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How and Why has Teacher Quality Changed in Australia?

Leigh, Andrew; Ryan, Chris - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

International research suggests that differences in teacher performance can explain a large portion of student achievement. Yet little is known about how the quality of the Australian teaching profession has changed over time. Using consistent data on the academic aptitude of new teachers, we...

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Asia's role in the global economy in historical perspective

Maddison, Angus; Eng, Pierre van der - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2013

A long-term assessment of Asia's share of global GDP suggests that Asia has now almost reclaimed the role in the global … economy it occupied in 1820. By focusing on the experience of key economies in Asia, this paper assesses why the continent …'s role weakened between 1820 and 1950 and strengthened between 1950 and 2010. It compares Asia's role in the global economy …

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Trade with Asia and Skill Upgrading: Effects on Factor Markets in the Older Industrial Countries.

Tyers, R.; Yang, Y. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1996

Economic growth and trade liberalization since the 1970s have led to rapid growth in exports from many developing countries. The link between this expansion and the tendancy for wage dispersion in the older industrial countries is explored in this paper using global general equilibrium analysis.

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Short and Longer Term Unemployment : An Analysis of Unemployment Durations

Lambert, S - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1997

This paper reports results form a microeconomic analysis of unemployment durations. The results indicate a significant difference between the short duration and the long duration unemployed which can be related to a number of labour market and demographic characteristics.

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TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY AND WAGE POLICY.

COVICK, O. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1990

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School Achievement and Labour Market Outcomes

Marks, Gary; Ainley, John - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1999

Achieving well in school, and completing Year 12, have significant employment and earnings outcomes for young people a decade or more after leaving school. Early school leavers have less chance of securing full-time employment, and a problematic early start in the labor market can be difficult...

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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND THE "PRODUCTIVITY MIRACLE" IN BRITISH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE 1980S.

METCALF, D. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1990

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Coming Out of the Shadows: Learning About Legal Status and Wages from the Legalized Population.

Kossoudji, S.A.; Cobb-Clark, D.A. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1996

In 1986, Congress attempted to reduce the incentives for unauthorized migration by eliminating U.S. employment opportunities for unauthorized workers. To recognize the commitment that many unauthorized workers had already made to the U.S. labor market, amnesty was granted to approximately 1.7...

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Finding Good Opportunities within Undcoumented Markets: US Occupational Mobility for Latino Workers.

Kossoudji, S.A.; Cobb-Clark, D. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1995

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Do Selection Criteria Make a Difference? Visa Category and the Labour Force Status of Australian Immigrants.

Cobb-Clark, Deborah - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1999

This paper assesses the role of selection criteria in the immigrant settlement process by analysing the labour force status of immigrants entering Australia under different immigration programs. In particular, do immigrants selected on the basis of labour market skills rather than family...

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