Boosting Innovation by Hiring Entrepreneurs
Research by Louise Lindbjerg and Theodor Vladasel indicates that former business founders are uniquely endowed with the skills for generating innovation revenue when recruited by firms.
Tag Archive: human capital
Malaria’s long-lasting effects on land inequality in Italy
Paolo Buonanno, Elena Esposito and Giorgio Gulino found that malaria affected where people settled and also how and what they farmed.
What is the effect of immigration on gender gaps in the labor market?
Using a structural model for the U.S. economy, Joan Llull empirically quantifies the importance of two mechanisms: the differential labor market competition induced by immigration on male and female workers, and the availability of cheaper childcare services.
How Colombian firms responded to new apprenticeship regulations
Santiago Caicedo, Miguel Espinosa, and Arthur Seibold investigate firm responses to apprenticeship programs and how firms can be effectively incentivized to train apprentices.
