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The KOF Globalisation Index - Revisited
Gygli, Savina - 2019
We introduce the revised version of the KOF Globalisation Index, a composite index measuring globalization for every … country in the world along the economic, social and political dimension. The original index was introduced by Dreher (2006 …) and updated in Dreher et al. (2008). This second revision of the index distinguishes between de facto and de jure measures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892154
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Optimal redistributive tax and education policies in general equilibrium
Jacobs, Bas - 2007
Should a redistributive government optimally subsidize education to provoke a reduction in the skill premium through general equilibrium effects on wages? To answer this question, this paper studies optimal linear and non-linear redistributive income taxes and education subsidies in two-type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264262
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Global trends in numeracy 1820-1949 and its implications for long-run growth
Crayen, Dorothee; Baten, Jörg - 2008
This study is the first to explore long-run trends of numeracy for the 1820-1949 period in 165 countries, and its contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America, and Europe are presented, using age-heaping...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264304
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Optimal taxation of human capital and the earnings function
Jacobs, Bas; Bovenberg, Ary Lans - 2008
This paper explores how the specification of the earnings function impacts the optimal tax treatment of human capital. If education is complementary to labor effort, education should be subsidized to offset tax distortions on labor supply. However, if most of the education is enjoyed by high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272743
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Bohemians, human capital, and regional economic growth
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - 2009
An emerging literature on the geography of bohemians argues that a region's lifestyle and cultural amenities explain, at least partly, the unequal distribution of highly qualified people across space, which in turn, explains geographic disparities in economic growth. However, to date, there has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273804
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The economics of international differences in educational achievement
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274187
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Integration, mobility, and human capital formation
Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - 2010
In this note, we show that labour market integration can be a double-edged sword. In the presence of local human capital externalities, integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can cause a decline in human capital and the total wage sum (net of education costs). In particular,...
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Productivity shocks and aggregate cycles in an estimated endogenous growth model
Malley, Jim; Woitek, Ulrich - 2009
Using a two-sector endogenous growth model, this paper explores how productivity shocks in the goods and human capital producing sectors contribute to explaining aggregate cycles in output, consumption, investment and hours. To contextualize our findings, we also assess whether the human capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275807
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Does military draft discourage enrollment in higher education? : evidence from OECD countries
Keller, Katarina; Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - 2009
Using data from 1960-2000 for OECD countries, we analyze the impact of compulsory military service on the demand for higher education, measured by students enrolled in tertiary education as a share of the working-age population. Based on a theoretical model, we hypothesize that military draft...
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Clash of career and family: fertility decisions after job displacement
Del Bono, Emilia; Weber, Andrea Maria; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2008
In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a consequence of job displacement. Using an event study approach we compare the birth rates of displaced women with those of women unaffected by job loss after establishing the...
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