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Abstract In this paper we analyze differences in job satisfaction between non-immigrants and immigrants. The …. The differences are described by SOEP data empirically. Due to different job characteristics of immigrants compared to non-immigrants …, we assume a lower level of job satisfaction for immigrants. We analyze these differences and the impact of diverse …
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higher for immigrants from countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) than for the native-born and the immigrants … segregation in particular occupations and sectors of ENP immigrants. Design/methodology/approach – The study exploits micro …-data from the Labour Force Survey before and during the great depression in Spain. The authors define two groups of immigrants …
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Mankiw, Romer, and Weil's model which considers human capital in the forms of both health and education for a group of East … comparison purposes. Findings – The impact of the stock of health and education on economic growth is statistically significant … for both the whole sample and sub‐sample period. However, the impact of investment in education on economic growth is a …
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Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to visualize the relation between government spending on basic education … education, and on economic growth. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an overlapping‐generations model where the … government tax the adult generation and spent it in basic education of the next generations. Findings – It was demonstrated that …
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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate whether the institution attended or type of course taken in further education … through further education colleges. There are further significant gains in the probability of educational success for young …‐compulsory education are subsequently most likely to enter higher education; a result relevant to policy, since the aim of the Education …
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immigration and education level on entrepreneurial activity using regression analysis. Findings – The stock of immigrants in a … immigration and to the level of education obtained by those immigrants, thereby adding to our understanding of immigration … entrepreneurship, immigration and education. In contrast to studies that report on immigration and entrepreneurship in a region or …
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The paper seeks to separate the signalling effect of education on first entry into the labour market and the long … the signalling component of education. Thus it is assumed, first, that highly educated young people are more likely to be … and career opportunities. Lastly, it is assumed that returns to professional experience and education are likely to be …
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Purpose – The two main purposes of the paper are: first, to provide an empirical test of the widely‐held view among employers that overqualified workers are less committed as evidenced by heightened levels of job search, and second, to evaluate the three explanations of overqualification...
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estimate rates of return to education across occupational categories in the US labor market. The wage model employed is based …
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source of both theoretical and empirical debate. This paper seeks to provide empirical evidence on the returns to education …
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