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The causal status of social capital in labor markets

Fernandez, Roberto M.; Galperin, Roman V. - 2012

There is a rich tradition of research on how social capital operates in the labor market. Much of this research adopts a supply-side perspective, and examines how network factors influence job seekers' success in the labor market. Recent research by Mouw (2003, 2006), however, has called into...

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Glass ceilings and glass doors : internal and external hiring in an organizational hierarchy

Fernandez, Roberto M.; Abraham, Mabel Botelho - 2011

: the percentage of females declines over increasing levels of the hierarchy. However, when considering the gender … organizational hierarchy. For both internals and externals, a key factor producing differences in gender composition across levels of …

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Gender sorting and the glass ceiling in high tech

Fernandez, Roberto M.; Campero, Santiago - 2012

Past studies of gender and hierarchy document that the proportion of women declines as one looks up levels of the … explained by observed human capital factors of education, work, and management experience. Networks also contribute to this … do males. In addition to these gender differences at the point of application, we find evidence that demand …

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Uneven paths of development : innovation and learning in Asia and Africa

Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji - 2009

This book focuses on what can be learned from the complex processes of industrial, technological and organizational change in the sectoral system of information hardware (IH). The IH innovation system is deliberately chosen to illustrate how sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed...

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Field experiments

List, John A. (ed.); Samek, Anya Savikhin (ed.) - 2018

, Esther Duflo and Leigh Linden (2007), 'Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India', Quarterly … decisions, charitable giving, financial planning, and education and health-related decision-making. This research review will be …

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Handbook of research methods and applications in experimental economics

Schram, Arthur (ed.); Ule, Aljaž (ed.) - 2019

Contents: Introduction / Arthur Schram and Aljaž Ule -- Part I: Methods of experimental economics -- 1. Incentives / James C. Cox and Vjollca Sadiraj -- 2. Deception / Andreas Ortmann -- 3. Preference measurement and manipulation in experimental economics / Hande Erkut and Ernesto Reuben -- 4....

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Choice experiments in developing countries : implementation, challenges and policy implications

Birol, Ekin (contributor); Bennett, Jeff (contributor) - 2010

Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...

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International perspectives on business innovation and disruption in design

DeFillippi, Bob (contributor); Rieple, Alison (contributor); … - 2016

Introduction -- Part I business models -- 1. Disrupting the aged care business model / Erez Nusem, Cara Wrigley and Judy Matthews -- 2. Mobility horizons: design in a disruptive market / Alex Garrett, Cara Wrigley, Nick Russell and Judy Matthews -- 3. The changing role of the designer in new...

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Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics : upping the numbers

Burke, Ronald J. (contributor); Mattis, Mary C. (contributor) - 2007

Advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are key factors in contributing to future economic …

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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

1. Competitiveness and national technology systems : an introduction -- 2. The relative competitive and technological …This unique study draws on extensive fieldwork assessing technology systems in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and … Zimbabwe in the context of their export competitiveness. Its emphasis is on the role of technology systems in building …

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