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Reducing regional disparities for inclusive growth in Spain
McGowan, Muge Adalet; San Millán, Juan Antona - 2019
barriers and better innovation policies would boost productivity. Effective intergovernmental coordination bodies and a well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111044
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Regional development in Lithuania : a tale of two economies
Blöchliger, Hansjörg; Tusz, Roland - 2020
Regional differences in GDP per capita, productivity, employment and poverty in Lithuania are among the largest in the OECD, and they have increased over the last decade. The country still recovers from the legacy of the Soviet planning system which aimed at balanced geographical distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421277
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Fostering strong and relevant skills in Iceland
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Brogi, Laura - 2019
Strong and relevant skills are vital for helping Iceland to adjust to rapidly changing technology and competition in the world economy and safeguard high prosperity and well-being. Many students, especially those with an immigration background, lack solid core skills and competences that weakens...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202874
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Improving Education Quality in South Africa
Murtin, Fabrice - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
South Africa has achieved remarkable progress in educational attainment relative to other emerging countries, but the quality of basic education for a large fraction of the Black African population is still very low. This study identifies several hurdles to the upgrading of basic education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276875
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Gross Earning Inequalities in OECD Countries and Major Non-member Economies: Determinants and Future Scenarios
Braconier, Henrik; Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Income and earning inequality has been on the rise in most of the OECD and in many emerging economies since the 1980s. This paper estimates a model of earnings inequality across OECD countries that incorporates determinants of relative demand and supply of more and less-skilled labour. Drawing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276956
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Preparing the tourism workforce in Portugal for the digital future
OECD - 2021
After a decade of steady growth, the tourism sector in Portugal is facing its most acute challenge in modern times, in … the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As inbound visitors return to Portugal, the tourism workforce will need digital skills …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012801156
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Enhancing Portugal's Human Capital
Guichard, Stéphanie - 2006
The lack of human capital in Portugal has become a key obstacle to higher growth. This paper discusses the performance … of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … of the services that compound the low starting point of Portugal regarding education. Modernizing the Portuguese economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446711
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The impact of temporary employment and employment protection on labour productivity : evidence from an industry-level panel of EU countries
Lisi, Domenico - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 46 (2013) 2, pp. 119-144
"In recent years the availability of new industry-level data allowed to evaluate the impact of labour market policies more consistently than previous standard cross-country studies. In this paper an industry-level panel is exploited to evaluate the impact of Employment Protection Legislation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010731984
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Enhancing Portugal's Human Capital
Guichard, Stéphanie; Larre, Bénédicte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
The lack of human capital in Portugal has become a key obstacle to higher growth. This paper discusses the performance … of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human … of the services that compound the low starting point of Portugal regarding education. Modernizing the Portuguese economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046031
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The impact of temporary employment and employment protection on labour productivity : evidence from an industry-level panel of EU countries
Lisi, Domenico - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 46 (2013) 2, pp. 119-144
"In recent years the availability of new industry-level data allowed to evaluate the impact of labour market policies more consistently than previous standard cross-country studies. In this paper an industry-level panel is exploited to evaluate the impact of Employment Protection Legislation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696108