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The Relationship between Human Capital Efficiency and Financial Performance : An Empirical Investigation of Quoted Nigerian Banks

Yusuf, Ismaila - 2017

It has become a common phrase included in banks annual reports and accounts that; “Our employee are our greatest asset”, yet there have not been adequate attention given to the value and contribution of this “great asset” on the overall performance of the banks. Two hypotheses Human...

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Corruption as a Major Challenge of Human Capital Development in Nigeria

Chiekezie, Obianuju; Nzewi, Hope; Emejulu, Ifeyinwa - 2016

The study focused on corruption as a major challenge in the attainment of human capital development in Nigeria. The … challenge of human capital development in Nigeria. Corruption retards human development and consequently leads to unrealistic … well as intensifying the activities of government agencies was also recommended. Nigeria must put in place the right …

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Divergence of human capital in cities in the People's Republic of China : exploring complementarities and spatial agglomeration of the workforce with various skills

Liang, Wenquan; Lu, Ming - 2016

In cities, complementarity between a low-skilled and a high-skilled workforce can promote each other to improve labor productivity. In this study, we used earlier census data and 1% population survey data to examine the distribution of the skilled workforce in cities in the People's Republic of...

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Economic gains for US states from educational reform

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015

There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and foreign immigration, we estimate growth regressions that incorporate worker skills. We find that...

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Economic gains for US states from educational reform

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015

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Macroeconomic Policy, Output and Unemployment Dynamics in Nigeria : Is There Evidence of Jobless Growth?

Sanusi, Aliyu Rafindadi - 2013

of macroeconomic policies in shaping these relationships. Using Nigeria's data for the period 1970-2010, we first … would be more efficient in reducing unemployment in Nigeria …

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Procrastination, Academic Success and the Effectiveness of a Remedial Program

De Paola, Maria; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2014

Procrastination produces harmful effects for human capital investments and studying activities. Using data from a large sample of Italian undergraduates, we measure procrastination with the actual behaviour of students, considering the delay in finalizing their university enrolment procedure. We...

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Money Counts, but So Does Timing: Public Investment and Adult Competencies

Cathles, Alison; Ritzen, Jo - 2017

Numeracy skills of adults within and across 12 different countries in 2011 are strongly associated with the accumulated public investments in education received by these adults during their schooling. This paper confirms existing evidence that the timing of educational investments is important,...

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Improvement in European labor force participation

Gros, Daniel - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)

Employment and labor force participation (LFP) rates have increased throughout Europe since the 1990s, with little interruption from the Great Recession. While many credit labor market reforms for this progress, ongoing educational expansion might actually be more important. This implies that...

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Beyond traditional academic degrees: The labor market returns to occupational credentials in the United States

Baird, Matthew; Bozick, Robert; Zaber, Melanie A. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 11 (2022) 1, pp. 1-38

Occupational credentials provide an additional-and, at times, alternative-path other than traditional academic degrees for individuals to increase productivity and demonstrate their abilities and qualifications to employers. In the United States, these credentials typically take the form of...

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