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In this paper, we consider a model of on-the-job learning where workers learn informally by watching and imitating colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using three matched worker-firm data sets from Benin, Morocco and Senegal. We rely on non-linear least...
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capital characteristics, returns to education and experience are much higher for the upper wages. Participation in on … situation. Moreover, work organisation and on-the-job training are dependent on the education process. Finally, we find strong …
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Differences between men and women in non-cognitive skills could be the reason why the gender gap closing didn’t improve since the middle of the nineties. To investigate this issue in the case of France we used the "Génération 1998 à 10 ans" database conducted by the Céreq. This survey...
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The authors examine wages and working conditions in meat processing and confectionery in France. Working there may not require much skill, or command good wages and working conditions, but this article reveals a more complex, positive situation than expected, thanks to the "French model's"...
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After introducing a definition of knowledge, we explain causes the emergence of knowledge based problems in firms. We structure this field through two dimensions : - material base nature of knowledge : human or formal - levels of knowledge management : creation, capitalization and transfert....
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La liberté de choix offerte par l’ensemble de choix d’un agent sur l’espace temps-revenu semble offrir une définition plus convaincante du niveau de vie que les définitions traditionnelles. Dans le prolongement d’un résultat de Pattanaik et Xu nous proposons dans cette note une...
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The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of education on urban labour market participation and earnings in … seven major West African cities. Our results show that although education does not always guard against unemployment, it … returns to education in all the cities considered. Besides, not controlling for the endogeneity of education leads to biased …
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