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After COVID-19 : building a more coherent and effective workforce development system in the US
Holzer, Harry J. - 2021
displacement along with new funding for retraining; and 3) A permanent version of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485164
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Labour market effects of retraining for the unemployed : the role of occupations
Kruppe, Thomas; Lang, Julia - 2014
We analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately … that on average, after a period with strong lock-in effects, retraining increases the employment probability of women by … effectiveness of retraining by target occupations, these differences cannot completely explain the observed gender differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010401759
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Labour market effects of retraining for the unemployed : the role of occupations
Kruppe, Thomas; Lang, Julia - 2014
We analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately … that on average, after a period with strong lock-in effects, retraining increases the employment probability of women by … effectiveness of retraining by target occupations, these differences cannot completely explain the observed gender differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484758
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How do workers perceive the risks from automation and the opportunities to retrain? : evidence from a survey of truck drivers
Shoag, Daniel W.; Strain, Michael R.; Veuger, Stan - 2021
model in which idiosyncratic noise in the perceived cost of retraining can lead to inefficient outcomes. This mechanism … calibration of labor market prospects suggests that information provision about the true costs of retraining may not be adequate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494813
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Refinancing MFIs with market power : theory and evidence
Arnold, Lutz; Booker, Benedikt; Dorfleitner, Gregor; … - 2016
This paper presents a model of the complete microcredit financing chain investor - MIV - MFI - micro-borrower, in which social-minded MIVs provide funds only to those MFIs which do not exploit their bargaining power towards micro-borrowers. The MFIs with the highest bargaining power do not use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418233
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The social pay gap across occupations : survey and experimental evidence
Bublitz, Elisabeth; Regner, Tobias - 2016
Receiving equal wages for work of equal value is a legal right in many countries. However, it remains unknown to what degree the neglect of this principle yields differences in pay between social and other occupations. The results of a task-based analysis with survey data confirm a notable wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455517
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Music in the air : estimating the social return to cultural amenities
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan; … - 2015
If being around smart people makes us smarter and more productive, what can regions do to attract smart people? This paper considers endogenous cultural amenities as a location factor for high-skilled workers. To overcome selection in the provision of cultural amenities, we exploit the variation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010476682
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Learning and earning : evidence from a randomized evaluation in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Mani, Subha - 2014
This paper presents the treatment effects from participating in a subsidized vocational training program targeted at women residing in low-income households in India. We combine pre-intervention data with two rounds of post-intervention data from a randomized field experiment to quantify the 6-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010418001
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Developmental entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa : assessing financial and social returns
Brennan, Louis; Fickett, Dale - 2011
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