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Education, social capital and entrepreneurial selection in Italy
Ferrante, Francesco; Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
There is wide consensus that entrepreneurial talent is the ability to discover and exploit market opportunities by taking the relevant risky decisions. Discovery and exploitation are separate but interlinked features of entrepreneurship requiring, in different proportions, the exploitation of...
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Youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Filmer, Deon; Fox, M. Louise - 2014
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From education to work : a difficult transition for young adults with low levels of education
De Broucker, Patrice (contributor) - 2005
education, and how immigrants overcome the cultural and language gaps to find employment.--Publisher's description …
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From Education to Work : A Difficult Transition for Young Adults with Low Levels of Education
2005
education, and how immigrants overcome the cultural and language gaps to find employment. …
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Attainment and labour market outcomes among young tertiary graduates
OECD - 2016
falls to 39% among 55-64 year-olds. Employment prospects tend to improve with tertiary attainment levels: the average … employment rate of 25-34 year-olds with a doctorate is 88%, for those with a master’s or equivalent degree it is 84% and for … attainment is not associated with improved employment prospects among 25-34 year-olds, except for doctorate holders. In other …
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Human Deprivation Index: A Measure of Multidimensional Poverty
Sivakumar, Marimuthu; Sarvalingam, A - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Poverty is multidimensional in nature. Poverty is associated not only with insufficient income or consumption but also with insufficient outcomes with respect to health, nutrition, and literacy and deficient social relations, insecurity, and low self-esteem and powerlessness. Since poverty is a...
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Relationship between education, health and crime: fable, fallacy or fact
Qadri, Faisal Sultan; Kadri, Adeel Sultan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The study is an empirical evaluation of specific criminal activities. The relationship of criminal activities with inflation, unemployment, investment, education and health are examined through an annual data set from 1980 to 2007. To test the order of integration, Augmented Dickey Fuller test...
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Health Expenditure, education and Economic Growth in MENA Countries
Lacheheb, Miloud; Med Nor, Norashidah; Baloch, Imdadullah - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This study examines the relationship between health expenditure, education and economic growth in MENA countries using panel data estimation. Our results based on random effect estimation endorse a relationship between health expenditure, education and economic growth. Data were obtained from...
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The Impact of Education on Total Fertility Rate in Pakistan (1981-2008)
Naeem Ur Rehman, Khattak; Khan, Jangraiz; Tariq, Muhammad; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Most of the developing countries are facing the problem of high population growth, which is causing numerous social and economic problems. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in most of developing countries stands higher than the developed countries (UNPD, 2000). The TFR in Pakistan was 7.0 in...
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Financing Human Development in India: Strategies and Options
Aziz, Ghazala - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
India is ranked fairly high amongst the countries in terms of out of pocket expenditure by its citizens on health and education. India is ranked 134th on the Human Development Index (2011 ranking). Public expenditure on human development is given increasing emphasis but the desired results...
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