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Skill mismatch and returns to education in manufacturing: A case of India's textile and clothing industry
Kukreja, Prateek - 2018
coupled with unemployment or underemployment among highly educated workers. While a shortage of skills (or under-education) is … definitely a cause of concern, surplus education (or over-education) can also lead to underutilization of skills and further … the over-education/required education/undereducation (ORU) models on a cross section dataset of individuals employed (as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012099535
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The early childhood scaffolding scale: Conceptual framework, operationalization and functionality
Frankenberg, Sofia - 2023
This study reports on work undertaken to develop a framework and rating scale for the assessment of process quality in terms of scaffolding in preschool settings. The aim was to develop the Early Childhood Scaffolding Scale (ECSS) for the assessment of interaction quality in different types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540884
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The study pace among college students before and after a student aid reform: Some Swedish results
Avdic, Daniel; Gartell, Marie - 2011
In 2001, the Swedish system of student aid for college students was substantially reformed; the grant-share of the total aid was increased, students were allowed to earn more without a reduction in student aid, and the repayment schedule of the loans was significantly tightened. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321149
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The Long Term Impact of French Settlement on Education in Algeria
Merrouche, Ouarda - 2007
This paper provides evidence on the long run relationship between European settlers presence and education levels in Algeria. To correct for endogenous sorting of settlers (and natives) into regions I rely on the fact that proximity to the Mediteranean coast determined the timing of conquest and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321565
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Rising to the occasion? Youth political knowledge and the voting age
Rosenqvist, Olof - 2016
Voting is a fundamental human right. Yet, individuals that are younger than 18 do typically not have this right since they are considered uninformed. However, recent evidence tentatively suggests that the political knowledge of youths is endogenous to the voting age. I test for the existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695389
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Measuring Changes in Multidimensional Inequality - An Empirical Application
Nilsson, Therese - 2007
During the past decade there has been a growing opinion of including more than an income perspective in the examination of inequality. As a result a broad theoretical literature on the subject of multidimensional inequality is present. This can mainly be divided into three different parts:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208517
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Labor heterogeneity, inequality and institutional change
Skott, Peter - 2010
US earnings inequality has increased dramatically since the 1970s, and the prospect of a reversal depends on what caused the trend. The standard explanation emphasizes skill-biased technical change. This paper briefly considers some aggregation issues and then proceeds to outline two alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287833
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Overeducation Among Swedish Youth
Bourdet, Yves; Persson, Inga - 2008
and of the extent and character of over- and undereducation. We then look specifically at overeducation among Swedish … first provide an overview of theoretical and measurement issues related to the concept of overeducation. Against this … youths during their labour market entrance and early career and discuss the main issues related to overeducation that have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208527
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The effect of educational mismatch on wages using European panel data
Iriondo, Iñaki; Pérez-Amaral, Teodosio - 2013
the depreciation of skills on human capital. The main policy implication of the paper is that overeducation constitutes a … waste of resources. Therefore public authorities should seek to reduce the negative impact of overeducation on the labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368169
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Wage inequality and skill asymmetries
Skott, Peter; Auerbach, Paul - 2004
productivity, unemployment and inequality may thus be linked to induced overeducation and credentialism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010456983