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Implications of Higher Education on Earnings: An Empirical Analysis of Skills and Competence
Xia, Belle Selene; Liitiäinen, Elia - In: International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and … 7 (2016) 1, pp. 50-64
One of the central topics in the research of higher education is the degree of match between education and work as measured by earnings. Traditional literature has shown the correlation between the duration of studies and earnings in the work life. The authors' present study aims to enlarge this...
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Urban Development Through Smart Cities in India
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social … 3 (2016) 3, pp. 36-49
India is on the path of developing its smart cities at a faster pace in near future. But what constitutes a smart city and what is purpose of this focus remains to be explored. Through in depth literature review and grounded approach this paper, appraises the genesis of smart city to develop a...
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Using an Online Data Portal and Prototype Analysis Tools in an Investigation of Spatial Livability Planning
Rajabifard, Abbas; Bishop, Ian D.; Eagleson, Serryn; … - In: International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) 6 (2017) 2, pp. 1-21
explore separate facets of livability (employment, housing, health service and walkability), their outputs flow through to the …
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Is “START-UP NY” Starting Up NY?: A Post-Keynesian Case Study Analysis
Jean-Snarr, Lynn B.; Snarr, Hal; Friesner, Daniel L. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship … 2 (2017) 1, pp. 1-12
This article describes how “START-UP NY” is a state-funded economic development program that encourages businesses to locate to several of its college campuses in exchange for a 0% tax rate for business and their employees. While the program has received much coverage in the popular press,...
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Mit Flexibilität durch die Krise – Fallstudien in produzierenden Unternehmen / With flexibility through the crisis – case studies in producing companies
Mallok, Jörn - In: Arbeit 20 (2011) 4, pp. 261-276
Abstract Der vorliegende Beitrag analysiert, mit welchen flexibilisierenden Maßnahmen ein Sample 22 kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen aus dem produzierenden Sektor auf die wirtschaftliche Krise 2008-2009 reagiert hat. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die von der Krise betroffenen Betriebe vorhandene...
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Flucht und Migration: Herausforderung für Bildung, Ausbildung und Arbeitsmarktpolitik
Walwei, Ulrich - In: Arbeit 25 (2016) 3-4, pp. 169-194
Zusammenfassung Die Fluchtmigration stellt in Deutschland aktuell und in der nahen Zukunft eine der größten Herausforderungen für die Arbeitsmarktpolitik dar. Sie ist offenkundig mit zunächst beträchtlichen staatlichen Aufwendungen verbunden. Die These des Überblicksartikels lautet: Wenn...
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Education, Maternal Smoking, and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Cowan, Benjamin; Tefft, Nathan - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 12 (2012) 1
Abstract We estimate and explore mechanisms of the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansions on the smoking behavior of women. Differential increases in federal EITC benefits by family size in the mid-1990s allow for a comparison of smoking status changes between mothers with one...
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An Experimental Investigation of Sexual Discrimination in Hiring in the English Labor Market
Riach, Peter A; Rich, Judith - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 6 (2006) 2
Pairs of carefully-matched, written applications were made to advertised job vacancies in England to test for sexual discrimination in hiring. Two standard résumés were constructed for each occupation to control for all relevant supply-side variables, such as qualifications, experience and...
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The Effect of Smoking Bans on Bars and Restaurants: An Analysis of Changes in Employment
Adams, Scott; Cotti, Chad D. - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 7 (2007) 1
employment from across the US, we find that communities where smoking is banned experience reductions in bar employment compared … prevalence of smokers. The relative effect on restaurant employment is neutral or mildly positive. The positive effects are … concentrated in areas with fewer smokers. We also find that bans have a positive effect on restaurant employment in warmer regions …
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Do Environmental Regulations Cost Jobs? An Industry-Level Analysis of the UK
Cole, Matthew A; Elliott, Rob J - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 7 (2007) 1
other than the US. We firstly examine the impact of environmental regulations on employment assuming such regulations are … exogenous. However, for the first time in a study of this nature, we then allow environmental regulation costs and employment to … employment whether such costs are treated as being exogenous or endogenous. We therefore find no evidence of a trade-off between …
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