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FALL, Falilou - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), … - 2005

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that inherited human capital is a powerful vector of inequality formation and persistence, irrespective of its links with financial wealth endowment. This paper argues that the agents who inherit a low level of human capital bear a greater utility cost...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005042890

Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes : evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese Twins

Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Zhang, Junsen - 2012

, it shows that the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in …

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Prior work experience and entrepreneurship : the careers of young entrepreneurs

Gendron-Carrier, Nicolas - 2023

I investigate the mechanisms that drive sorting into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial success among young individuals. I use Canadian matched owner-employeremployee data to conduct my investigation. Empirically, older entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who have previously worked in high-wage...

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Microeconometric analyses on determinants of individual labour market outcomes

Simon, Lisa - 2019

This doctoral thesis analyses the impact of education and other determinants on labour market outcomes using … terms of credibility, relevance, and expectedness by gender and education level. Females are particularly rewarded for IT … and language skills and males for maturity. Chapter 3 analyses the impact of beliefs about refugees' education levels on …

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Endogenous persistent inequality

Fall, Falilou - HAL - 2005

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that inherited humain capital is a powerful vector of inequality formation and persistence, irrespective of its links with financial wealth endowment. This paper argues that the agents who inherit a low level of human capital bear a greater utility...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750358

Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on the Natives

Constant, Amelie F. - 2003

The purpose of this paper is to study the immigrant performance in France and the impacts on the natives by drawing on research findings from the existing academic literature on the economics of French migration. The research questions are: how do immigrants fare with respect to wages,...

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Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on the Natives

Constant, Amelie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

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Career and Skill Formation: A Dynamic Occupational Choice Model with Multidimensional Skills

Yamaguchi, Shintaro - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

The goal of the paper is two-folds. First, I construct and estimate a dynamic structural occupational choice model at the three-digit classification level, in which different occupations involve different mix of tasks. Second, I conduct a counterfactual simulation using the estimated model, to...

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Ability Matching and Occupational Choice

James, Jonathan - 2011

growth, with those with the lowest levels of education achieving the largest increases …

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The Effect of Match Quality and Specific Experience on Career Decisions and Wage Growth

Yamaguchi, Shintaro - 2009

This paper constructs and estimates a career decision model where individuals search for both career matching and employer matching to understand wage growth and career mobility using the NLSY79. It departs from previous papers in that career mobility decisions and participation decisions are...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054567

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