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Microlending in India: An Equal Access Possibility
Thompkins, Allison V. - In: Applied Economics and Finance 2 (2015) 1, pp. 76-90
People with disabilities are disproportionately represented among the poorest of the poor in developing countries. An increasingly common method of combating poverty in developing countries, microlending, has been largely unavailable to those with disabilities. This paper reports on one of the...
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Evaluating Human Capital Obsolescence
de, Grip Andries - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2006
Human resources are playing a central role in the knowledge economy that emerged in the Western world as the human capital embodied in both high-tech capital goods and the working population is a main determinant of the performance of individuals, organizations and national economies. Human...
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Forecasting the labour market by occupation and education: Some key issues
Cörvers, Frank; Heijke, Hans - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2005
education. These concern the use of the gap approach, and the substitution of education programmes within occupations. We show … distinguish between active substitution, resulting from supply-demand mismatches for the education programme concerned, and … passive substitution, which is due to spillover effects from supply-demand mismatches for other education programmes. Passive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165149
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Is there a link between economic outcomes and genetic evolution? Cross-country evidence from the major histocompatibility complex
Borghans, José; Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2006
This research develops a theory and presents empirical evidence of a link between economicoutcomes and genetic evolution. Important properties for successful analysis of such a link arefound in the adaptive immune system and particularly in the major histocompatibilitycomplex (MHC), a...
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Job-training programmes with low completion rates: The case of Projoven-Peru
de, Crombrugghe Denis; Henry, Espinoza; Hans, Heijke - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2010
accounting for the presence of trainees with partialinstruction. Four groups are compared pairwise: the control group, the …
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Estimating the wage penalty for maternal leave
Bianca, Buligescu; de, Crombrugghe Denis; Gülcin, … - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2008
The focus of this paper is the size of the wage penalty due to maternal leave incurred by working mothers in Germany. Existing estimates suggest two-digit penalties of up to 30 percent, with very little rebound over time. We apply recent panel data methods designed to address problems of sample...
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Understanding the Technology of Computer Technology Diffusion: Explaining Computer Adoption Patterns and Implications for the Wage Structure
Lex, Borghans; ter, Weel Bas - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2008
We review the empirical literature about the implications of the computerization ofthe labor market to see whether it can explain observed computer adoptionpatterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empiricalmicro studies turns out to be inconsistent with macro studies...
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What affects international migration of European science and engineering graduates?
de, Grip Andries; Didier, Fouarge; Jan, Sauermann - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2008
In public policy, international migration of scientists and engineers is often seen as achance of recruiting the most talented and productive workers. However, it can alsobe a risk in terms of loosing a country’s talented workers. In this paper, we analysemigration of graduates from science...
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Interpersonal Styles and Labor Market Outcomes
Lex, Borghans; ter, Weel Bas; Weinberg Bruce A. - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2007
This paper develops a framework to understand the role of interpersonal interactions in thelabor market including task assignment and wages. Effective interpersonal interactionsinvolve caring, to establish cooperation, and at the same time directness, to communicate inan unambiguous way. The...
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Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
This report presents the results of purchasing power parities (PPPs) in the 2011 International Comparison Program in Asia and the Pacific and background information on the concepts that underpin the results. The PPPs are disaggregated by major economic aggregates that enable robust cross-country...
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