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Arbeitsmarkteffekte und finanzpolitische Folgen der demographischen Alterung in Deutschland
Bonin, Holger; Arnds, Pascal - 2003
discuss possible effects on labor productivity, wages, and human capital. We also show that the fast-growing dependency ratio …
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Do Supply-Side Education Programmes Work? The Impact of Increased School Supply on Schooling and Wages in Indonesia Revisited
Pettersson Gelander, Gunilla - 2012
differentially from these public investments. It is also desirable to comprehend whether schooling translates into increases in wages … schooling on wages and whether the additional schooling induced by the programme had differential impacts for men and women. To … is found to cause higher wages for men and women and there appears to be an additional positive effect on wages for women …
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A theory of education and health
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2015
This paper presents a unified theory of human capital with both health capital and, what we term, skill capital endogenously determined within the model. By considering joint investment in health capital and in skill capital, the model highlights similarities and differences in these two...
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Human capital formation : the importance of endogenous longevity
Galama, Titus J.; Van Kippersluis, Hans - 2022
We present a theory of human capital, with its two most essential components, health capital and, what we term, skill capital, endogenously determined within the model. Using the theory, and a calibrated version of it, we uncover and highlight an important economic mechanism driving...
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Long-term effects of population growth on aggregate investment dynamics : selected country evidence for Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2011
Purpose - Our generation is witnessing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the heart of it. There is mounting concern over corresponding rising unemployment and depleting per capita income. I examine the issues in this paper from a long-run perspective by assessing the...
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Tax policy in a model of search with training
Boone, Jan; Mooij, Ruud A. de - 2000
This paper develops a model of search on the labour market with training. The model reveals how the tax system can restore the social optimum if the Hosio s condition is not satisfied in the private equilibrium. Furthermore, the effects are explored of a second-best reform from average to...
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‘Make in India’ Strategy of Manufacturing Led Growth : A Comparison with the East Asian Model of Development with Emphasis on Human Capital Formation and Labour Market Flexibility...
Kapoor, Neha - 2015
The structural transformation of the Indian economy from agriculture (primary sector) dominated to one led by the services sector (tertiary sector), bypassing the intermediate stage of manufacturing (secondary sector) led growth, offers an alternative to conventional theories of economic...
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Young people, skills and cities
Peri, Giovanni - 2001
Young highly educated workers developed in the 70 s and 80 s a preference for working in larger cities. As a consequence highly educated young workers in 1990 were over-represented in cities, in spite of the lower wage premium they earned for working in crowded metropolitan areas if compared to...
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Young People, Skills and Cities
Peri, Giovanni - 2021
Young highly educated workers developed in the 70's and 80's a preference for working in larger cities. As a consequence highly educated young workers in 1990 were over-represented in cities, in spite of the lower wage premium they earned for working in crowded metropolitan areas if compared to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320717
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Integration, mobility, and human capital formation
Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - 2010
In this note, we show that labour market integration can be a double-edged sword. In the presence of local human capital externalities, integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can cause a decline in human capital and the total wage sum (net of education costs). In particular,...
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