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?the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality – Austria, Finland, France …
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workers participating substantially less. Second, we measure the wage effects of training. We find that in Portugal returns to …
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education in the wage equation. We use a meta-analysis of results for Portugal to show, empirically, that this is the case. The …
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The relationship between the worker?s career path and wage growth is studied using a longitudinal sample of large firms. The econometric analysis shows that promoted workers receive a positive wage premium even if they stay in the same job level. Demotions are associated with negative wage...
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The standard wage equation proposed by Mincer (1974) assumes that individuals start working after leaving school, which is not the actual case for many people. Using longitudinal data on Portuguese male workers, former working students, we estimate the total impact of an additional year of...
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The lack of formal education and competences of the Portuguese workers is one of the biggest problems of the country. This lack is disappearing as quickly as desired and the young generations still lag far behind those in other OECD countries. This paper studies the intergenerational...
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The intergenerational transmission of education is certainly a problem that continues to challenge most countries. The level of education that an individual rises to is linked to the education level(s) of her/his parents. This note serves as an alert to researchers undertaking empirical...
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This paper examines the size of inter-industry wage dispersion in Portugal and compares with other countries. We find …
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