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Youth sports and the accumulation of human capital

Leeds, Michael A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

participating in sports is an investment good as well as a consumption good and adds to students' human capital. The value of sports …In response to declining budgets, many school districts in the US have reduced funding for sports. In Europe, parents … may respond to difficult economic times by spending less on sports clubs for their children. Such cuts are unwise if …

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Youth sports and the accumulation of human capital

Leeds, Michael A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) February, pp. 1-10

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Sports at the vanguard of labor market policy

Papps, Kerry L. - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

workers’ productivity levels. Professional sports offer a potential solution, since the performance of individual sportspeople …

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Goal setting and worker motivation

Goerg, Sebastian J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Employers want motivated and productive employees. Are there ways to increase employee motivation without relying solely on monetary incentives, such as pay-for-performance schemes? One tool that has shown promise in recent decades for improving worker performance is setting goals, whether they...

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Public attitudes toward immigration – Determinants and unknowns

Javdani, Mohsen - In: IZA World of Labor (2020)

Public attitudes toward immigration play an important role in influencing immigration policy and immigrants’ integration experience. This highlights the importance of a systematic examination of these public attitudes and their underlying drivers. Evidence increasingly suggests that while a...

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Income-contingent loans in higher education financing

Chapman, Bruce; Dearden, Lorraine - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

Around ten countries currently use a variant of a national income-contingent loans (ICL) scheme for higher education tuition. Increased international interest in ICL validates an examination of its costs and benefits relative to the traditional financing system, time-based repayment loans...

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How to attract foreign students

Chevalier, Arnaud - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

retaining international students. Empirical evidence suggests that concerns about brain drain—that is, the emigration of highly … student mobility can be beneficial for all participants: migrating students and those who remain at home, as well as home and …

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Is the return to education the same for everybody?

Webber, Douglas - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

institutional quality, discipline studied, or individual characteristics? Is a college degree always worth the cost? Students … helping prospective students make the best decision. …

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Evaluating the efficiency of public services

Johnes, Geraint - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Efficiency is an important consideration for those who manage public services. Costs vary with output and with a variety of other factors. In the case of higher education, for example, factors include quality, student demographics, the scale and scope of the higher education provider, and the...

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How to attract international students?

Chevalier, Arnaud - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

In knowledge-based economies, attracting and retaining international students can help expand the skilled workforce …. Empirical evidence suggests that open migration policies and labor markets, whereby students can remain in the host country post …-study, as well as good quality higher education institutions are crucial for successfully attracting international students …

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