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Innovation, human capital and earning distribution: towards a dynamic life-cycle approach
Vona, Francesco; Consoli, Davide - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
knowledge. The dynamic life-cycle approach elaborated in the second part provides a coherent account of the evidence, and … indicates interesting implications for innovation and educational policies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835707
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The Development of Knowledge in Portugal: A Slow and Unsustainable Progress
Chagas Lopes, Margarida - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Abstract Development of knowledge in Portugal occurred late and slowly, mainly as a result of political and … institutional factors which persisted with democracy. Amongst knowledge key areas, education, research and development (R&D) and … innovation advanced with frequent setbacks. This irregular behaviour induced very negative economic and social consequences given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011168467
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A selection analysis on education returns in China
Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper estimates the economic returns to education in China from 1989 to 2009, using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) dataset. We find that education returns for one additional year generally increase from 2.6% in 1989 to 7.9% in 2009. Education returns, however, may reflect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258797
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Training, education and productivity
Carmichael, Fiona; Ercolani, Marco; Kang, Lili; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates the impact of training and education on productivity, in particular linking to a literature that emphasizes the need to reorganise production following adoption of ICT. The paper examines training at the total economy level and variation across industries, focusing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108038
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New measures of workforce skills in the EU
Kang, Lili; O'Mahony, Mary; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper presents new data series designed to yield a more complete picture of the growth in average skill levels embedded in the EU workforce, comparing with competitor countries such as the US and China. Harmonised data from EU surveys are employed to extend coverage in existing databases to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108113
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Market Mechanism and Skill Premiums in the UK 1972-2002
Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines the effect of shifts in the relative supply and demand of skills on the skill premiums and wage inequality in the British labour market 1972-2002. We test the Katz and Murphy (1992) hypothesis that the changes of skill premiums can be explained by their relative supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110002
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Economic Reform and Productivity Convergence in China
Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper examines effects of the formation of physical and human capital on the growth of labour productivity, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and wages in China, incorporating the market reform factors such as ownership shifts, population policy, openness and fiscal expenditures on education....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113236
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Cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom: a historical review of the GHS 1972-2002
Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper aims to investigate the cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom over the period 1972-2002 using the General Household Survey (GHS). Wage structure of the UK shows a cyclical pattern, which may be from the different wage cyclicality of the top, middle and bottom...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113960
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An analysis of the Graduate Labour Market in Finland: the impact of Spatial Agglomeration and Skill-Job Mismatches
Consoli, Davide; Vona, Francesco; Saarivirta, Toni - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The recent history of Finland has been shaped by the rollercoaster of the 1990s when the economy went from deep recession to becoming among the most innovative and competitive within merely a decade. Economic recovery driven by the surge of ICT-related industries with the active support of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560112
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Employment and sustainable development: education, training and R&D in the regulation of the labour market
Kovács, Ilona; Chagas Lopes, Margarida - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
consequently a break with the prevailing model of society and learning and knowledge sharing within modern societies. In the first …, Vocational Training and – desirably – Innovation in that regulation process . We stress that sustainable development imply an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565128