Globalization, transnational human capital, and employment in the European Union
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- dc.contributor.author Díez Medrano, Juan
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-05T09:06:15Z
- dc.date.available 2020-05-05T09:06:15Z
- dc.date.issued 2016
- dc.description.abstract The literature claims that the returns to transnational human capital (THC) are considerable and extend beyond firms that use it. This article critically appraises this claim and for the first time compares the employment returns to three types of THC: fluency in foreign languages, study abroad, and friendship ties abroad. The Eurobarometer 73.3 reveals that fluency in English alone is related to employment status, a relationship that based on the statistical evidence presented here may actually be spurious. The findings reflect that demand for THC is less strong and THC has less signaling and symbolic value than the literature assumes.
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- dc.identifier.citation Díez Medrano J. Globalization, transnational human capital, and employment in the European Union. Int J Comp Sociol. 2016;57(6):449–70. DOI: 10.1177/0020715216684182
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020715216684182
- dc.identifier.issn 0020-7152
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44410
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher SAGE Publications
- dc.relation.ispartof Int J Comp Sociol. 2016;57(6):449–70
- dc.rights Díez Medrano J., Globalization, transnational human capital, and employment in the European Union, International Journal of Comparative Sociology (57/6) 449–70. Copyright © 2016 SAGE Publications. DOI: 10.1177/0020715216684182.
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- dc.subject.keyword Employment
- dc.subject.keyword European Union
- dc.subject.keyword Languages
- dc.subject.keyword Quantitative analysis
- dc.subject.keyword Transnational human capital
- dc.title Globalization, transnational human capital, and employment in the European Union
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