Essays about: "Returns to Education"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words Returns to Education.

  1. 21. Whether and How to Invest in Startups Through Corporate Accelerators

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Denny Nelson; Erik Henriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Corprorate accelerator; Innovation; startup; Investment;

    Abstract : Background: For the past decade, large companies have discovered the high value andpotential to invest in external startups, not only for the financial returns but also moreoften for strategic benefits. Today's corporations boost their innovation in many differentways, and the most successful companies use several different sources of innovation, suchas open innovation, corporate venture capital, incubators and accelerators. READ MORE

  3. 22. Regional Differences in Returns to Education : An Analysis of the Italian Case from 1995 to 2014

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : RoxanaMaria Lungu; [2017]
    Keywords : Human Capital; Education; Earnings; Regional Effect; Mincer Equation; Italy;

    Abstract : Return to education and regional differences have been amply studied in the literature, in particular by Human Capital and New Economic Geography studies. A combination of both these perspectives was not examined in the case of Italy regarding the North vs. South gap. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Social Relativity of Higher Education : The Influence of Social Capital on the Probability of Commencing Tertiary Studies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Max Thaning; [2016]
    Keywords : Social capital; educational attainment; inequality; class; stratification.; Socialt kapital; utbildning; ojämlikhet; klass; social stratifiering;

    Abstract : The decision of whether to enter higher education or not is strongly structured by social background, i.e. parents’ social class. This paper examines if and to what extent enrolment in tertiary education also is related to social capital, and furthermore, if social capital can account for differences in social background. READ MORE

  5. 24. Employment Situation of Technical and Vocational Education Graduates in the Chinese Automobile Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Libo Liu; Xuefeng Zheng; [2016]
    Keywords : VET; technical and vocational education; employment situation; automobile industry; labour market; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Chinese technical and vocational education (VET) has been developed rapidly after the economic reform since 1978. The graduates from VET schools have become the important labour force in the Chinese labour market. There is a debate on the employment situation of the VET graduates. READ MORE

  6. 25. The impact of children on emigration : A study of EU-15 migrants in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Raneke; [2016]
    Keywords : Intra-EU; emigration; family; children; integration;

    Abstract : The freedom of movement within the European Union is one of the pillars in which the EU is built and is encouraged as a mean to create a European citizenship. Even though economic reasons for moving within the union are most common, other reasons such as family or education is important in migration decisions. READ MORE