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China's Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N.; Zimmermann, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003476
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China's Overt Economic Rise and Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We provide an overview of China's economic rise through time. Over the past decade, China has maintained 10% growth in … students enrolled in Chinese higher education institutions has increased dramatically; China is producing serious scholars and … students find a rising interest in receiving education in China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678676
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Happiness and Financial Satisfaction in Israel: Effects of Religiosity, Ethnicity, and War
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Romanov, Dmitri; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We analyze individual satisfaction with life as a whole and satisfaction with the personal financial situation for Israeli citizens of Jewish and Arab descent. Our data set is the Israeli Social Survey (2006). We are especially interested in the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564699
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Revolution and Family in Rural China: Influence of Family Background on Current Family Wealth
Sato, Hiroshi; Shi, Li - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper examines the influence of family human capital on offspring’s economic status in post reform rural China by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703156
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Class Origin, Family Culture, and Intergenerational Correlation of Education in Rural China
Sato, Hiroshi; Shi, Li - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper examines the determinants of intergenerational correlation of education in rural China by using a data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703680
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Poisoning the Mind: Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water Wells and Children's Educational Achievement in Rural Bangladesh
Asadullah, Niaz; Chaudhury, Nazmul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Bangladesh has experienced the largest mass poisoning of a population in history owing to contamination of groundwater with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic. Prolonged drinking of such water risks development of diseases and therefore has implications for children's cognitive and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021891
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Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh
Asadullah, Niaz; Chaudhury, Nazmul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
BRAC, a non-governmental organization (NGO), runs a large number of non-formal primary schools in Bangladesh which target out-of-school children from poor families. These schools are well-known for their effectiveness in closing gender gap in primary school enrolment. On the other hand,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011096069
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Parental Job Loss and Children’s Health: Ten Years after the Massive Layoff of the SOEs’ Workers in China
Liu, Hong; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Beginning in the mid 1990s, China sped up its urban labor market reform and drastically restructured its state … investigate the impact of the parents’ job loss on the health of their children, using six waves of the China Health and Nutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216758
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Nur noch Roboter und Selbstausbeutung? Über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der neuen Welt der Arbeit
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Unsere (Arbeits-)Welt scheint sich mit zunehmender Geschwindigkeit zu verändern. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zentrale Aspekte dieser Entwicklung und diskutiert ihre voraussichtlichen Auswirkungen auf Arbeit und Beschäftigung. Der Wandel ist weltweit spürbar und Roboter und Maschinen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269602
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The Big Trade-Off in the World of Labor
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
The world is changing rapidly. This paper describes key shifts and it discusses their likely impacts on employment-related aspects. Labor market pressures are felt around the globe, and robots and automation increasingly become reality. However, there will be no "end of work". Rather, it is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011269610