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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity

Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.); … - 2021

"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...

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Understanding the Social Outcomes of Learning

Schuller, Tom (contributor); Desjardins, Richard (contributor) - 2007

Education is vital for economic success, both at the national and the individual level. But education also has significant social effects. This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring these social effects. The report focuses on two broad areas: health,...

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Regional Competitiveness and Skills

1997

Human resources, training, qualifications and skills play an essential part in the development of regional economies. The notion of "learning" regions which has now become self-evident has yet to be translated into practice: but under which conditions and what are the priorities? This...

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Human Capital Investment : An international Comparison

1998

Investment in human capital is to the fore of debate and analysis in OECD countries about how to promote economic prosperity, fuller employment, and social cohesion. Individuals, organisations and nations increasingly recognise that high levels of knowledge, skills and competencies are essential...

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Investing in the skills of adult immigrants

OECD - 2019

Lifelong learning is especially important for immigrants, who are often at a disadvantage in terms of the languages and skills that are valued in the labour market of their host country. Yet foreign-born adults are less likely to participate in training than native-born ones, and face higher...

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Education at a glance: ISCED-97, Financial and human resources investment in education (Edition 2014)

OECD - 2014

This dataset includes indicators that are either policy levers or antecedents to policy, or sometimes both. For example, expenditure per student is a key policy measure that most directly affects the individual learner, as it acts as a constraint on the learning environment in schools and...

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Education at a glance: ISCED-97, Financial and human resources investment in education

OECD - 20XX

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Economics and Finance of Lifelong Learning

2001

Learning is an essential basis for progress in the 'knowledge society'; it is critical for economic growth and social welfare. OECD Member countries have committed themselves to making lifelong learning a reality for all. But the resources required to meet that goal are potentially large and...

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Human capital over the life cycle : a European perspective

Sofer, Catherine (contributor) - 2004

Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the …

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Innovation and the growth of cities

Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002

employment and university -- research by state 203 -- Appendix C: Innovation, R&D lab employment and university -- research by … MSA 205 -- Appendix D: Innovation, private R&D lab employment and -- university research by MSA and industry sector 209 … the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …

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