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Age and productivity. Human Capital Accumulation and Depreciation
Ruzik-Sierdzinska, Anna; Villosio, Claudia; Belloni, Michele - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2013
This NEUJOBS research report focuses on links between age, productivity and lifelong learning. Various data sources (EU … strongly influenced by the timing of entering and leaving labour market. An estimation of the impact of LLL on productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010901983
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The Impact of Institutional and Socio-Ecological Drivers on Activity at Older Ages
Lis, Maciej; KamiÅ„ska, Agnieszka; Riekhoff, Aart-Jan; … - CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research - 2013
We present an insight of the socio-economic drivers of economic and noneconomic activity of persons 50+ as well their ability to adopt to SET. Not only the labour market participation, but also social engagement, beliefs, education, religious activities and housework are studied. With the use of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010901984
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Berufliche Weiterbildung und Existenzgründung
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reize, Frank - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1999
In Deutschland werden vielfach hohe Anforderungen an die berufliche Qualifikation von Existenzgründern gestellt. Im Handwerk, aber auch in bestimmten freiberuflich organisierten Tätigkeitsbereichen sind Existenzgründungen nur mit einem qualifizierten Berufsabschluß möglich. Darüber hinaus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098269
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Human Capital: an Institutional Economics point of view
Bottone, Germana - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) - 2008
improves the individual’s productivity in the labour market”. The initial definition did not take into account some central …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405091
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Universidad, universitarios y productividad en España
Pérez García, Pérez García Francisco (contributor);  … - Fundación BBVA
La universidad española ha crecido significativamente en recursos y resultados pero, como nuestra economía, tiene problemas de productividad y competitividad internacional que suscitan dudas sobre su funcionamiento y su contribución social y económica. El objetivo de esta obra es evaluar los...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010662866
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Does the Welfare State Make Older Workers Unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565215
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Does the welfare state make older workers unemployable?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper discusses the specificities of the labor market for older workers. It discusses the implications of those specificities for the effect of labor market institutions on the employability of those workers. It shows that while unemployment benefits indexed backwards and hiring costs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506842
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An Intra-Firm Perspective on Wage Profiles and Employment of Older Workers with Special Reference to Human Capital and Deferred Compensation
Pfeifer, Christian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Leibniz … - 2009
Human capital and deferred compensation might explain why firms employ but do not hire older workers. Adjustments of wage-tenure profiles for older new entrants are explored in the context of deferred compensation. From an equity theory perspective, such adjustments might lead to adverse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405309
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Heterogeneity matters: labour productivity differentiated by age and skills
ROGER, M.; WASMER, M. - Département des Études Économiques d'Ensemble (D3E), … - 2011
This study aims at evaluating the actual profile of marginal productivity across age groups within the workforce. As … age-productivity profiles might differ between occupations, we differentiate the workforce simultaneously by skills (low … for manufacturing, services and trade sectors. Labour productivity is found to be the lowest for the low-skilled older …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003494
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Training and wages of older workers in Europe
Belloni, Michele; Villosio, Claudia - Collegio Carlo Alberto, Università degli Studi di Torino - 2014
limit the decline in productivity of older workers. This paper investigates the relationship between training undertaken by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099025