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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006
Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006
Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply …
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ESSAYS ON THE MACROECONOMICS OF INCOME INEQUALITY
Ozkan, Serdar - 2011
This thesis consists of three chapters, each of which focuses on different aspects of economic inequality.First, we investigate the differences in wage inequality between the United States and continental European countries (CEU). Wage inequality has been significantly higher in the US compared...
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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years
Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011
The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438968
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In the footsteps of the Silicon Valley? Indian and Irish software in the international division of labour
Arora, Ashish; Gambardella, Alfonso; Torrisi, Salvatore - 2001
This paper analyses the development of software in India and Ireland. The development patterns of the software industry in Ireland and India clearly show both the advantages and disadvantages of being a follower. The most obvious advantage is the ability to sustain growth without a broad based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441012
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Human Capital in the City: Exploring the Relationship Between Skill and Productivity in US Metropolitan Areas
Wallace, Ryan - 2010
In economics, new growth theory suggests that knowledge creation and innovation are key drivers of growth. As a result …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467939
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Women's career success: The contributions of human capital, individual, organizational, and power variables.
Blansett, Karen D. - 2008
Women are a significant presence in today's workforce; however, few rise to the top management ranks. Therefore, there is a critical need to better understand the factors that facilitate their success. This study examined several variables that may contribute to women's objective (income, span of...
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Accounting for human resources: Implications for theory and practice.
Stovall, Olin Scott - 2001
investment recommendation task. I predicted that (1) analysts' perceptions of the reliability (relevance) of the information they …
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Three Essays In Open Economy Macroeconomics and Economic Development.
Suzuki, Yui - 2007
diseconomies of gross outflow migration on new human capital investment are consistent with the mechanism of migration …-oriented investment/disinvestment in higher education at source provinces. This positive externality eclipses the negative one at the … national level. Moreover, the effects of net outflow migration on new human capital investment, based on the changes in …
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The Gender Wage Gap in Bulgaria: A Semiparametric Estimation of Discrimination
Jolliffe, Dean - 2001
wage leveling in pre-transition Bulgaria, the rise in wage inequality may be due to managers rewarding more productive …
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Assessing the Problem of Human Capital Mismatch in Transition Economies
Druska, Viliam; Jeong, Byeong ju; Kejak, Michal; … - 2002
In transition economies, there may be a significant mismatch between the types of skills that workers possess and the types of skills that the new economy demands. We consider this problem of human capital mismatch along the dimensions of training type (holding the level) and occupation. We...
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