"Despite ample evidence on intergenerational persistence of formal education as well as on the determinants of non-formal training, these issues have not yet been analysed jointly. The question remains whether people from low-qualified family backgrounds make up for their relatively sparse own...

This paper proposes a multidimensional concept of knowledge, encompassing several formal and informal skills to complement education and on-the-job training, under a gender perspective. By considering the case of Italy, we estimate the impact of such a concept of knowledge on men’s and...

This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in employment in the Netherlands. We show that changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...

A parallel of education with transformative processes in standard markets suggest that a more severe control of the quality of the output will improve the overall quality of the education. This paper shows a somehow counterintuitive result: an increase in the exam difficulty may reduce the...

Algilanan cinsiyet ayrimciliginin sonuclarini aciklamaya yönelik arastirmanin amaci; bireylerin cinsiyet ayrimciligi kavramini belirlenmesine yardimci olan degiskenler arasindaki iliskiyi tespit edebilmektir. Bu degiskenler arasinda; cinsiyet, cinsiyet kimligi, cinsiyet önyargisi ve cinsiyet...

We examine how multitasking affects performance and check whether women are indeed better at multitasking. Subjects in our experiment perform two different tasks according to three treatments: one where they perform the tasks sequentially, one where they are forced to multitask, and one where...

Based on micro-data on individual workers for the period 2000-2005, we show that wage differentials in the Netherlands are small but present. A large part of these differentials can be attributed to individual characteristics of workers. Remaining effects are partially explained by variations in...

Isletmeler icin insan kaynaklari yonetiminde performans degerlendirmesi, problemin belirsiz ve yetersiz bilgiyle olusturulmasi yuzunden karmasik ve zaman alici bir islemdir. Bu zorluklari ortadan kaldirmak icin yapay sinir aglari, uzman sistemler, bulanik mantik ve genetik algoritmalar gibi...

This paper uses a growth model with public and private education alternatives to investigate the implications of education voucher for economic growth and the evolution of income inequality. The results indicate that introducing education vouchers can increase economic growth. families that...

This paper studies a growth model with public and private education alternatives. The impact of education vouchers for economic growth and the evolution of income inequality are considered. Results indicate that introducing education vouchers can increase economic growth. Households switching...