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Using Online Platforms for Competence Tests: A Component of the Demographic Policy of Germany

Spermann, Alexander - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Lifelong learning represents a key response to the demographic challenge in Germany. In terms of professional success, not only hard skills but also soft skills hold importance. Indeed, the OECD competence tests PISA and PIAAC have come to the fore, although acquired skills are still relevant....

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Behavioral Economics of Education

Koch, Alexander K.; Nafziger, Julia; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

During the last decade knowledge about human behavior from psychology and sociology has enhanced the field of economics of education. By now research recognizes cognitive skills (as measured by achievement tests) and soft skills (personality traits not adequately measured by achievement tests)...

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"Soft" Skills, "Hard" Skills, and the Black/White Earnings Gap

Fan, C. Simon; Wei, Xiangdong; Zhang, Junsen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper provides both a theoretical and an empirical investigation into the impact of job skill types on the black/white pay differentials. The theoretical analysis derives that the more intensively "soft"/"hard" skills are used in an occupation, the greater/smaller the black/white pay...

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Online-Portale für Kompetenztests – ein Baustein für die Demografiestrategie Deutschlands

Spermann, Alexander - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Die zentrale Antwort auf die demografische Herausforderung in Deutschland ist das lebenslange Lernen. Mit Blick auf den beruflichen Erfolg sind dabei nicht nur die hard skills, sondern auch die soft skills von Bedeutung. Kompetenzen wurden durch die OECD-Kompetenztests PISA und PIAAC zwar in den...

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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

Premand, Patrick; Brodmann, Stefanie; Almeida, Rita K.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In economies characterized by low labor demand and high rates of youth unemployment, entrepreneurship training has the potential to enable youth to gain skills and create their own jobs. This paper presents experimental evidence on a new entrepreneurship track that provides business training and...

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Network Structure and Education Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladesh

Hahn, Youjin; Islam, Asadul; Patacchini, Eleonora; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We study the causal impact of network centrality on educational outcomes using field experiments in primary schools in Bangladesh. After obtaining information on friendship networks, we randomly allocate students into groups and give them individual and group assignments. We find that groups...

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Socio-demographic Model of Gender Gap in Expected and Actual Wages in Estonia

Vassil, Kristjan; Eamets, Raul; Mõtsmees, Pille - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Estonia ranks consistently on top of the list of countries with the largest gender pay gap. However, irrespective of …

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Labour Market Reforms and Outcomes in Estonia

Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

The unemployment rate in Estonia rose sharply in 2010 to one of the highest levels in the EU, after the country entered …

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The Optimality and Overuse of Labour in Estonian Manufacturing Enterprises

Masso, Jaan; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

For transition economies labour market flexibility is necessary for successful restructuring and reallocation of labour force and for coping with the requirements of the European Monetary Union. In this paper we apply a novel approach to the issue of labour market flexibility in transition...

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Job Creation and Job Destruction in Estonia: Labour Reallocation and Structural Changes

Masso, Jaan; Eamets, Raul; Philips, Kaia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This article documents and analyses gross job flows and their determinants in Estonia over the years 1995-2001, using a … database containing the population of officially registered firms in Estonia (all in all 52,000). Our results show that job … creation and job destruction rates have been rather high in Estonia and are comparable to the levels documented for the US. We …

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