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Returns to Investment in Education : The Case of Turkey
Patrinos, Harry A. - 2019
This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using the 2017 Household Labor …
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The Return to the Firm Investment in Human Capital
Almeida, Rita; Carneiro, Pedro Manuel - 2006
those providing training. Formal job training is a good investment for many firms and the economy, possibly yielding higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014059821
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Regional Inequality in China
Fleisher, Belton M.; Li, Haizheng; Zhao, Min Qiang - 2021
patterns can be understood as a function of several interrelated factors, which include investment in physical capital, human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325091
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Performance Pay, Training and Labor Mobility
Gielen, Anne C. - 2007
Market imperfections may cause firms and workers to under-invest in specific training. This paper shows that profit sharing may be a suitable instrument to enhance specific training investments, either by enhancing wage flexibility or by increasing the returns to training. As a result, profit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776383
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On the Relationship between Public and Private Investment in the Euro Area
Dreger, Christian - 2014
This paper explores the long run relationship between public and private investment in the euro area in terms of … capital stocks and gross investment flows. Panel techniques ac-counting for international spillovers are employed. While … private and public capital stocks are cointegrated, the evidence is quite fragile for public and private investment flows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057463
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Skilled Migration, FDI and Human Capital Investment
Checchi, Daniele - 2008
It is commonly believed that accumulation of human capital (HC) and availability of physical and financial capitals are among the major determinants of economic growth. In a globalised world, where factors of production are increasingly mobile, the process of domestic accumulation of HC might be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773554
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Foreign Direct Investment, Black Economic Empowerment and Labour Productivity in South Africa
Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh - 2011
The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestically owned firms in developing countries has been widely … foreign direct investment on the labour productivity of domestic firms. A key policy change during this time period was the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119015
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China
Heckman, James J. - 2012
China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled labor acquired before economic reforms began. As development proceeded, the demand for high skilled labor has grown, and, in the past decade, China has made substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106287
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The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
Doepke, Matthias - 2012
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113089
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Spurring Economic Growth through Human Development : Research Results and Guidance for Policymakers
Bloom, David E. - 2020
Education, general health, and reproductive health are key indicators of human development. Investments in these domains can also promote economic growth. This paper argues for the importance of human development related investments based on i) a theoretical economic growth model with poverty...
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