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traditional equilibrium, contraceptives are not used, fertility is high and education and growth are low. At the modern … equilibrium, contraceptives are used, fertility is low and further declining with increasing income, and education and growth are … provide more education for their children and leads to an earlier uptake of modern contraceptives and an earlier onset of the …
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It is a well known fact that economic development and distance to the equator are positively correlated variables in the world today. It is perhaps less well known that as recently as 1500 C.E. it was the other way around. The present paper provides a theory of why the “latitude gradient”...
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It is a well known fact that economic development and distance to the equator are positively correlated variables in the world today. It is perhaps less well known that as recently as 1500 C.E. it was the other way around. The present paper provides a theory of why the "latitude gradient"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774936
It is a well known fact that economic development and distance to the equator are positively correlated variables in the world today. It is perhaps less well known that as recently as 1500 C.E. it was the other way around. The present paper provides a theory of why the "latitude gradient"...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146226
In deze notitie zal een globaal overzicht worden gegeven van de wijze waarop het in het ka der van het Project Onderwijs Arbeidsmarkt (POA) opgezette ROA informatiesysteem onderwijs-arbeidsmarkt zich vanaf de start in 1986 heeft ontwikkeld. In aansluiting daarop zal ook worden ingegaan op de...
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Het menselijk kapitaal van werknemers kan verouderen wanneer bepaalde vaardigheden onvoldoende gebruikt worden en daardoor deels verloren gaan of doordat technologische en organisatorische innovaties van het productieproces nieuwe eisen stellen aan de kennis en vaardigheden van werknemers. In...
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Het belang van leren en werken wordt steeds nijpender. Als gevolg van de ontwikkeling van een dynamische kenniseconomie is het noodzakelijk om het kennisniveau van de werkenden op peil te houden via leren op het werk. Deze noodzaak wordt versterkt door de vergrijzing van de beroepsbevolking.Het...
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In dit rapport1 wordt ingegaan op de vraag in welke mate werknemers reageren opeen versobering in hun pensioenrechten en in hoeverre organisaties binnen de sectoroverheid en het onderwijs succesvol zijn in het stimuleren van het (productief ) langerdoorwerken van hun werknemers. Daarbij wordt...
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This paper greatly enriches the discussion on the determinants of lifelong learning of scientists and engineers (S&Es). In our analysis, which is based on a survey among S&Es in the Netherlands, we take account of both formal training and different modes of informal learning. We find that S&Es...
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Several studies document the fact that low-educated workers participate less often infurther training than high-educated workers. The economic literature suggests thatthere is no significant difference in employer willingness to train low-educated workers,which leaves the question of why the low...
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