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Industry and skill wage premiums in East Asia
Di Gropello, Emanuela; Sakellariou, Christos N. - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008663053
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Mexico : human capital effects on wages and productivity
López Acevedo, Gladys; Tinajero, Monica; Rubio, Marcela - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003442763
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Wage dynamics, turnover, and human capital : evidence from adolescent transition from school to work in the Philippines
Yamauchi, Futoshi - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477989
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Imputing poverty indicators without consumption data : an exploratory analysis
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Kilic, Talip; Abanokova, Kseniya; … - 2024
Accurate poverty measurement relies on household consumption data, but such data are often inadequate, outdated or display inconsistencies over time in poorer countries. To address these data challenges, we employ survey-to-survey imputation to produce estimates for several poverty indicators...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014582221
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The apprenticeship-to-work transition : experimental evidence from Ghana
Hardy, Morgan; Mbiti, Isaac M.; McCasland, Jamie; … - 2019
This paper examines the effects of a government-sponsored apprenticeship training program designed to address high … of apprenticeship training on labor market outcomes. The results show that apprenticeships shift youth out of wage work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022375
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Evaluating training programs for small and medium enterprises : lessons from Mexico
Tan, Hong W.; López Acevedo, Gladys - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003197974
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Creating new positions? : direct and indirect effects of a subsidized apprenticeship program
Crépon, Bruno; Premand, Patrick - 2018
range of indirect effects that are rarely quantified. This paper analyzes the impact of a subsidized apprenticeship program … apprenticeship positions opened by firms were filled by the program, and whether interested youths were assigned to a formal … apprenticeship. This design allows for estimating direct impacts on youths and indirect impacts on firms selected to host apprentices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903165
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Who benefits from dual training systems? : evidence from the Philippines
Igarashi, Takiko; Acosta, Pablo - 2018
Rising youth unemployment rates have been increasingly recognized as a serious challenge in developing and advanced economies, as the trend indicates a potential skills gap between the demands of the workforce and recent graduates. Effective dual education programs utilizing a combination of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011871285
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Internet job search, employment, and wage growth : evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt
El-Mallakh, Nelly - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230837