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Is Additional Schooling Worthless? Revising the Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany 额外的教育毫无价值吗?对德国义务教育零回报的修正

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-08-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3274563

Kamila Cygan-Rehm

引用次数: 17

Measuring the Financial Literacy of the Adult Population: The Experience of Banca D’Italia 衡量成年人的金融素养:意大利银行的经验

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-06-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3212627

Antonietta di Salvatore, Francesco Franceschi, A. Neri, F. Zanichelli

引用次数: 11

Dynamic Causal Effects of Post-Migration Schooling on Labour Market Transitions 移民后学校教育对劳动力市场转型的动态因果效应

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3175373

M. Djuikom, G. Lacroix

引用次数: 1

The Supply of Foreign Talent: How Skill-Biased Technology Drives the Skill Mix of Immigrants Evidence From Switzerland 1990– 2010 外国人才的供给:技能偏向的技术如何驱动移民的技能组合——来自瑞士1990 - 2010年的证据

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-11-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3426236

Andreas Beerli, Ronald Indergand, Johannes S Kunz

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引用次数: 7

The Space of Capital: A Latent Class Analysis of Capital Portfolios in Germany 资本空间:德国资本投资组合的潜在阶级分析

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-10-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3099354

Nora Waitkus, Olaf Groh-Samberg

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引用次数: 2

Training and Effort Dynamics in Apprenticeship 学徒培训和努力动态

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-06-26 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2992735

D. Fudenberg, Luis Rayo

引用次数: 28

The Role of Universities in Economic Development of Russian Regions 大学在俄罗斯地区经济发展中的作用

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-05-15 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2968356

A. Egorov, O. Leshukov, A. Gromov

引用次数: 5

Metabolism of Public Research and R&D Management Implications: How Labs Consume Resources 公共研究代谢与研发管理启示:实验室如何消耗资源

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2017-04-11 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2951267

M. Coccia

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引用次数: 1

Flexibility, Specialization and Individual Productivity: Evidence from Call Center Data 灵活性、专业化和个人生产力:来自呼叫中心数据的证据

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2016-12-15 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2916042

G. Friebel, L. Yilmaz

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引用次数: 4

High-Skilled Migration and Agglomeration 高技能移民和集聚

ERN: Human Capital (Topic) Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.1146/ANNUREV-ECONOMICS-063016-103705

Sari Pekkala Kerr, W. Kerr, C. Ozden, C. Parsons

引用次数: 94