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Gendered Effects of the Minimum Wage

open access: yesInternational Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women work disproportionately in low‐hours jobs, which pay lower wages and are more exposed to minimum‐wage policies. We estimate an equilibrium search model with worker and firm heterogeneity, jobs differing in wages and hours, and imperfect compliance. Applied to Germany, the 8.50 € minimum wage reallocates women toward higher‐hours jobs and
Alessandro Di Nola, Haomin Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Diving Into Language Teacher Beliefs: Experience and Contexts in Plurilingual Classrooms

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the pedagogical beliefs of French and English language teachers in a diverse, plurilingual context. Drawing on data from 57 pre‐service and in‐service teachers, it examines how beliefs vary according to teaching experience and target language (TL) taught in diverse educational settings.
Pierre‐Luc Paquet   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tasks as a Link Between Technology Introduction and Continuing Training: Evidence of a Mediating Mechanism in Firms

open access: yesInternational Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.
Abstract New technology is changing the skills that employers demand and the tasks that employees perform. Technological change is therefore increasing the need for continuing vocational training. However, little is known about the association between technology introduction, employees' job tasks and continuing training participation in firms ...
Myriam Baum
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, perceived harms and reasons for use of disposable electronic cigarettes among youth: a qualitative study in Switzerland. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Public Health
Delacrétaz R   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Motivational Pathways to Vocational Commitment: A Longitudinal Study of Self‐Determined Regulation and Instructional Influences

open access: yesInternational Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on how vocational education and training (VET) foster vocational commitment has often overlooked the temporal effect of pedagogic factors. This study investigates the motivational pathways to vocational commitment as a crucial educational outcome by differentiating between commitment to the occupation and commitment to the training ...
Beifang Ma   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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