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Georgia's structurally unemployed workers: do state job training programs help?
Moody, Mitchell Lawrence - 2008
purpose of WDS job training services is to facilitate the transition from job loss to stable re-employment. Which job training … by this research was, "Can job training help alleviate the adverse wage impacts and time spent in prolonged job search … Labor training program exposure as explanatory factors for post-training wage and job search time differentials, both direct …
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Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Losses of Displaced Workers in France and the United States
Lefranc, Arnaud - 2003
The objective of this paper is to provide a comparative assessment of the consequences of worker displacement in France and the United States. I estimate wage losses of displaced workers in the two countries and examine the relative contribution of two important sources of post-displacement wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477440
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The Incidence and Cost of Job Loss in a Transition Economy: Displaced Workers in Estonia, 1989-1999
Lehmann, Hartmut; Phillips, Kaia; Wadsworth, Jonathan - 2002
We examine the pattern and costs of worker displacement in one of the more reform- oriented transition countries, Estonia, as the transition process develops. Using Labour Force Survey data covering the period 1989-1999, we show that after the initial shock, displacement rates in Estonia have...
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The Echo of Job Displacement
Eliason, Marcus; Storrie, Donald - 2003
This paper examines whether the loss of a job increases the likelihood of future difficulties on the labour market. We study displacement resulting from all plant closures (with ten or more employees) in Sweden in 1987 and follow their labor market outcome up to 1999. The control group is...
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Changing petroleum engineering education to meet industry demand
Department of Petroleum Engineering
The Department of Petroleum Engineering at Curtin University had its inception in 1998. For the last 10 years,it lectured the Masters in petroleum engineering course to local Australian and international students, graduatingmore than 200 students. The rapid increase in the price of oil during...
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The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A Success Story with International Cooperation
Matthews, M. - 2009
part of IAEA's Network of Centers of Excellence. The IAEA will foster cooperative training in and demonstration of waste …
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Computer-based tools for decision support at the Hanford Site
Doctor, P.G.; Mahaffey, J.A.; Cowley, P.J.; Freshley, M.D. - 2008
To help integrate activities in the environmental restoration and waste management mission of the Hanford Site, the Hanford Integrated Planning Project (HIPP) was established and funded by the US Department of Energy. The project is divided into three key program elements, the first focusing on...
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ORNL implementation of new health and safety requirements (DOE Order 5480. 11)
Abercrombie, J.S. - 2008
controlled areas. The new order places distinct requirements concerning training at all DOE facilities. Radiation protection … training requirements are addressed, including the effective communication of operations changes to all employees. This paper … details the endeavors underway at ORNL in designing, developing, and delivering the training required by the new mandates …
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A case study: Integrated work environment and organizational change
Heubach, J.G.; Montgomery, J.C.; Weimer, W.C.; … - 2009
elements were overlooked or underestimated. Our own training, technical literature, and professional culture lead us to limited …
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Research and development of methods/utilities and rules for managing cooperation for performance improvement in government offices
2008
On September 1, 1991, Defense Programs (DP) within the US Department of Energy entered into a research grant with Management Systems Laboratories (MSL) of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), to study Tools, Methods, and Rules for Managing Cooperation for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435663