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From the 2008 to the 2014 Crisis: Response of the Labor Market of Russia's Largest Cities
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Khmeleva, Galina A.; Bulavko, Olga A. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The model of shift share analysis was improved to show that the foundation of economy's transition to industrially innovational type of development is created at the local level in case of developing countries. Analysis of structural shifts in 28 large cities in 2008-2014 showed that the perspective of industrially innovational development is yet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metropolitan Areas, Economic Change, Economic Factors
The Hidden STEM Economy
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Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2013
Workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields play a direct role in driving economic growth. Yet, because of how the STEM economy has been defined, policymakers have mainly focused on supporting workers with at least a bachelor's (BA) degree, overlooking a strong potential workforce of those with less than a BA. This report…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Economy, Skilled Workers, Skilled Occupations
When Mind, Heart, and Hands Meet: Communication Design and Designers
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Cheung, Ming – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2012
Hong Kong's transformation from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy has prompted the local government to promote the city as a regional design center. The 2008 Policy Address delivered by Hong Kong's Chief Executive calls for the creation of a large pool of creative and knowledgeable talent. The government recognizes that, in addition to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcome Based Education, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
Education: Past, Present and Future Global Challenges. Policy Research Working Paper 5616
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Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Psacharopoulos, George – Human Development Network Education, 2011
Progress in educational development in the world since 1900 has been slow and uneven between countries. Providing basic education for all children in developing countries has been and remains an unmet challenge of governments and international organizations alike. This is in sharp contrast to recent findings in the economics literature on the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Economic Progress, Human Capital, Income
Targeting Employment Services (Kalamazoo, Michigan, April 29-May 1, 1999).
Eberts, Randall W., Ed.; O'Leary, Christopher J., Ed.; Wandner, Stephen A., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 13 papers on targeting employment services. The following papers are included: "Targeting Employment Services under the Workforce Investment Act" (Stephen A. Wandner); "Predicting the Exhaustion of Unemployment Compensation" (Robert B. Olsen, Marisa Kelso, Paul T. Decker, Daniel H. Klepinger);…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Services, Decision Making, Delivery Systems
Education, Work and Crime: Theory and Evidence. Rochester Center for Economic Research Working Paper No. 465.
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Lochner, Lance – 1999
A dynamic model of decisions to work, invest in human capital, and commit crime was developed and examined. By making all three activities endogenous, the model explains why older, more intelligent, and more educated workers tend to commit fewer property crimes of some types than others. The model includes the following predictions: (1) policies…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Crime