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An econometric approach to measuring productivity: Australia as a case study

Agbenyegah, Benjamin K. - 2007

Seminal papers of Solow (1957) and Swan (1956) stimulated debate among economists on the role of technical change in productivity improvements and for that matter economic growth. The consensus is that technological change accounts for a significant proportion of gross national product (GNP)...

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Technical and further education diploma graduates : personal capital investments and returns

Van Der Linde, Christopher Jae - 2007

This research has examined the personal capital investments and returns of a group of TAFE Diploma of Community Work graduates through the use of qualitative research methodology. Recognising that the concept of personal capital is distinct from human capital in that it considers the intrinsic...

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Firm Size Expectations of Nascent Entrepreneurs

Delmar, Frederic; Davidsson, Per; Aronsson, Magnus - 1999

assess their unique and combined effect on size expectations. The four components were: initial human capital, personal/business … goals, environmental and business context, and gestation activities. The dependent variables used in this paper reflect the … high growth also expected larger start-size. Their goal was to make the future business their main income source. This was …

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Initial conditions as predictors of new venture performance: A replication and extension of the Cooper et al. study

Dahlqvist, Jonas; Davidsson, Per; Wiklund, Johan - 2000

In the words of Hubbard, Vetter and Little (1998, p. 252), 'systematic replication replaces piecemeal, untested results with useful findings that address practical problems.' We agree with this. We further hold that for empirical relationships to be really interesting and meaningful one should...

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In the footsteps of the Silicon Valley? Indian and Irish software in the international division of labour

Arora, Ashish; Gambardella, Alfonso; Torrisi, Salvatore - 2001

leaders creating and defining markets, and possibly even the business models, and the policy and technical infrastructure …

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Wage inequality and productivity growth: motivating carrots and crippling sticks: SKOPE Research Paper No. 40, Spring 2002

Rogers, Mark; Vernon, Guy - 2002

Wage inequality is a particular focus of attention not only in public debates over the need for social regulation to support equity, but those over the implications of social regulation for productive performance. The present paper employs panel techniques to examine the comparative historical...

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Technology, growth and employment

Corley, Marva; Michie, Jonathan; Oughton, Christine - 2002

The relationship between technology, productivity and employment is a complex one. Increased productivity can lead not just to increased market share, but through falling relative prices can help expand markets, and through product innovation can develop new markets. On the other hand, if demand...

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Why do South Korean firms produce so much more output per worker than Ghanaian ones?

Baptist, Simon; Teal, Francis - 2008

The labour productivity differentials between manufacturing firms in Ghana and South Korea exceed those implied by macro analysis. Median value-added per employee is nearly 40 times higher in South Korea than Ghana. The most important single factor in explaining this difference is the Mincerian...

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HEALTH, BINGE DRINKING, AND LABOR MARKET SUCCESS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON YOUNG PEOPLE

Keng, Shao-Hsun; Huffman, Wallace E. - 1999

Health, like schooling, is a form of human capital and can be expected to be positively related to labor productivity and labor supply. The production of good health and labor productivity, however, sometimes competes with an individual's lifestyle, e.g., binge drinking. In this study, an...

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L’IMPACT DU CAPITAL HUMAIN SUR LA PRODUCTIVITE AGRICOLE AU BURKINA FASO

Theophile, Kabore - 2010

Contributed Paper presented at the International Conference on Agriculture Of Ouagadougou (BURKINA FASO), December 4-6, 2010.

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