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A comprehensive approach towards academic failure : the case of Mathematics I i...
Lopes, Margarida Chagas; Fernandes, Graça LeãoDespite the enormous progress in graduation completion rates along the last decade, academic failure in Portuguese Higher Education is still attracting concern. This is particularly true for some 1st. year critical subjects as Mathematics. Most research and analyses on the issue are focused upon either the “academic” or the “non academic” determinants of failure whilst it becomes more and more obvious that the ...
Skills Dynamics and (the Need for) Longitudinal Data
Lopes, Margarida Chagas; Fernandes, Graça LeãoSeminário do Departamento de Economia do ISEG 30 de Março de 2004 ; Skills dynamics analyses are frequently carried on the basis of synchronic data, namely the one provided by firms' Employment Records. As this kind of surveys are designed to depict formal employment, not only separation spells but also most infra annual flows are not taken into consideration. Neither is there any data on vocational training a...
Skill development patterns and their impact on re-employability : evidence for ...
Fernandes, Graça Leão; Passos, José; Lopes, Margarida ChagasOur main objective is to assess the impact upon reemployment probabilities of school and/or vocational training attendance during unemployment spells. According to Weiss’ (1986) model return to schooling or training, while unemployed, should have an impact on reemployment probabilities since skill developments not only prevent obsolescence but also contribute to human capital growth. We use duration models to a...
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