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International economic theory and politics: world structure before, during and after the early 21st Century Crisis

Naqvi, Nadeem - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

be called Embodied Human Capital Unemployment. This is a phenomenon not seen before in social history, simply because … around for a while as we all live our lives. I illustrate the relevance of this new concept of unemployment to the U …

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Dependent Elderly and Gender Equality in Bulgaria

Beleva, Iskra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

system, incl: services provided in institutions; services provided in the society; services provided to elderly people at … home by institutions or by society; home care for elderly by family members and other services for disabled people; medical … provided in the community and in the family, as well as by services provided in institutions. The providers of the services …

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An Analysis of Employment and Growth in Java after the Economic Crisis 1997/1998: Examining the Role of Farm Activities in West Java

Hirawan, Fajar Bambang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

In this paper, we examine the relationship between employment and economic growth in the most populated island in Indonesia, Java, specifically in West Java. When Indonesia suffered a dreadful economic crisis during 1997/1998, none of the regions or sectors survived its impact, especially farm...

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Struttura socio-economica del Comune di Carbonia: analisi del contesto territoriale

Merche, Nicola - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper aims to provide a detailed socio-economic analysis of the town of Carbonia yielding insights which could serve as a stimulus and reflection, in order to guide policy makers to the adoption of public policies that could relaunch the town and the territory, making them more competitive...

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Human Capital Formation during Communism and Transition: Evidence from Bulgaria

Simeonova-Ganeva, Ralitsa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

Is it true that communist countries had well-developed human capital, or is it just a myth? What were human capital stocks at the beginning of transition to market economy? What happened to human capital formation during the transition? We attempt to answer these questions using evidence from...

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Human Capital Spillovers in the Workplace: Labor Diversity and Productivity

Navon, Guy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

The paper studies the relationship between human capital spillovers and productivity using a unique longitudinal matched employer–employee dataset of Israeli manufacturing plants that contains individual records on all plant employees. I focus on the within-plant diversity of employees’...

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The Impact of Taxes on Employment and Economic Growth in Industrialized Countries

Seward, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

trend in unemployment, which appears to be related to the slowdown of economic growth. However, the relation between … unemployment and a slowing growth pattern stems from an external variable: a rapid increase in the cost of labor. There are many …, therefore creating unemployment. Second, because the cost of labor rises, firms will begin replacing labor with capital until …

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Human Capital and Economic Growth: Time Series Evidence from Pakistan

Faisal Sultan Qadri, Faisal; Dr. Abdul Waheed, Waheed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

Human capital is generally considered as a positive contributor in the economic growth. In this study, we estimate this relationship using time series data of Pakistan for the period 1978 to 2007. A health adjusted education indicator for human capital is used in the standard Cobb-Douglas...

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Education and Economic Growth: A Meta-Regression Analysis

Benos, Nikos; Zotou, Stefania - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper surveys the literature that examines the effect of education on economic growth. Specifically, we apply meta-regression analysis to 56 studies with 979 estimates and show that there is substantial publication selection bias towards a positive impact of education on growth. Once we...

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Crescita economica, conoscenza e capitale umano. Le teorie e i modelli di crescita endogena di Paul Romer e Robert Lucas

Schilirò, Daniele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

In this paper I will examine the growth models of Romer (1986) and Lucas (1988) which constitute an important first core to the endogenous growth theory, in order to understand the characteristics, to highlight the relationship between knowledge and economic growth and / or emphasize the...

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