education and human capital on economic growth in Central America between 1992 and 2021. In this context, data on education spending and human capital for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and...

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Human capital and labor market effects of elite schooling in England, Scotland, and Wales : new causal evidence from nonparametric bounds

Yu, Zhanhan; Amin, Vikesh; Flores, Carlos; … - 2026

We estimate the causal effect of attending elite schools in England, Scotland, and Wales on human capital and labor market outcomes for cohorts of children from the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study. For identification, we employ a nonparametric...

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Access to clean water and human capital formation : evidence from Indonesia

Pohn, Lukas; Schulze, Günther G. - 2026

We estimate the causal effect of access to clean water sources on educational outcomes in Indonesia. Using the longitudinal Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) panel dataset, which follows the same individuals from 1993 to 2014, and applying household fixed effects allows us to identify the...

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Access to clean water and human capital formation : evidence from Indonesia

Pohn, Lukas; Schulze, Günther G. - 2026

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The influence of relative socioeconomic gap on Spanish children’s performance : evidence from Spain

Marcenaro Gutiérrez, Oscar David; Prieto-Latorre, Claudia - 2026

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Anchors in the storm: can emergency cash transfers protect human capital during economic crises?

Castellanos-Rodríguez, Luis Eduardo - 2026

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Formation of the identity of technological entrepreneurs as the valuable factor in the development of human potential in the context of a rapidly changing high-tech environment

Valencia, Alina - 2026

This article involves studying the formation of the identity of technological entrepreneurs as a part of the development of human potential in a high-tech environment, which today is in high demand not only among entrepreneurs and startup founders but also among managers and highly qualified...

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Exploring organizational commitment as a driver of administrative management in local public institutions : insights from a low- and middle-income country governance context

Moreno-Menéndez, Fabricio Miguel; Tapia-Silguera, … - 2026

Administrative strategies are essential for ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in public institutions, particularly in the context of low- and middle-income countries where governance challenges and resource constraints persist. This study analyzes the relationship between organizational...

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Job transformation, specialization, and the labor market effects of AI

Freund, Lukas; Mann, Lukas - 2026 - Original version: August 2025, this version: March 2026

A central effect of automation is to transform jobs-shifting their task content. We develop a general-equilibrium model of this process. Occupations bundle tasks; workers possess task-specific skills and sort by comparative advantage. When a task is automated, remaining tasks gain in importance,...

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Job transformation, specialization, and the labor market effects of AI

Freund, Lukas; Mann, Lukas - 2025

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Human-capital shocks and innovation : evidence from Britain's lost generation

Repetto, Luca; Cipullo, Davide; Pinchbeck, Edward; … - 2026

This paper studies how World War I mortality shocks to British communities affected long-run innovation. Linking parish-level military deaths to universal patent data (1895-1979) and inventor records, we compare high- and low-mortality areas. A 10 percent increase in deaths reduces the...

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Managerial human capital and external mobility : a signaling perspective

Choudhury, Muntakim M.; Moliterno, Thomas P.; Eckardt, Rory - 2026

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Beyond occupational sorting : how skills shape task allocation and immigrant disadvantage

Tverdostup, Marina; Walter, Dora - 2026

Immigrants across Europe earn less and work in lower-quality jobs than natives, but the mechanisms underlying these disparities remain poorly understood. This paper asks whether immigrant disadvantage reflects barriers to accessing good jobs or skill deficits that persist even within similar...

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Impending-exit period and employee performance : rethinking human capital disruption

Ko, Yea Hee; Trevor, Charlie O. - 2026

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Building human capital and dynamic managerial capability to elevate organizational agility and performance : a strategic for SME resilience

Kusumawijaya, Ida Ketut; Astuti, Partiwi Dwi; Wartana, … - 2026

Purpose - This study explores the strategic role of human capital, dynamic mana-gerial capability, and organizational agility in driving organizational performance within SMEs in Bali, Indonesia. Research methodology - Investigates the direct and indirect effects of human capital and dy-namic...

