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-founded education and fertility decision of households into a model of international trade with firm heterogeneity. Our theoretical … framework leads to two testable implications: i) the export share of a country increases with the education level of its … population, ii) the average profitability of firms located in a country also increases with the education level of its population …
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the leading principle of the Dutch education system since the beginning of the 20th century. Based on panel data for the … Netherlands we show that there is a relation between competition and student achievement in upper secondary education, but that it …
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Education is argued to be an important driver of the decision to start a business. The measurement of its influence … US. Theeffect of education on the decision to become self-employed is found to be strongly positive,much higher than the … estimated effect in case no instrumental variables are used. That is, thehigher the respondent's level of education, the greater …
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firms. In so doing we integrate a micro-founded education and fertility decision of households into a model of international … in the education level of its population, ii) the export share of a country decreases in the birth rate of its population …, iii) the average profitability of firms increases in the education level of a country, iv) the average profitability of …
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also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …
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is to computerize the education system by giving schools the necessary equipment, by designing a large number of software … and need of using the information technology in the education process. Probably the most significant answer obtained in …
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calibrated version we and that education always increases if life expectancy rises but the effect on the capital stock is still … potentially offsetting effects at work in models with endogenous education and overlapping generations which is key for …
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In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals' human and social capital. For … education enhances the likelihood of greater socio-economic integration in the host society. We first develop a simple …
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The work defences the thesis that even ensured equal opportunities to invest in education and to get better life, even … failures connected to hyperbolic discounting and to focusing on the present, momentum, stereotypes, herd-instinct behaviour …
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The work defences the thesis that even ensured equal opportunities to invest in education and to get better life, even … failures connected to hyperbolic discounting and to focusing on the present, momentum, stereotypes, herd-instinct behaviour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925038