scholarly journals Long Term Impacts of Vouchers for Vocational Training: Experimental Evidence for Colombia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orazio Attanasio ◽  
Arlen Guarín ◽  
Carlos Medina ◽  
Costas Meghir
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Vocational Training

scholarly journals Long term impacts of vouchers for vocational training : experimental evidence for Colombia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orazio Attanasio ◽  
Arlen Guarín ◽  
Carlos Alberto Medina-Durango ◽  
Costas Meghir
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Vocational Training

scholarly journals Alteration of Genomic Imprinting after Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Long-Term Health

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 728
Author(s):  
Eguzkine Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Genomic Imprinting ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Early Embryonic Development ◽  
Global Methylation ◽  
The Impact

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are the treatment of choice for some infertile couples and even though these procedures are generally considered safe, children conceived by ART have shown higher reported risks of some perinatal and postnatal complications such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and childhood cancer. In addition, the frequency of some congenital imprinting disorders, like Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome and Silver–Russell Syndrome, is higher than expected in the general population after ART. Experimental evidence from animal studies suggests that ART can induce stress in the embryo and influence gene expression and DNA methylation. Human epigenome studies have generally revealed an enrichment of alterations in imprinted regions in children conceived by ART, but no global methylation alterations. ART procedures occur simultaneously with the establishment and maintenance of imprinting during embryonic development, so this may underlie the apparent sensitivity of imprinted regions to ART. The impact in adulthood of imprinting alterations that occurred during early embryonic development is still unclear, but some experimental evidence in mice showed higher risk to obesity and cardiovascular disease after the restriction of some imprinted genes in early embryonic development. This supports the hypothesis that imprinting alterations in early development might induce epigenetic programming of metabolism and affect long-term health. Given the growing use of ART, it is important to determine the impact of ART in genomic imprinting and long-term health.

scholarly journals Organizational and pedagogical conditions for arranging educational practice in the process of vocational training of future managers

2021 ◽  
pp. 40-53
Author(s):  
Mikhail Sergeevich Pasholikov
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
Internship Programs ◽  
The University

This article is dedicated to determination of organizational and pedagogical conditions for arranging educational practice in the process of vocational training of future managers in the university. The relevance of this topic is substantiated by dissatisfaction of the pedagogues, students and employers’ representatives with the results of educational practice. The author compares the international models of management education, and highlights the key differences in the Russian and foreign approaches towards arranging educational practice for the bachelors in management. The author describes the basic organizational and pedagogical conditions for improving the effectiveness of educational activity, implemented in Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia within the framework of the Bachelor’s Program in Management. The novelty of this research consists in the proposal of criteria and indicators for assessing the results of organization of educational practice from the perspective satisfaction of its subjects, as well in elucidation of the key mechanisms for improving the stages of training and conducting educational practice, such as individualization of the process of vocational training of future managers, establishment of long-term relations between the graduate departments and employers’ representatives, continuous improvement of the content and mechanisms of its organization. Practical importance of this work consists in the possibility of application of the selected organizational and pedagogical conditions for arranging educational practice in development and implementation by the institutions of higher education of the basic programs of vocational education for training future specialists; development of  the programs for educational, industrial and other types of practices; as well as creation of the corporate internship programs.

scholarly journals The effect of citizenship on the long-term earnings of marginalized immigrants: Quasi-experimental evidence from Switzerland

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. eaay1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Hainmueller ◽  
Dominik Hangartner ◽  
Dalston Ward
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Annual Earnings

We provide evidence that citizenship catalyzes the long-term economic integration of immigrants. Despite the relevance of citizenship policy to immigrant integration, we lack a reliable understanding of the economic consequences of acquiring citizenship. To overcome nonrandom selection into naturalization, we exploit the quasi-random assignment of citizenship in Swiss municipalities that held referendums to decide the outcome of individual naturalization applications. Our data combine individual-level referendum results with detailed social security records from the Swiss authorities. This approach allows us to compare the long-term earnings of otherwise similar immigrants who barely won or lost their referendum. We find that winning Swiss citizenship in the referendum increased annual earnings by an average of approximately 5000 U.S. dollars over the subsequent 15 years. This effect is concentrated among more marginalized immigrants.

scholarly journals Experimental evidence of the long‐term effects of reindeer on Arctic vegetation greenness and species richness at a larger landscape scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 2724-2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja K. Sundqvist ◽  
Jon Moen ◽  
Robert G. Björk ◽  
Tage Vowles ◽  
Minna‐Maarit Kytöviita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Vegetation Greenness ◽  
Arctic Vegetation

Statistical Discrimination and Duration Dependence in the Job Finding Rate

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 1631-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Jarosch ◽  
Laura Pilossoph
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Statistical Discrimination ◽  
Unemployment Duration ◽  
Duration Dependence ◽  
Dynamic Selection ◽  
Job Finding ◽  
Large Decline

Abstract This article models a frictional labour market where employers endogenously discriminate against the long-term unemployed. The estimated model replicates recent experimental evidence which documents that interview invitations for observationally equivalent workers fall sharply as unemployment duration progresses. We use the model to quantitatively assess the consequences of such employer behaviour for job finding rates and long-term unemployment and find only modest effects given the large decline in callbacks. Interviews lost to duration impact individual job finding rates solely if they would have led to jobs. We show that such instances are rare when firms discriminate in anticipation of an ultimately unsuccessful application. Discrimination in callbacks is thus largely a response to dynamic selection, with limited consequences for structural duration dependence and long-term unemployment.

scholarly journals Factors Welfare Recipients View Significant to Become Self-Sufficient

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lucson Francois
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Housing Assistance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of welfare recipients regarding factors significant to becoming self-sufficient in Southeast Florida. The study took a qualitative approach, administering in-depth interviews to 20 current welfare clients. To ensure valid and reliable results, a computer software program known as QSR NVivo 10 was utilized for the accurate coding of responses. Findings in the study suggest that benefits, such as child care, transportation, Medicaid, subsidized employment, housing assistance, and vocational training provided by the government are significant in helping welfare recipients successfully transition from relying on the governmental assistance to obtaining reliable employment with the ultimate goal of becoming self-sufficient; however, their perception differs from policy makers in terms of the benefits provided by the government and how those benefits should be provided. Participants reported that the most helpful programs to their becoming successful were subsidized employment and vocational training. They believed the programs should be redesigned to focus on clients’ success. They believed community service did not help them achieve their long- term goal of becoming independent. Implications for social work research and practice are suggested.

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