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Unlocking Productive Entrepreneurship in Ethiopia: Which Incentives Matter?

Brixiova, Zuzana; Asaminew, Emerta - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2010

Twenty years after the launch of market reforms, productive entrepreneurship and vibrant small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia remain limited, the recent growth acceleration notwithstanding. This paper develops a model of entrepreneurial start ups in an economy with frictions in...

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The Dynamics of Labor Productivity in Swiss Universities

Bolli, Thomas; Farsi, Mehdi - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2011

this productivity decline coincides with the recent developments in Switzerland’s higher education system following the …

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Great expectations: The determinants of female university enrolment in Europe

Casarico, Alessandra; Profeta, Paola; Pronzato, Chiara - "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social … - 2011

We empirically investigate the determinants of the female decision of investing in post-secondary education, focusing … on the role played by the context where young women take their education decision. We first develop a stylized two …-period model to analyze the female decision of investing in education and highlight two main determinants: the time to be devoted …

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Public sector and business sector earnings: a comparison

FOURNIER, J.-Y. - Département des Études Économiques d'Ensemble (D3E), … - 2001

We compare public sector wages with private firm ones in 2000, without taking into account for work intensity, job security, advantages&The comparison is made in controlling for age, sex, qualification and residence. We find evidence that public sector provides higher wages to women, to...

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Knowledge-based Economic Development as a Unifying Vision in a Post-awakening Arab World

Schwalje, Wes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This article traces the evolution of knowledge-based economic development in the Arab World. In pursuing this objective, many countries in the region have made large state-driven human capital investments with the goals of job creation, economic integration, economic diversification,...

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Patterns of Human Capital Development in Russia: Meeting the Challenge of Market Reforms and Globalization

Soboleva, Irina - In: Institutions and Economies (formerly known as … 3 (2011) 2, pp. 235-257

This paper examines post-Soviet reforms on human capital development in Russia. The primitivization of economy in the first decade of reforms resulted in growing underemployment of skilled labour that drove out two streams of brain drain, viz. one, through classical emigration, and two, through...

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L’organisation du travail dans la tourmente.

Bienaymé, Alain - Université Paris-Dauphine

La dégradation du marché du travail, importante en Europe, plus récente aux Etats-Unis, n’est ni purement conjoncturelle, ni propre aux seules économies développées. Des mouvements contrastés affectent au Nord comme au Sud les salaires et les emplois, en nombre et en qualité. Les...

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China's Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top

Constant, Amelie; Meng, Jingzhou; Tien, Bienvenue; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

achievements in education as well as its internationalization of education. Since 1978, the landmark for the foundation of the … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally … producing serious scholars and a tremendous amount of scholarly output; more and more Chinese students seek higher education …

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Brain Drain and Economic Growth: A Critical Review

Monteleone, Simona - In: QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria (2011) 1

Does the brain drain have negative or positive effect on the development and growth of those left behind? This paper shows the empirical and theoretical relevance of the phenomenon and reviews both the traditional literature and recent contributions on the effects of the brain drain. The first...

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Human Capital in the Field of Wine-growing and Wine-making: Graduates in Viticulture and Oenology

Sillani, Sandro; Fabbro, Elena - In: QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria (2011) 1

The aim of the research is to evaluate the results of Italian university teaching in viticulture and oenology with investigation into the professional outcomes of the graduates of two Italian universities. The research shows that the oenologists taught by the universities find jobs very rapidly,...

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