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Northern investment risks in human capital formation : Russian experience
Kotyrlo, Elena S. - 2014
Historically, the northern Russian regions have been an object of a special socio-economic policy, united by extreme … development in the northern regions of Russia. Northern investment risks encompass uncertainties associated with extreme northern … climate conditions, historically determined allocation of resources in the Russian northern regions and restrictions on labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011499452
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Technical change and unemployment : policy responses and distributional considerations
Moutos, Thomas; Scarth, William M. - 2002
We analyze some macroeconomic implications that follow from the fact that people tend to consume higher-quality goods as their incomes rise. The model involves two sectors: one producing a homogeneous good and the other producing a product with variable levels of quality. Both sectors use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409777
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How Does the Minimum Wage Affect Firm Investments in Fixed and Human Capital? Evidence from China
Haepp, Tobias - 2016
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of Chinese minimum wage regulations on the firm decision to invest in physical and human capital. We exploit the geographical and inter-temporal variations of county-level minimum wages in a panel data set of all state-owned and all above-scale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979850
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Minimum Wage Effects on Human Capital Accumulation : Evidence from Canadian Data
Alessandrini, Diana; Milla, Joniada - 2021
This paper investigates the impact of the minimum wage on individuals' schooling decisions and the type of human capital acquired by students. Using Canadian longitudinal data, we explore 136 minimum wage amendments across provincial jurisdictions, and find three novel results. First, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240289
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Technical Change and Unemployment : Policy Responses and Distributional Considerations
Moutos, Thomas; Scarth, William - 2021
We analyze some macroeconomic implications that follow from the fact that people tend to consume higher-quality goods as their incomes rise. The model involves two sectors: one producing a homogeneous good and the other producing a product with variable levels of quality. Both sectors use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320541
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Minimum wage effects on human capital accumulation: evidence from Canadian data
Alessandrini, Diana; Milla, Joniada - 2021
This paper investigates the impact of the minimum wage on individuals' schooling decisions and the type of human capital acquired by students. Using Canadian longitudinal data, we explore 136 minimum wage amendments across provincial jurisdictions, and find three novel results. First, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486377
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How does the minimum wage affect firm investments in fixed and human capital? : evidence from China
Haepp, Tobias; Lin, Carl - 2016
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of Chinese minimum wage regulations on the firm decision to invest in physical and human capital. We exploit the geographical and inter-temporal variations of county-level minimum wages in a panel data set of all state-owned and all above-scale...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580664
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Cognitive, non-cognitive skills and gender wage gaps : evidence from linked employer-employee data in Bangladesh
Nordman, Christophe J.; Sarr, Leopold R.; Sharma, Smriti - 2015
We use a first-hand linked employer-employee dataset representing the formal sector of Bangladesh to explain gender wage gaps by the inclusion of measures of cognitive skills and personality traits. Our results show that while cognitive skills are important in determining mean wages, personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288539
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Maternity leave and its consequences for subsequent careers in Germany
Franz, Nele Elisa - 2014
Subject of this paper is the investigation of wage developments of women interrupting their careers for giving birth tochildren in comparison to men's wages not facing a parental interruption. We estimate OLS regression models for different subcategories defined by age and point in time. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010351411
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Maternity leave and its consequences for subsequent careers in Germany
Franz, Nele Elisa - 2014
This paper analyzes the wage development of mothers interrupting their careers, in comparison to the wages of men who do not face a parental interruption. We estimate OLS regression models for different subcategories defined by age and point in time. We use data from the German Socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010461968