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Dustmann, Christian; Meghir, Costas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper develops and estimates a human capital model of wage growth based on learning by doing. Learning by doing rates are assumed to be heterogeneous and firms offer different career structures in terms of the rate of acquisition of firm specific human capital. The model is estimated using...

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Temporary Migration, Human Capital, and Language Fluency of Migrants

Dustmann, Christian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper investigates the human capital investments of migrants whose duration in the host country is limited, either by contract or by their own choice. The first part of the paper develops a model, distinguishing between migrants who immigrate on a fixed contract, and migrants who choose...

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Universities as sources of knowledge for innovation.The case of Technology Intensive Firms in Portugal

Costa, Joana; Teixeira, Aurora A. C. - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2005

public research investment thereby fostering regional economic development. That is because knowledge-based goods and … services are highly valuated by consumers and the TIF can increase the rate of innovation in the economy as a whole. Thus, the …&D projects are sponsored by public authorities as an effort to link universities to industrial innovation. This investigation …

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