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The paper presents the GAMEO model. It is a dynamic microsimulation model which aims at analyse educational output. It develops a generational approach and put the stress on the ditribution of educational output differentiated by type an level of degree.
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their lower education using their migration experience. Finally, we estimate the determinants of skill mismatch on the …
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The purpose of this article is to discuss how policies can affect investment in tertiary education in ways that would … to higher education. To this end, the analysis focuses on the institutional set-up of tertiary education that provides … incentives for supplying quality educational services; the private returns from higher education which act to attract prospective …
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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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Following the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT), firms may react to increasing skill requirements either by training or hiring the new skills, or a combination of the two.Using matched datasets with about 1,000 French plants, we assess the relative importance of these...
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This work studies the seniority and the hierarchical level of product champions. The hierarchical level is positively correlated to the size of investment of the innovation projects and the level of seniority is positively associated to the most innovative projects. The seniority of champions...
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About 90% of entrepreneurs in the high-tech and professional service industries were previously employed in the same sector. In this paper, we provide a theory for how aspiring entrepreneurs choose an employer. We contrast 'transparent' employers (or firms) promoting personal accountability and...
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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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