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The effect of temporary contracts on human capital accumulation in Chile
Carpio, Susana; Giuliodori, David; Rucci, Graciana; … - 2011
This paper studies the probability of receiving employer-paid training and training independently of who finance it for permanent and temporary workers in Chile. We use data from the Social Protection Survey, EPS, which allow us to construct a panel of workers with information from 2002, 2004,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011302127
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The Effect of Temporary Contracts on Human Capital Accumulation in Chile
Carpio, Susana - 2011
This paper studies the probability of receiving employer-paid training and training independently of who finance it for permanent and temporary workers in Chile. We use data from the Social Protection Survey, EPS, which allow us to construct a panel of workers with information from 2002, 2004,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124830
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Does investment in education and health impact youth employment outcomes? : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Anowor, Oluchukwu F.; Ichoku, Hyacinth E.; Onodugo, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-16
Labour engagement, underutilization and unemployment has dominated discourse in development literature in developing economies. It tangentially dictates the direction of migration, gross domestic output and in some cases, youth restiveness. This study investigated the unique relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014500475
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Children and Parents Time Use : Empirical Evidence on Investment in Human Capital in France, Italy and Germany
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Fontainha, Elsa; Monfardini, Chiara - 2021
/networking at young age, which can enhance personal interaction skills. We provide new empirical evidence for three European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324799
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Small firms, human capital, and productivity in Asia
Vandenberg, Paul; Trinh, Long Q. - 2016
productivity. The productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is enhanced by a higher level of skills and education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522028
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Schooling supply and the structure of production : evidence from US states 1950―1990
Ciccone, Antonio; Peri, Giovanni - 2013
We find that over the period 1950–1990, states in United States absorbed increases in the supply of schooling due to tighter compulsory schooling and child labor laws mostly through within-industry increases in the schooling intensity of production. Shifts in the industry composition towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010192317
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The return on human (STEM) capital in Belgium
Bijnens, Gert; Dhyne, Emmanuel - 2021
mobility of human (STEM) capital. Without a proper supply of skills, firms will not be able to reap the full benefits of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012584874
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Analyzing zero returns to education in Germany : heterogeneous effects and skill formation
Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2013
We analyze the effect of education on wages using German Socio-Economic Panel data and regional variation in mandatory … compulsory schooling on wages in Germany. We go beyond these studies and test a potential reason for it, namely that basic skills … estimating the effect of education on cognitive skills. The results suggest that education after the eighth year does not seem to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010195541
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Youth sports and the accumulation of human capital : positive contributions to cognitive and non-cognitive skills justify public support of youth sports
Leeds, Michael A. - 2015
is hard to measure because people who already possess the skills needed to succeed in school and beyond might be more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430225
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Occupational choice and the dynamics of human capital, inequality and growth
Dvorkin, Maximiliano A.; Monge-Naranjo, Alexander - 2019
sharp characterization for the optimal mobility of individual workers and for the aggregate supply of skills across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998090