Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 349
Cover Image
A weighty issue revisited: the dynamic effect of body weight on earnings and satisfaction in Germany
Kropfhäußer, Frieder; Sunder, Marco - 2013
We estimate the effect of changes in the body mass index on wages and satisfaction in a panel of German employees. Dynamic models indicate that satisfaction with life in general and with health are responsive to weight changes, but wages and satisfaction with work are not. These results mainly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329584
Cover Image
The influence of education on rural population employment: Regional disparities
Dinculescu, Corina-Georgeta - 2016
A higher level and continuous education throughout entire life (necessary for adapting to the changes in the labor market) and a better health offer greater chances of sustained economic and social development. Also, a higher education level contributes to decrease the disparities between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011689267
Cover Image
Social Media and Employment – Students' vs. Employers' Perspective
Mabić, Mirela; Gašpar, Dražena; Lesko Bošnjak, Lidija - 2020
Recently, social media has become an integral part of different business activities. One of these activities is the recruitment and selection of employees. The paper presents the results of empirical research conducted among the students of the University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012288791
Cover Image
The Wage Effects of Regional Brain Gain and Brain Drain Revisited
Möller, Joachim; Eppelsheimer, Johann - 2016
Since the study by Moretti (2004) for the US, it is widely accepted that the spatial distribution of human capital plays an increasing role for regional labor market outcomes. Like in the pioneer approach we assume that workers' productivity at the firm level depend on the regional share of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527633
Cover Image
Africa's Skill Tragedy: Does Teachers' Lack of Knowledge Lead to Low Student Performance?
Piopiunik, Marc; Bietenbeck, Jan; Wiederhold, Simon - 2016
Student performance in Sub-Saharan Africa is tragically low. We study the importance of teacher subject knowledge for student performance in this region using unique international assessment data for sixth-grade students and their teachers. To circumvent bias due to unobserved student...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527689
Cover Image
Income Diversification and Poverty in a Growing Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ghana
Lay, Jann; Schüler, Dana - 2008
This paper analyses changes in income portfolios of rural households and its determinants for the case of Ghana in the … 1990s. Our analysis shows that, contrary to common beliefs, rural Ghana has seen major economic transformation, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301448
Cover Image
Are the Chinese in Africa More Innovative than the Africans? Comparing Chinese and Nigerian Entrepreneurial Migrants' Cultures of Innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
question. This comparative exploratory study of Chinese and Nigerian entrepreneurial migrants in Ghana and Benin provides …, ist eine offene Frage. Eine vergleichende Studie über chinesische und nigerianische Unternehmer-Migranten in Ghana und … exploratoire de migrants entrepreneuriales chinois et nigérians au Ghana et au Bénin offre des premières réponses à cette question …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335584
Cover Image
Immigration and the Diffusion of Technology: The Huguenot Diaspora in Prussia
Hornung, Erik - 2010
This paper analyzes the long-term effect of technological diffusion on productivity caused by immigration of skilled workers. In 1685 religious persecution drove highly skilled Huguenots into the backward Brandenburg-Prussia where they established themselves and transferred technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270123
Cover Image
Maternal Age and Offspring Human Capital in India
Perez Alvarez, Marcello; Favara, Marta - 2020
The consequences of early motherhood for the offspring are severely understudied, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where this phenomenon is prevalent. Using panel data from India, this paper investigates the effect of early maternal age on offspring human capital in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012287944
Cover Image
Health and Economic Growth: Reconciling the Micro and Macro Evidence
Schünemann, Johannes; Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; … - 2018
There are two prominent methods to assess the effects of health on economic growth. The first is based on the estimated returns on health by means of Mincer wage regressions that are aggregated to derive the macroeconomic effects of population health. The second approach is based on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011892059