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Migration and human capital
Poot, Jacques (ed.); Waldorf, Brigitte (ed.);  … - 2009
Throughout the world, migration is an increasingly important and diverse component of population change, both at national and sub-national levels. Migration impacts on the distribution of knowledge and generates externalities and spillover effects. This book focuses on recent models and methods...
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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity
Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.);  … - 2021
"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487422
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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics
Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004
Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474031
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Learning and training for work in the knowledge society : fourth item on the agenda
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Human capital over the life cycle : a European perspective
Sofer, Catherine (contributor) - 2004
Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most important challenges faced by Europe today is to understand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851594
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Recruitment, retention, and retirement in higher education : building and managing the faculty of the future
Ma, Jennifer (contributor); Clark, Robert L. (contributor) - 2005
This volume examines some of the most pressing employment and compensation issues confronting academic administrators. Contributors discuss topics such as: ageing of faculty, changing economic conditions and shifts in faculty employment patterns, rapid increases in health care costs and trends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851394
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Intangible capital : its contribution to economic growth, well-being and rationality
Tomer, John F. - 2008
Despite increasing research efforts, there is still much confusion regarding the nature and contribution of the most intangible forms of capital. This book develops a comprehensive and unifying conception of intangible capital in order to understand its role with respect to economic growth,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851117
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Business networks and strategic alliances in China
Clegg, Stewart R. (ed.); Wang, Karen (ed.);  … - 2007
Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven … multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how China's remarkable global economic impact in recent years has … sophisticated empirical, theoretical, comparative and historical guide to understanding the nature of business networks in China is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473803
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China and its regions : economic growth and reform in Chinese provinces
Renard, Mary-Françoise (contributor) - 2002
In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and …1. On the measurement of the openness of the Chinese economy -- 2. Social consequences of economic reform in China : an … analysis of regional disparity in the transition period -- 3. Provincial economic growth in China : causes and consequences of …
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