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In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in ‘human capital’ and the estimation of the rate … regression methods where the estimated return is obtained as the coefficient ona years of education variable in a log wage … effect on the earnings of an individual from participation in education. Moreover, the size of the effect seems large …
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may be having an impact on wages over and above traditional human capital indicators such as education and work experience …
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This paper analyses the effects of individual investments in four field-specific educational resources on wages in the … knowledge. Second, economic resources are expected to affect wages positively. Third, people whose educational resources match …,373) generally support the hypotheses, be it that matches increase wages in three out of four branches: economic, communicative and …
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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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increase the levelof competitiveness. Finally we analyze Serbian agricultural education system and give some instructions for …
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enterprises shed redundant workers. This paper focuses on the role of education in determining labor market outcomes in China … of 1999 and spring of 2000, demonstrates that education is a key determinant of labor market outcomes. Educational … attainment is an important and significant factor in the lay-off decision-the more education a worker has the better his/ her …
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revenue, which is spent for public goods (including education) and transfers (for poverty reduction). The efficient design of … the education system (by private and public education investments) determines the quality of the human capital stock as … consumption and saving.An efficient tax and transfer system being accompanied by an education system financed in public private …
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The first essay examines the allocation of education spending. Human capital investment in early childhood can lead to …, government education spending is allocated disproportionately toward late childhood and young adulthood. The consequences of a … education. Taking as given the higher returns to early investment, the modelshows the current allocation may nonetheless be …
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productivity improvements resulting from increased education and training could exceed those from increased technological adoption …
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