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Effects of skills training on employment and livelihood outcomes : a randomized controlled trial with young women in Ghana
Frohnweiler, Sarah; Adongo, Charles A.; Beber, Bernd; … - 2024
We use a randomized controlled trial to examine the short- and mid-term impacts of a best-practice training program on (non-)employment outcomes in Ghana. Overall the program did not affect core labor market outcomes at the extensive (employment) and intensive (hours of work, income) margin, but...
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The gender gap in STEM : (female) teenagers' ICT skills and subsequent career paths
Hertweck, Friederike; Lehner, Judith - 2023
Skills shortage in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) poses a significant … they have strong ICT skills in secondary school. The relationship does not hold for male students. Our findings can be … underestimate their true potential. Using different empirical approaches, we also show that ICT skills act as a moderator and not as …
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Analyzing zero returns to education in Germany : heterogeneous effects and skill formation
Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2013
We analyze the effect of education on wages using German Socio-Economic Panel data and regional variation in mandatory … compulsory schooling on wages in Germany. We go beyond these studies and test a potential reason for it, namely that basic skills … estimating the effect of education on cognitive skills. The results suggest that education after the eighth year does not seem to …
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Skill mismatch and learning-by-doing : theory and evidence from time allocation on tasks
Storm, Eduard - 2023
skills and is associated with a return of up to 2-3% with each year of experience. Third, gains from task-based learning are … job-specific skills on wage growth and job mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014304206
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Ageing by feet? : regional migration, neighbourhood choice and local demographic change in German cities
Neumann, Uwe - 2016
In countries with an ageing population, regional migration may accentuate local progress in demographic change. This … regional migration during the past two decades. The old-industrialised Ruhr in North Rhine- Westphalia serves as a case study … representing an advanced regional stage in ageing. The analysis proceeds in two steps. First, variation in the pace of …
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Active labour market programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean : evicence from a meta analysis
Escudero, Verónica; Kluve, Jochen; López Mourelo, Elva; … - 2017
We present a systematic collection and assessment of impact evaluations of active labour market programmes (ALMP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The paper delineates the strategy to compile a novel meta database and provides a narrative review of 51 studies. Based on these studies,...
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Late-career unemployment and cognitive abilities
Freise, Diana; Schmitz, Hendrik; Westphal, Matthias - 2022
We study the effect of unemployment on cognitive abilities among individuals aged between 50 and 65 in Europe. To this end, we exploit plant closures and use flexible event-study estimations together with an experimentally elicited measure of fluid intelligence, namely word recall. We find that,...
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The hidden increase in wage inequality : skill-biased and ability-biased technology change
Michaelsen, Maren - 2011
This study provides strong evidence for an increase in wage inequality induced by skillbiased technological change in the UK manufacturing industry between 1991 and 2006. Using individual level data from the BHPS and industry level data from the OECD, wage regressions are estimated which...
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Do guns displace books? : the impact of compulsory military service on educational attainment
Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - 2011
Compulsory military service typically drafts young men when they are at the height of their learning ability. Thus, it can be expected to depress the demand for higher education since skill atrophy and the delayed entry into the civilian labor market reduce the returns to human-capital...
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Walking wounded - the causal welfare loss of underemployment through overeducation
Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Kleibrink, Jan - 2013
may not find a perfect employment match and cannot use their skills fully in the new job. We demonstrate that a …
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