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Loo, J van; Grip, A. de; Steur, M. de - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2001

Until now there has been surprisingly little research on the causes of and the remedies for skills obsolescence. This study tries to fill that gap to some extent by analysing the relation between risk factors and skills obsolescence. Moreover, the role remedies play to counter skills...

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Training, Task Flexibility and Low-Skilled Workers' Employability

Sanders, Jos; Grip, Andries de - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2003

In this paper we analyse whether the training participation and task flexibility of low-skilled workers contribute to their firm-internal and external mobility. We find that both workers’ training participation and task flexibility merely contribute to workers’ firm-internal employability....

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Do Older Workers Have More Trouble Using a Computer Than Younger Workers?

Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2002

Technological change is often perceived to harm the position of the incumbent workforce compared to new entrants. Particularly the labor-market position of older workers, who are thought to have lower abilities or incentives to acquire new skills, might be deteriorated by the arrival of new...

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Misery loves company: Exogenous shocks in retirement expectations and social comparison effects on subjective well-being

Raymond, Montizaan; Maarten, Vendrik - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2012

This study investigates the effects of social comparisons accompanying a substantialreform of the Dutch pension system on the job satisfaction of workers who are close toretirement. The reform implies that public sector workers born on January 1, 1950, orlater face a substantial reduction in...

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Employability-miles and worker employability awareness

Ruud, Gerards; de, Grip Andries; Maaike, Witlox - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2012

’s ambition, goal setting, and education level arepositively related to voucher use. In addition, women and those with longer …

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EFECTOS DEL CAPITAL HUMANO EN EL SECTOR AGRÍCOLA: ANÁLISIS DE 12 PAÍSES DE LA OCDE

CLECH, Néstor A. LE; GIMENEZ, Gregorio - In: Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies 15 (2015) 1, pp. 169-186

La literatura empírica tiene dificultades para medir el efecto del capital humano en el sector agrícola. Esto puede deberse a la baja calidad de las variables de capital humano utilizadas tradicionalmente. El presente trabajo elabora un indicador de capital humano más complejo que los que se...

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Livelihood Strategies in Shaxi, Southwest China: Conceptualizing Mountain–Valley Interactions as a Human–Environment System

Huber, Franz K.; Morlok, Michael; Weckerle, Caroline S.; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 3, pp. 3204-3229

This paper investigates the socio-ecological differences and interactions between upland and lowland areas in Shaxi Valley, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. As an analytical tool we used an extended Human–Environment System Framework by focusing particularly on the dynamics and sustainability...

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Education and migration: empirical evidence from Ecuador

Falco, Chiara - Dipartimento di Economia, Metodi Quantitativi e … - 2015

education explanatory variable based on the 1977 educational reform in Ecuador. Our results provide evidence of positive self …-selection among migrants. Taking into account the 27{57 age sample, an individual with a lower secondary level of education increases …

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Education, Empowerment and Communication (EEC) as Drivers of Managing Change

Sharma, Rohini; Sahoo, Chandan Kumar - In: Management and Labour Studies 39 (2014) 2, pp. 174-186

Although corporate jargons like employee education, empowerment and communication are frequently used by the top … developed consistently through education to meet the emerging technological changes and challenges; their alignment, involvement …

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THE ROLE OF FAMILY TIES FOR THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF HUMAN CAPITAL CONTRACTS

Flammer, Caroline - In: International Journal of Management and Marketing Research 4 (2011) 2, pp. 1-22

This paper studies the problem of financing a child's primary education when the parent is faced with credit … education credits, then a market for personal credits such as microcredits. We analyze the impact of increased mobility and … history) causes the interest rate of the education credit to always decrease, while the effect on the interest rate of the …

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