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AI adoption, structural constraints and inclusive growth : evidence from Greece

Bartzokas, Anthony; Kostis, Pantelis Ch. - 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly characterized as a General Purpose Technology (GPT) capable of reconfiguring work, accelerating digitalization, and raising aggregate productivity. Yet the pace and inclusiveness of AI adoption depend less on technical potential than on complementary...

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Selection and evolutionary growth in pre-industrial Germany

Ohler, Johann - 2026

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Low-carbon transition policies, skill-driven inequality, and endogenous political cleavages

Dávila-Fernández, Marwil J.; Proano, Christian; … - 2026

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The Human Capital Index Plus 2026. Findings Brief

2026

The HCI+ measures how effectively a country builds human capital, tracking the likelihood that children today will grow into healthy, educated, and productive adults. It integrates measures from three dimensions of human capital—health, education, and employment—into one index using...

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Fit for tension : firm size, innovation pressure, and the structure of operational renewal

Linder, Christian; Sperber, Sonja - 2026

How should resource-constrained manufacturers renew operations under mounting innovation pressure? We theorize and test a contingent model in which market pressure affects operational innovation indirectly through two pathways, technology investment (exploitation) and human-capital utilization...

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Veterans and military-connected individuals in the civilian workforce : an integrative review and research agenda

Peat, Daniel; Perrmann-Graham, Jaclyn; Stone, Christopher B. - 2026

This purpose of this study is to integratively review and synthesize six decades of research on military-connected individuals in the civilian workforce, framing them as a distinct class of workers shaped by military acculturation. The review identifies core themes, theoretical tensions and...

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The Human Capital Index Plus 2026 : Methodology Note

Decerf, Benoît; D’Souza, Ritika; Schady, Norbert; … - 2026

The World Bank launched the Human Capital Index (HCI) to highlight the importance of investments in human capital and to benchmark key components of human capital across countries. This HCI is an international metric that measures the amount of human capital a child born today can be expected to...

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Click, Code, Earn : The Returns to Digital Skills

Martins-Neto, Antonio; Khunara, Saloni; Liu, Yan; … - 2026

This paper provides the first comprehensive, cross-country evidence on the wage returns to digital skills, using more than 67 million job postings from 29 countries between 2021 and 2024. The paper develops a harmonized digital skills taxonomy and examines returns across extensive (any digital...

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Innovative development of regions : an integrated analysis of infrastructure, investment, and human capital

Sysoeva, Olga V.; Sysoev, Victor V. - 2026

Here, we explore the determinants and territorial heterogeneity of regional innovation development across Russian regions, employing the Russian Regional Innovation Index (RRII) and indicators of Gross Regional Product (GRP). The empirical database comprises 1363 small innovation enterprises...

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Conceptualizing holistic capital

Naushad, Mohammad; Sulphey, M. M. - 2026

Capital is classified as tangible and is used in the production process. It is a resource or collection of resources that can be accumulated or depleted, exchanged for other forms of capital, and unequally distributed. This study proposes holistic capital (HolC) as the synergistic value derived...

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Building Human Capital Where It Matters : Homes, Neighborhoods, and Workplaces

2026

Human capital—the health, knowledge, skills, and experience that people accumulate throughout their lives—is essential for productivity and economic growth. Yet, progress has stalled, and there have even been reversals in human capital accumulation over the last 15 years. Two-thirds of low-...

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Marginal admission to elite high schools : long-run effects on labor market outcomes

Cabrera-Hernández, Francisco; Dustan, Andrew; … - 2026

We estimate the long-run effects of marginal admission to elite public high schools on students' labor supply in the context of Mexico City's centralized high school admission system. Using a regression discontinuity approach, we compare students whose placement exam scores are just above and...

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Enterprise social media use and employee innovation : the role of employee capital and empowering leadership

Zhang, Lu; Aumeboonsuke, Vesarach - 2026

This study investigates the relationship between employees' task-oriented and social-oriented use of enterprise social media (ESM) and their innovation performance through the accumulation of employees' social, human, and psychological capital. Integrating Self-Determination Theory and Social...

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