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The accumulation of human and market capital in the United States: the long view, 1948-2013
Fraumeni, Barbara M.; Christian, Michael S.; Samuels, Jon D. - 2020
period, first the post-World War baby boom and then the substantial increase in education led to higher economic growth than … otherwise expected. As the pace of increase in education slowed and the workforce aged toward the end of the period, human …
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Paid and Unpaid Overtime Working in Germany and the UK
Hart, Robert A.; Bell, David N.F; Hübler, Olaf; … - 2021
Significant numbers of employees work more hours in the workplace than their contract stipulates. Such overtime work can either be paid or unpaid. This research considers overtime working in Germany and the UK and shows that the quantitative significance of both paid and unpaid overtime is...
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Education : Economic Growth and Gender Inequity: Sierra Leone
Haffner, Lilian - 2015
Ѕіerrа Leone’s civil war іѕ perhaps one of the most undereѕtіmаted and grave breaches of human rights that the 21ѕt century hаѕ seen. Fаcіlіtаted by іllіcіt drugѕ аnd arms trаffіckіng, the war raged for eleven year, with аmbіguouѕ polіtіcаl juѕtіfіcаtіon with...
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A theory of socioeconomic disparities in health over the life cycle
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2010
subsequent narrowing with age of the gradient in health by SES. …
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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health over the Life Cycle
Galama, Titus J.; van Kippersluis, Hans - 2010
subsequent narrowing with age of the gradient in health by SES. …
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Skills and inclusive growth in Sweden
Pareliussen, Jon K.; Bussi, Margherita; André, Christophe - 2015
. Educational outcomes could be improved through raising the attractiveness of the teacher profession, improving teacher education …
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Making the labour market work better in Poland
Boulhol, Hervé - 2014
ends of the age spectrum, with some marked regional differences. The female employment rate is especially low, in part due …
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Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training : A Meta-Analysis
Haelermans, Carla - 2011
A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses,...
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Education and Health for Inclusiveness
Filmer, Deon; Gatti, Roberta; Rogers, F. Halsey; … - 2021
improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013226438
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The impact of health and education on labor force participation in aging societies : projections for the United States and Germany from a dynamic microsimulation
Böheim, René; Horvath, Gerard Thomas; Leoni, Thomas; … - 2021
scenarios. Shifting people from intermediate to higher education levels also increases labor force participation in higher age …, despite population aging, increase by 16.2 percent in the age groups 15 to 74 (corresponding to 25.2 million workers) between …, improvements in the education structure will add about two million persons to the US labor force and about half a million persons …
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