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Which Human Capital Matters for Rich and Poor’s Wages? Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data from Tunisia
Muller, Christophe; Nordman, Christophe - EconWPA - 2005
characteristics, which allows us most of the benefits obtained by introducing firm dummies in wage equations for studying the effect … workers belonging to the middle of the wage distribution, while their return to schooling is significantly lower than that of … high wage workers. Wage regressions including the computed factors confirm that human capital is associated with positive …
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The impact of vocational qualifications on the labour market outcomes of low-achieving school-leavers
McIntosh, Steven - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
results show that vocational qualifications at all levels can improve the employment chances of unqualified school leavers … acquired before employment is attained. There are also small effects on occupational mobility, but little impact on wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746387
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Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Filmer, Deon; Fox, M. Louise - 2014
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Re-visiting the health care luxury good hypothesis: aggregation, precision, and publication biases?
Costa-i-Font, Joan; Gemmill, Marin; Rubert, Gloria - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
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Does hospital competition save lives?: evidence from the English NHS patient choice reforms
Cooper, Zack; Gibbons, Stephen; Jones, Simon; McGuire, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
This paper examines whether or not hospital competition in a market with fixed reimbursement prices can prompt improvements in clinical quality. In January 2006, the British Government introduced a major extension of their market-based reforms to the English National Health Service. From January...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884675
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Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program: State Implementation Progress.
Ranalli, Dennis; Harper, Edward; O'Connell, Rosemary; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Direct certification simplifies the process of certifying certain children for free school meals by eliminating the need for households to apply. The 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act required all local educations agencies (LEAs) to establish a system of direct certification by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923398
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Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation, 2001-2003.
Cody, Scott; Castner, Laura; Mabli, James; Sykes, Julie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
The Food Stamp Program provides assistance to millions of families each month. This report examines how long families tend to receive food stamps, and what circumstances lead them to enter and exit the program. About half the families that begin receiving benefits participate for eight months or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923402
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Food Service Management Companies and the Nutritional Quality of Lunches Offered and Consumed.
Gleason, Philip M.; Cutler, Mary Jo; Mary Kay Fox. - Mathematica Policy Research - 1994
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Final Report of the Project to Analyze 1996 and 1997 Food Security Data.
Ohls, James; Radbill, Larry; Schirm, Allen - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923422
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Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages: A Preliminary Report of the Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages.
Food; Board, Nutrition; member, of which Barbara … - Mathematica Policy Research; Institute of Medicine … - 2004
This report contains the initial findings of the committee charged with identifying the nutrients and food groups that should be given priority attention when changes are recommended in WIC food packages. The committee recommends that vegetables, fruits, and dairy products be given priority. The...
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