While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have …

entrepreneurs with less formal education. Paradoxically, these entrepreneurs are also less consistent in their participation in the …

presented. The key finding is that both preservice education and in-service training are positively correlated with labor … productivity. The productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is enhanced by a higher level of skills and education … that competitiveness is enhanced both by raising the general level of education in the workforce and by encouraging …

While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have …

Contrary to employees, there is no clear evidence that entrepreneurs' education positively effects income. In this … study we propose that entrepreneurs can benefit from their education as a signal during the recruitment process of employees …. This process is then assumed to follow a matching of equals among equals. Using rich data from Germany and Denmark we fully …

issues using instrumental variables estimation and instruments based on the lagged expansion of the Italian higher education …