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Apprenticeship training and the business cycle
Dual apprenticeship training is a market-driven form of education at the upper secondary level, taking place in fir ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Switzerland; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Secondary education; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Employer learning and the returns to schooling
We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesised that an employ ... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Germany
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Income; Research ... [+] Show more
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Entrepreneurship and market size: the case of young college graduates in Italy
We analyze empirically the effects of urban agglomeration on Italian college graduates' work possibilities as entre ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Italy; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Employment; Demographics ... [+] Show more
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Disability and skill mismatch
This paper integrates two strands of literature on overskilling and disability using the 2004 British Workplace Emp ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Disability; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
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A history of Canadian recruitment of highly skilled immigrants: circa 1980-2001
This paper identifies the types of immigrants that Canada has recruited to foster modern Canadian economic developm ... Show more
Date: 2006
Geographic subjects: North America; Canada
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Migration; Statistics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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The importance of heterogeneity when examining immigrant education-occupation mismatch: evidence from New Zealand
Many immigrants are overqualified in their first job after arrival in the host country. Education-occupation mismat ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: New Zealand; Oceania
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Migration; Qualifications; Labour market
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Skill-biased technical change in US manufacturing: a general index approach
This article applies recent advances in productivity and efficiency measurement to the evaluation of skill-biased t ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: North America; United States
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Technology; Industry ... [+] Show more
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Are computer skills the new basic skills?: the returns to computer, writing and math skills in Britain
The large increase in computer use has raised the question whether people have to be taught computer skills before ... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Research; Skills and knowledge; Literacy ... [+] Show more
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Do tuition fees affect the mobility of university applicants?: evidence from a natural experiment
Several German states recently introduced tuition fees for university education. We investigate whether these tuiti ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Students; Finance; Higher education
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Determinants of further training: evidence for Germany
Based on a German representative sample of employees we explore the relevance and development of further training i ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Vocational education and training; Employment ... [+] Show more