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The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997--2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labour market outcomes. This is...
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Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Giulietti, Corrado; Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper studies the role of strong versus weak ties in the rural-to-urban migration decision in China. We first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083949
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China's Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie; Meng, Jingzhou; Tien, Bienvenue; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002385
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Education Policy Reform and the Return to Schooling from Instrumental Variables
Denny, Kevin; Harmon, Colm - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
This paper exploits an unusual policy reform that had the effect of reducing the direct cost of schooling in Ireland in the late 1960’s. This gave rise to an increased level of schooling but with effects that vary substantially across family background. This interaction of educational reform...
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Dispersion in the Economic Return to Schooling
Harmon, Colm; Hogan, Vincent; Walker, Ian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
In this Paper we extend the standard human capital earnings function to include dispersion in the rate of return to schooling by treating the return as a random coefficient. One motivation is that if dipping further into the ability distribution has brought about the increase in supply of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504359
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Self-employment of rural-to-urban migrants in China
Giulietti, Corrado; Ning, Guangjie; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper focuses on the determinants of self-employment among rural to urban migrants in China. Two self … can be correlated with employment choices. Using data from the 2008 Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia (RUMiCI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205061
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Determinants of the Choice of Migration Destination
Fafchamps, Marcel; Shilpi, Forhad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper examines migrants' choice of destination conditional on migration. To this end, we design an empirical strategy which remedies both migration selection and unobserved heterogeneity problems. The study uses data from two rounds of Nepal Living Standard Surveys and a Population Census...
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Where do Migrants Go? Risk-Aversion, Mobility Costs and the Locational Choice of Migrants
Daveri, Francesco; Faini, Riccardo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
As part of their effort to pool individual risk, households consider spreading their members over a plurality of locations, both inside and outside their country of origin. At the same time, the world is ridden with ‘Chinatowns’ and ‘Little Italies’: people, whenever they move, tend to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124202
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Soaring Minds: The Flight of Israel’s Economists
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Despite their small number, Israeli economists have become an important fixture in the international academic scene. In recent years, this phenomenon has been characterized by an additional attribute: the number of Israelis who have chosen to leave the country’s universities - or not to return...
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Brain Drained: A Tale of Two Countries
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper provides a comparative examination of how public universities in two countries, the United States and Israel, have evolved over the past few decades - and how differences between the two have culminated in a rate of academic brain drain from the latter to the former that is...
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