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Studies on Continuing Vocational Training in Germany : An Empirical Assessment
Kuckulenz, Anja (contributor) - 2007
concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of … concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of … training that vary in the degree of firm specificity are considered. Wage and productivity effects of training are compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520830
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Productivity Growth and Economic Performance : Essays on Verdoorn’s Law
McCombie, John (ed.); Pugno, Maurizio (ed.); Soro, Bruno (ed.) - 2002
This collection of essays on Verdoorn's Law - the relationship between the growth of industrial productivity and output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054022
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The Impact of International Trade and FDI on Economic Growth and Technological Change
Hofmann, Patricia - 2013
today and will concern them in the future - all over the world, poor or rich. Traditionally, questions about allocative …-multinational” technology transfer of Spanish firms that were acquired by foreign companies and the second analysing productivity growth rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016562
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Economic Insights on Higher Education Policy in Ireland : Evidence from a Public System
Cullinan, John (ed.); Flannery, Darragh (ed.) - 2017
This book brings together research relating to the economics of higher education in Ireland and presents evidence that will help support policy decision making. It provides an analysis of prominent issues within the higher education sector from an economic viewpoint, discussing the relevant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397831
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Computers and Productivity : How Firms Make a General Purpose Technology Work
Hempell, Thomas (contributor) - 2006
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) create potentials for considerable productivity gains and for higher … treatment of various methodological issues concerning the measurement of firm-level productivity in econometric analyses. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520585
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Nourished Planet : Sustainability in the Global Food System
Nierenberg, Danielle (ed.) - Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition - 2018
health, resulting in the paradoxes of obesity paired with malnutrition, crops used for animal feed and biofuels while people …. In Nourished Planet, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition offers a global plan for feeding ourselves sustainably …, these experts plot a map towards food for all, food for sustainable growth, food for health, and food for culture. With …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395897
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Population Ageing and Economic Growth : Education Policy and Family Policy in a Model of Endogenous Growth
Gruescu, Sandra (contributor) - 2007
Reviews standard economic growth models concentrating on the relationship between population ageing and economic growth and develop a growth model with endogenous human capital and endogenous fertility. This work uses this model to analyse the effects of education policy and family policy on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520693
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The Science and Technology Labor Force : The Value of Doctorate Holders and Development of Professional Careers
Gokhberg, Leonid (ed.); Shmatko, Natalia (ed.);  … - 2016
academic world. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020365
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Energy, Environment and Transitional Green Growth in China
Pang, Ruizhi (ed.); Xuejie, Bai (ed.);  … - Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference <2016, Tianjin> - 2018
: Environmental Productivity Growth in Consumer Durables -- Part II: Studies in Energy and Environment -- Chapter 5: Evaluating the … transitional growth period, and of the strategies available for resolving these issues. The 2016 Asia-Pacific Productivity … productivity research. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256174
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Climate Change and Health : Improving Resilience and Reducing Risks
Leal Filho, Walter (ed.); Azeiteiro, Ulisses M. (ed.);  … - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
Preface -- Part I: Human Health and Climate Change -- Part II: Climate Change and Infectious Diseases -- Part III …: Climate Change and Health: Education, Training and Governance -- Part IV: Climate Change and Health Across Regions. … the health and well-being of communities (i.e. poverty, clean air, safe drinking water, food supplies) and on extreme …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019419