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When the early bird catches the worm: The impact of training in retail
Hinerasky, Christiane; Fahr, René - 2011
We econometrically evaluate the performance effects of a six month e-learning programme in a large retail chain with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282276
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Entrepreneurship training and self-employment among university graduates: Evidence from a randomized trial in Tunisia
Premand, Patrick; Brodmann, Stefanie; Almeida, Rita K.; … - 2012
entrepreneurship track that provides business training and personalized coaching to university students in Tunisia. Undergraduates in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291329
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E-Learning Engagement Gap during School Closures: Differences by Academic Performance
Amer-Mestre, Josep; Ayarza-Astigarraga, Alaitz; Lopes, … - 2021
We study the impact of COVID-19 school closures on differences in online learning usage by regional academic … academic performance increased their searches for e-learning tools more than higher-performing regions. Analysing school … administrative and survey data before the pandemic, we find that both teachers and students in lower performing regions were using no …
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When the Early Bird Catches the Worm: The Impact of Training in Retail
Hinerasky, Christiane; Fahr, René - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We econometrically evaluate the performance effects of a six month e-learning programme in a large retail chain with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325437
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Two-Sided Learning, Labor Turnover and Worker Displacement
Pfann, Gerard A.; Hamermesh, Daniel S. - 2001
We construct a general dynamic structural model of two-sided learning between a firm and its workers. We estimate an … American workers). The type of data that we use also generates information on the value of learning and on whether and how the … the increases in the firm?s value from learning about its workers? behavior and to infer the extent of biases in estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274098
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If you are so smart, why aren't you an entrepreneur? Returns to cognitive and social ability ; entrepreneurs versus employees
Hartog, Joop; van Praag, C. Mirjam; van der Sluis, Justin - 2008
How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs' incomes as compared to employees? We answer three questions: (1) To what extent does a composite measure of ability affect an entrepreneur's earnings relative to employees? (2) Do different cognitive abilities (e.g. math ability,...
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The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica
Ubfal, Diego; Arraiz, Irani; Beuermann, Diether; Frese, … - 2019
A randomized control trial with 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica shows positive shortterm impacts of soft-skills training on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men, and disappear twelve months after the training. We argue that the main channel is increased adoption of recommended...
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Widening the High School Curriculum to Include Soft Skill Training: Impacts on Health, Behaviour, Emotional Wellbeing and Occupational Aspirations
Lordan, Grace; McGuire, Alistair - 2019
From 2020 Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education will be compulsory in UK schools for adolescents, however less is known about how it can be taught in a an effective manner. We examine, through a randomised trial, the impact of an evidenced based health related quality of life (HRQoL)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059169
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Soft skills, hard skills, and the black/white earnings gap
Fan, C. Simon; Wei, Xiangdong; Zhang, Junsen - 2005
This paper provides both a theoretical and an empirical investigation into the impact of job skill types on the black/white pay differentials. The theoretical analysis derives that the more intensively soft/hard skills are used in an occupation, the greater/smaller the black/white pay...
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What Skills Pay More? The Changing Demand and Return to Skills for Professional Workers
Josten, Cecily; Krause, Helen; Lordan, Grace; Yeung, Brian - 2024
: 'collaborative leader', 'interpersonal & organized', 'big data', 'cloud computing', 'programming', 'machine learning', 'research …
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