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Changing wage structure and education in Vietnam 1993-1998: The roles of demand
Liu, Amy - 2005
This paper examines the changes in relative earnings of workers with different education levels during Vietnam’s transition. It is found that females enjoy a higher return to education than males do in 1998, reversing the situation observed five years ago. A large fall in the returns to...
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Regional unemployment and human capital in transition economies 1
Jurajda, ŠtěpÁn; Terrell, Katherine - 2009
Differences in regional unemployment in post-communist economies are large and persistent. We show that within-country regional variation in inherited human capital in four such economies explains the bulk of regional variation in unemployment; we explore potential explanations. Our evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477362
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The returns to education : microeconomics
Harmon, Colm; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Walker, Ian - 2003
In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in ‘human capital’ and the estimation of the rate … returns to the individual is compelling. Despite some of these issues surrounding the estimation of the return to schooling …
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Human Capital in New Firms
Müller, Bettina - 2009
Humankapital in neu gegründeten Unternehmen. Die Papiere sind alle empirisch, stehen aber in enger Beziehung zu zwei theoretischen …
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Education, Innovation, and Growth - Critical Appraisal and Cliometric Analyses with Implications for Present Economic Policy
Müller, Normann - 2009
Zusammenhang zwischen Humankapital und Innovationen zusätzlich auf Mikroebene nachzugehen.Dies realisiert der Autor im letzten …
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Human Capital in Newly Established Firms - Four Empirical Investigations
Müller, Kathrin Marie - 2011
junger Unternehmen haben. Insbesondere das Humankapital der Gründer scheint maßgeblich sowohl das Überleben, als auch die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475327
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Essays on High-Value Patenting in Germany in an International Perspective 1880-1932
Labuske, Kirsten - 2007
The aim of this doctoral thesis is to look at the worldwide relevance of high-value patents granted in Germany between the enactment of the first nationwide German patent law in 1877 and 1932. This patent act enabled both, national and foreign patentees to reap the fruits of their intellectual...
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Quantitative analyses of long-run human capital development: age heaping as an indicator for numeracy
Crayen, Dorothee - 2009
For researchers studying the economic development of nations, the availability of human capital data is crucial. Economists making efforts to examine the impact of human resources on economic development before the end of World War II often face massive problems. Methods of collecting data,...
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Essays on innovation in Germany (1877 - 1914)
Yin, Shuxi - 2005
This Ph.D. dissertation studies innovation in Germany from 1877 to 1914. The German patents that had survived for at least ten years are used as a proxy of innovation. The introduction briefly outlines the issues to be investigated. The first chapter examines the successive waves of...
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How to Overcome Poverty Traps by Education
Siemers, Lars-Hinrich Rudolf - 2004
Haushaltes zu sichern. Infolge der Kinderarbeit besuchen die Kinder nicht die Schule und bilden keinerlei Humankapital. Wenn … untersucht zwei Instrumente wie Wachstum über die Akkumulation von Humankapital angestoßenwerden könnte: Subventionen und … Recht auf einen steuerlichen Freibetrag zum Schutze von Humankapital lässt sich so rechtfertigen. Der zweite Teil der Arbeit …
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