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Determinants of Further Training: Evidence for Germany

Grund, Christian; Martin, Johannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Based on a German representative sample of employees we explore the relevance and development of further training in private sector firms. We focus on formal training and explore possible individual and job-based determinants of its incidence. We also show changes over time during a 20 year...

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Determinants of Employer-Provided Further Training: A Multi-Level Approach

Bellmann, Lutz; Hohendanner, Christian; Hujer, Reinhard - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

We analyse the influence of regional determinants on the decision of employers to provide within-firm further training. We estimate the effects of the regional population density, the unemployment rate and the regional concentration of an industry against the background of several determinants...

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Von der Frühverrentung zum längeren Erwerbsleben: Transferleistungen, Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Weiterbildung

Eichhorst, Werner - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

Mittelpunkt, bevor die Situation im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung genauer untersucht wird. Diese ist zwar ein zentraler …

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Migration, Transfers and Child Labor

Dimova, Ralitza; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

’s working hours. Analysis using Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data on the Kagera region in Tanzania lend support to …

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Do Labor Statistics Depend on How and to Whom the Questions Are Asked? Results from a Survey Experiment in Tanzania

Bardasi, Elena; Beegle, Kathleen; Dillon, Andrew; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

survey experiment in Tanzania that varied two key dimensions: the level of detail of the questions and the type of respondent …

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Explaining Variation in Child Labor Statistics

Dillon, Andrew; Bardasi, Elena; Beegle, Kathleen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

randomized survey experiment in Tanzania focusing on two survey aspects: different questionnaire design to classify children work …

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Is Rationing in the Microfinance Sector Determined by the Microfinance Type? Evidence from Ghana

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Sackey, Frank Gyimah - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

microfinance type based on the major factors determining micro, small and medium enterprises' access to credit from microfinance … institutions in the era of financial liberalization. The data for the study were gleaned from fourteen microfinance institutions … rationing is not influenced by the microfinance types but by the individual microfinance institutions. …

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Economic Governance of MFIs: Inside the Black Box

Arun, Thankom; Annim, Samuel Kobina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper investigates a relationship between economic governance and the dual objectives of Microfinance Institutions … atmosphere that will enhance the achievement of microfinance social objectives. …

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What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Lup, Dana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition, there has been rather little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania...

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Behavioral Foundations of Microcredit: Experimental and Survey Evidence from Rural India

Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; Morduch, Jonathan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Microcredit is an innovative financial tool designed to reduce poverty and fix credit market imperfections. We use experimental measures of time discounting and risk aversion for villagers in south India to highlight behavioral features of microcredit. Conditional on borrowing from any source,...

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