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Educating economists : the Teagle discussion on re-evaluating the undergraduate economics major
Colander, David C. (contributor);  … - 2009
The economics major is a central part of a college education. But is that economics major doing what it is meant to do? And if not, how should it be changed? This book raises a set of provocative questions that encourage readers to look at the economics major in a different light than it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850646
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Human capital policy : reducing inequality, boosting mobility and productivity
Neumark, David (ed.); Kim, Yong-seong (ed.);  … - 2021
those of industrializing economies in Asia, focusing particularly on Korea and the USA. Contributors analyse trends in … policy prescriptions for the improvement of higher education financing in the USA. Offering theoretical insights into the … chapters consider recent empirical evidence on disadvantaged people in the USA, before broadening the scope of analysis to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487422
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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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Education and economic performance
Wolf, Alison - 2011
Throughout the developed and developing worlds, education spending is seen as a key tool for government policy makers in the quest for economic growth. Promoting 'human capital' development is a prime objective for economic and education ministries. The seminal articles discussed in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852307
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The economics of the apprenticeship system
Smits, Wendy; Stromback, Thorsten - 2001
The past ten years have witnessed a renewed interest in the apprenticeship system of industrial training. Employers have been shown to carry a large part of the cost of essentially general training with apparent little return to the firm - a problem which has generated a wide range of literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473880
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Research handbook on employee turnover
Saridakis, George (contributor); Cooper, Cary L. (contributor) - 2016
1. Introduction / Cary Cooper and George Saridakis -- 2. Employee turnover / Harald Dale-Olsen -- 3. Understanding and measuring employee turnover / Kevin Morrell -- 4. Two decades of employee retention, tenure and turnover / Peter Urwin and Emma Parry -- 5. Analysing, monitoring and costing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419801
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Flexibility and employment security in Europe : labour markets in transition
Muffels, R. J. A. (contributor) - 2008
This book seeks to gain a better understanding of the paradoxical relationship between the alleged need of European labour markets to become more flexible and the way in which national policies pursue this aim without jeopardising existing high standards of income and employment security....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850638
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The great migration : rural-urban migration in China and Indonesia
Meng, Xin (contributor) - 2010
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from primarily rural to urban based
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851158
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474081
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Handbook of research on gender and leadership
Madsen, Susan R. (contributor) - 2017
gender and leadership theory / Judith Baxter -- 8. Using organizational and management science theories to understand women … leadership development to build gender consciousness and transform organizations / Laura Bierema -- Part III: Individual …, and power / Katharina Pick -- 15. Using neuroscience methods to explore gender differences in leadership / Suzanne J …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419928