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Knowledge-based Economic Development as a Unifying Vision in a Post-awakening Arab World
Schwalje, Wes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This article traces the evolution of knowledge-based economic development in the Arab World. In pursuing this objective … effectiveness of Arab investments in human capital shows marginal progress towards knowledge-based development over the last decade … employers relegates Arab businesses to contesting lower-skilled, non-knowledge intensive industries which has stalled knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009001187
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The impact of the minimum wage on Spanish youth: Evidence from a natural experiment
Antón, José-Ignacio; Muñoz de Bustillo, Rafael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This work assesses the impact of the minimum wage on youth employment, unemployment and education enrolment in Spain. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we take advantage of the fact that the minimum wage for people aged 16 and 17 years old, which was approximately two thirds the level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294926
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General equilibrium models on skill acquisition and economic development: some comments
Bobkova, Nina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Deme et al. (2005, DFN) present a general equilibrium model for the case of Lesotho with a rising step skill acquisition function. DFN show that only a large amount of government expenditure on education, training and skill acquisition can pull the economy out of its inertia. As a comment on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008740592
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Human resources, physical resources and economic development: A foundation of human resource economics
Furuoka, Fumitaka - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Despite numerous studies on production inputs, such labour and capital, there is still a lack of systematic analysis on the crucial interaction between the human resources (HR) and physical resources (PR) in the process of economic development. Thus, the current paper aims to describe how these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144075
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The managerial culture and its impact on economic development of Kosovo
Govori, Arbiana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Economic development presumes not only the existence of formal institutions such as property rights and the rule of law under which behave economic agents, but also certain norms or social values that promote exchange, savings and investments. In this context, we discuss cultural dimension of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111754
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A Simple Complementary Development Mechanics for African Countries
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper provides a simple development mechanism for African nations, where economic development is low due to not only low level of physical capital but also poor social capital that leads to lot of conflicts. The study suggests for development of social capital, which is a broader concept...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114250
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A Conceptual Model of National Skills Formation for Knowledge-based Economic Development
Schwalje, Wes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
The movement of many countries towards knowledge-based economic development requires the transition to more effective … advancement towards knowledge-based economic development. There is currently no accepted general framework to analyze national … context of knowledge-based economic development and achievement of accompanying economic, political, and social objectives. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009643193
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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134471
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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407818
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Does Social Capital Improve Labour Productivity in Small and Medium Enterprises?
Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in small and medium enterprises in Italy. By means of structural equations models, the analysis investigates the effect of different aspects of the multifaceted concept of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062485