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A selection analysis on education returns in China

Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper estimates the economic returns to education in China from 1989 to 2009, using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) dataset. We find that education returns for one additional year generally increase from 2.6% in 1989 to 7.9% in 2009. Education returns, however, may reflect...

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Does high involvement management lead to higher pay?

Böckerman, Petri; Bryson, Alex; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

histories we find wage effects of high involvement management (HIM) practices are generally positive and significant. However …, employees with better wage and work histories are more likely to enter HIM jobs. The wage premium falls substantially having …

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Training, education and productivity

Carmichael, Fiona; Ercolani, Marco; Kang, Lili; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

This paper investigates the impact of training and education on productivity, in particular linking to a literature that emphasizes the need to reorganise production following adoption of ICT. The paper examines training at the total economy level and variation across industries, focusing...

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New measures of workforce skills in the EU

Kang, Lili; O'Mahony, Mary; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper presents new data series designed to yield a more complete picture of the growth in average skill levels embedded in the EU workforce, comparing with competitor countries such as the US and China. Harmonised data from EU surveys are employed to extend coverage in existing databases to...

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Market Mechanism and Skill Premiums in the UK 1972-2002

Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper examines the effect of shifts in the relative supply and demand of skills on the skill premiums and wage …

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Economic Reform and Productivity Convergence in China

Kang, Lili; Peng, Fei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper examines effects of the formation of physical and human capital on the growth of labour productivity, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and wages in China, incorporating the market reform factors such as ownership shifts, population policy, openness and fiscal expenditures on education....

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ICT and occupation-based measures of organisational change: Firm and employee outcomes

Böckerman, Petri; Kauhanen, Antti; Maliranta, Mika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

To examine the productivity, employment and wage effects of ICT, we apply novel occupationbased measures of … ICT does not affect the probability of an employee becoming unemployed, it has a positive impact on the wage growth of …

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Cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom: a historical review of the GHS 1972-2002

Peng, Fei; Kang, Lili - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

This paper aims to investigate the cyclical changes in the wage structure of the United Kingdom over the period 1972 …-2002 using the General Household Survey (GHS). Wage structure of the UK shows a cyclical pattern, which may be from the different … wage cyclicality of the top, middle and bottom percentile groups. Higher educated male workers have experienced a faster …

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Enemy of Labour? Analysing the Employment Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions

Lehto, Eero; Böckerman, Petri - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper analyses the employment effects of mergers and acquisitions by using matched establishment-level data from … Finland over the period of 1989-2003. The data covers all sectors. We compare the employment effects of cross-border M&As with …-border M&As lead to downsizing in manufacturing employment. The effects of cross-border M&As on employment in non …

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Minimum wages and youth employment: Evidence from the Finnish retail trade sector

Böckerman, Petri; Uusitalo, Roope - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

the existing minimum wage for young workers between 1993 and 1995. We examine the effects of these minimum wage exceptions … by comparing the changes in wages and employment of the groups whose minimum wages were reduced with simultaneous changes … among slightly older workers for whom the minimum wage regulation was still binding. Our analysis is based on the payroll …

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