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The Long Walk to School: International education goals in historical perspective

Clemens, Michael A. - EconWPA - 2004

Raising school enrollment, like economic development in general, takes a long time. This is partly because, as a mountain of empirical evidence now shows, economic conditions and slowly-changing parental education levels determine children's school enrollment to a greater degree than education...

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The History of Tipping - From Sixteenth-Century England to United States in the 1910s

Azar, Ofer H. - EconWPA - 2003

have no feelings and do not care about social norms. This article reviews the early history of tipping and offers an …

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Trading Population for Productivity

Galor, Oded; Mountford, Andrew - EconWPA - 2004

This research argues that the rapid expansion of international trade in the second phase of the industrial revolution has played a significant role in the timing of demographic transitions across countries and has thereby been a major determinant of the distribution of world population and a...

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Staying Competitive in the High-tech Global Economy: Another Look at the H-1B Visa

Cynamon, Barry - EconWPA - 2001

This paper addresses a specific suggestion for immigration reform—that we must seek skilled immigrants—by examining … support for a move to unlimited H-1B visa issuance. Great care is taken to include up to date media coverage as immigration … immigration and then reviews the current landscape of U.S. immigration and the H-1B visa market, showing the strong moral and …

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Treading Water in the High-tech Global Economy: An Investigation of United States Immigration Policy with an Eye on the H-1B Visa

Cynamon, Barry Z. - EconWPA - 2001

This paper addresses objections to immigration on the basis of their skill level—examining the historical results of … United States immigration policy in an effort to support a move to unlimited H-1B visa issuance. Great care is taken to … include up to date media coverage as immigration policy is greatly affected by public opinion. Not only does an historical …

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Within-the-family education and its impact on equality

Nordblom, Katarina - EconWPA - 2001

This is a theoretical study of human-capital formation, where parental, as well as public investments are essential. Policy influence rich and poor parents differently when they make educational decisions. Rich parents allocate resources efficiently between physical bequests and educational...

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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow

Holz, Carsten A. - EconWPA - 2005

Views of the future China vary widely. While some believe that the collapse of China is inevitable, others see the emergence of a new superpower that increasingly poses a threat to the U.S. This paper examines the economic growth prospects of China over the next two decades. Extrapolating past...

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China’s Economic Growth 1978-2025: What We Know Today about China’s Economic Growth Tomorrow

Holz, Carsten A - EconWPA - 2005

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556063

Inside the Black Box of Temporary Help Agencies

Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

Based on a new panel dataset created in close cooperation with one of the largest temporary help agencies (THAs) in Germany, this paper presents novel evidence on key aspects of temporary agency work, a segment of the labor market that despite its growing importance remains underresearched. In...

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Inside the Black Box of Temporary Help Agencies

Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2003

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