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Overcoming Skills Shortages in Canada
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some professions, notably health, engineering and skilled trades have increased. And vacancy rates have risen for skilled trades, with the increase being particularly large in Alberta...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276903
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Improving Education Outcomes in the Slovak Republic
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007
Improving education outcomes is vital for achieving convergence with GDP per capita levels in Western European countries and for reducing income inequality. While some education outcomes are favourable, such as the low secondary-school drop-out rate, others have room for improvement: education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045693
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Improving Education Outcomes in Germany
Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Improving education outcomes is important for Germany’s long-term economic performance and social cohesion. While student achievement is above the OECD average in science and at the OECD average in reading and mathematics according to the 2006 OECD PISA study, weaker students tend to do badly...
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Improving Education Achievement and Attainment in Luxembourg
Carey, David; Ernst, Ekkehard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
Improving education achievement in Luxembourg is a priority for strengthening productivity growth and enhancing residents. employment prospects in the private sector, where employers mainly hire cross-border workers. Student achievement in Luxembourg is below the OECD average according to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046051
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Corruption, Government Subsidies, and Innovation : Evidence from China
Fang, Lily - 2018
Governments are important financiers of private sector innovation. While these public funds can ease capital … for innovation programs strengthened the relationship between firms' historical innovative efficiency and subsequent … changes: subsidies became significantly positively associated with future innovation after the anti-corruption campaign and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480749
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Venture Capital’s Role in Financing Innovation : What We Know and How Much We Still Need to Learn
Lerner, Josh - 2020
Venture capital is associated with some of the most high-growth and influential firms in the world. Academics and practitioners have effectively articulated the strengths of the venture model. At the same time, venture capital financing also has real limitations in its ability to advance...
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Tech Clusters
Kerr, William R. - 2020
Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business competitiveness, and economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481616
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Financial Distancing : How Venture Capital Follows the Economy Down and Curtails Innovation
Howell, Sabrina T. - 2020
questions about the pro-cyclicality of VC and its implications for innovation, especially in light of the common narrative that … VC is relatively insulated from public markets. We find that the implications for innovation are not benign: innovation … discussion on the nature of innovation across business cycles …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481733
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The Financing of R&D and Innovation
Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2009
Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463325
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Private Equity and Long-Run Investment : The Case of Innovation
Lerner, Josh - 2008
-term performance. We investigate 495 transactions with a focus on one form of long-term activities, namely investments in innovation as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464024