Human capital theory: A holistic criticism

E Tan - Review of educational research, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Human capital theory has had a profound impact on a range of disciplines from economics
to education and sociology. The theory has always been the subject of bitter criticisms from …

[PDF][PDF] Study on map** opportunities and challenges for micro and small enterprises in offering their employees up-or re-skilling opportunities-Vol 2. Country reports

S Baiocco, L Westhoff, N Lopez Uroz, WP de Groen… - 2020 - lirias.kuleuven.be
Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European
Commission documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12. 2011, p …

[BOOK][B] Agency theory as a framework for the government-university relationship

J Kivistö - 2007 - trepo.tuni.fi
The aim of the present research was to utilize agency theory as a theoretical framework for
the examination of the government-university relationship in order to discover the insights …

Massification of higher education in Taiwan: Shifting pressure from admission to employment

SJ Chan, LW Lin - Higher education policy, 2015 - Springer
Educational authorities in Taiwan have been expanding the higher education sector since
the 1990s to meet the demands of economic transformation and to meet cultural …

Private and social returns to investment in education: the case of Turkey with alternative methods

HA Patrinos, G Psacharopoulos, A Tansel - Applied Economics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using
the 2017 Household Labour Force Survey (latest available at the time of writing) and …

The role of sociocultural background on the characteristics and the financing of youth entrepreneurship. An exploratory study of university graduates in Italy

F Campanella, MR Della Peruta… - Journal of the Knowledge …, 2013 - Springer
Entrepreneurship studies have tended to give primacy to specific human capital as being the
primary determinant of the entrepreneurial choice. Several empirical studies show that in …

Exploring comparative economic theories: Human capital formation theory vs screening theory

J Cooper, L Davis - Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 2017 - articlearchives.co
This paper explores two economic theories used to determine how education affects
productivity in the labor market. It will define, compare, contrast and illuminate both human …

Private Returns to Education for Wage-employees and the Self-employed in Uganda

SN Kavuma, O Morrissey, R Upward - 2015 - econstor.eu
The paper investigates the differences in private marginal returns to education between
wage-employees and the self-employed in Uganda, using the Mincerian framework with …

University choice and entrepreneurship

Z Daghbashyan, B Hårsman - Small Business Economics, 2014 - Springer
This paper aims at shedding light upon the impact of universities on graduates'
entrepreneurial choice. Previous studies analyze the relationship between the choice of …

How much does a single graduation cohort from further education colleges contribute to an open regional economy?

K Hermannsson, P Lecca, JK Swales - Spatial Economic Analysis, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
How much does a single graduation cohort from further education colleges contribute to an
open regional economy? Spatial Economic Analysis. This paper combines elements of …