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This study extends previous work on the evolution of the education premium, and investigates the existence of diverging university/high school earnings ratio trends across industries in the knowledge-based economy. The study also discusses the changing demand for high-skilled workers by...
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The relationship between family income and postsecondary participation is studied in order to determine the extent to which higher education in Canada has increasingly become the domain of students from well-to-do families. An analysis of two separate data sets suggests that individuals from...
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La croissance des microtechnologies et leur diffusion repandue dans l'ensemble des secteurs economiques a donne lieu a ce qu'on appelle souvent la nouvelle economie, soit une economie dans laquelle les perspectives de soutien de la concurrence sont etroitement liees aux pratiques en matiere...
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L'auteur s'interroge sur le relevement sensible de la "prime liee a l'age" observe entre 1981 et 1994. La prime liee a l'age correspond a l'ecart entre la remuneration horaire des "jeunes" (25 a 34 ans) et des "vieux" (45 a 54 ans) travailleurs, en pour cent. En 1994, le salaire horaire des...
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Avec l'aide d'un nouvel ensemble de donnees qui combine les dossiers d'impot de 1982 a 1997 et les dossiers administratifs de bacheliers de la Colombie-Britannique des promotions 1974 a 1996, on examine le revenu reel tire du marche du travail de ces diplomes, en me concentrant sur les...
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Dans cette etude, on examine la performance des couples peu scolarises ou tres scolarises sur le marche du travail a l'aide des donnees du recensement pour la periode de 1980 a 2000.
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This paper examines the ways that innovation status as opposed to technology use affects the training activities of manufacturing plants. It examines training that is introduced as a response to specific skill shortages versus training that is implemented in response to the introduction of...
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This study explores the labour market performance of low and high educated couples using Census data for the period 1980 to 2000.
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The study examines the reason for the significant increase in the 'age premium' over the period 1981-94. The age premium refers to the percentage difference in hourly earnings between 'younger' (25-34) and 'older' (45-54) workers. In 1994, the hourly rate of older males was 32.4% higher than...
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Recent studies have demonstrated the quantitative importance of entry, exit, growth and decline in the industrial population. It is this turnover that rewards innovative activity and contributes to productivity growth. While the size of the entry population is impressive - especially when...
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