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Jiri Balcar

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Vysoká Škola Báňská-Technická Univerzita Ostrava

Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Articles

  1. Pavlína Vydrželová & Jiří Balcar & Lenka Johnson Filipová, 2024. "Psychological traits and wages in the Czech Republic," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2024(1), pages 79-102.
  2. Balcar, Jiří, 2021. "Non-cognitive skills matter, beauty not that much: Evidence from hiring technicians," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 26(1), pages 44-72.
  3. Jiří Balcar & Jan Šulák, 2021. "Urban environmental quality and out-migration intentions," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 66(3), pages 579-607, June.
  4. Jiří Balcar & Veronika Hedija, 2019. "Influence of female managers on gender wage gap and returns to cognitive and non‐cognitive skills," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(5), pages 722-737, June.
  5. Balcar Jiří & Šimek Milan & Filipová Lenka, 2018. "Soft Skills of Czech Graduates," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 18(1), pages 45-60, March.
  6. Jiří Balcar, 2016. "Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 453-470, December.
  7. Jiří Balcar & Lenka Janíčková & Lenka Filipová, 2014. "What General Competencies Are Required from the Czech Labour Force?," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2014(2), pages 250-265.
  8. Balcar Jiří, 2014. "Soft Skills and Their Wage Returns: Overview of Empirical Literature," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 14(1), pages 3-15, March.
  9. Jiri Balcar, 2013. "Soft Competencies in Bulgaria," Economic Alternatives, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 2, pages 88-99, April.
  10. Balcar Jiří & Filipová Lenka & Machová Zuzana, 2012. "Gender Wage Gap in the Czech Republic: First Descriptive Analysis Based on Survey 2011," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 12(3), pages 151-167, October.
  11. Balcar Jiří, 2012. "Supply Side Wage Determinants: Overview of Empirical Literature," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 12(4), pages 207-222, December.
  12. Jiří Balcar, 2012. "The “Soft Five” in Romania," Romanian Economic Journal, Department of International Business and Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, vol. 15(43), pages 23-44, March.

Citations

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Articles

  1. Jiří Balcar & Veronika Hedija, 2019. "Influence of female managers on gender wage gap and returns to cognitive and non‐cognitive skills," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(5), pages 722-737, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Maria Cinque & Stephanie Carretero & Joanna Napierala, 2021. "Non-cognitive skills and other related concepts: towards a better understanding of similarities and differences," JRC Working Papers on Labour, Education and Technology 2021-09, Joint Research Centre.
    2. Strauß, Susanne & Brüggemann, Ole & Lang, Julia, 2024. "Who perceives lower wages for women to be fair? How perceptions of the fairness of men's and women's wages vary by firm and workplace characteristics," Working Papers 29, University of Konstanz, Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality. Perceptions, Participation and Policies".
    3. Khuc, Quy Van & Nong, Duy & Phu Vu, Tri, 2022. "To pay or not to pay that is the question - for air pollution mitigation in a world’s dynamic city: An experiment in Hanoi, Vietnam," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 687-701.

  2. Balcar Jiří & Šimek Milan & Filipová Lenka, 2018. "Soft Skills of Czech Graduates," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 18(1), pages 45-60, March.

    Cited by:

    1. Fiji Phuti & Setlhomo Koloi-Keaikitse & Gaelebale Nnunu Tsheko & Seth Oppong, 2023. "Developing and Validating a Soft Skills Assessment Scale for Psychoeducational Assessment," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.

  3. Jiří Balcar, 2016. "Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 453-470, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Maria Cinque & Stephanie Carretero & Joanna Napierala, 2021. "Non-cognitive skills and other related concepts: towards a better understanding of similarities and differences," JRC Working Papers on Labour, Education and Technology 2021-09, Joint Research Centre.
    2. Ingsih, Kusni & Suhana, Suhana, 2023. "Improving Working Readiness through Mastering Soft Skills: Empirical Evidence from University Students in Indonesia [Mejorar la preparación para el trabajo a través del dominio de las habilidades b," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, vol. 35(1), pages 268-279, June.
    3. Brixiová, Zuzana & Kangoye, Thierry, 2019. "Training, Human Capital, and Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurial Performance," GLO Discussion Paper Series 424, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    4. Efrat, Alon, 2022. "A significant improvement was found in the Emotional stability following the training. Participating in the training changed the way people associate personality traits with Interaction management," MPRA Paper 118558, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. María Ladrón de Guevara Rodríguez & Oscar David Marcenaro-Gutierrez & Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo, 2023. "On the Gender Gap of Soft-Skills: the Spanish Case," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 16(1), pages 167-197, February.
    6. David Evans & Claire Mason & Haohui Chen & Andrew Reeson, 2024. "Accelerated demand for interpersonal skills in the Australian post-pandemic labour market," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 32-42, January.
    7. Haile, Getinet Astatike, 2018. "Organisational Accreditation and Worker Upskilling in Britain," IZA Discussion Papers 11479, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Olga Navickienė & Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė & Renata Činčikaitė & Mangirdas Morkūnas & Asta Valackienė, 2023. "The Expression of the Country’s Modernisation in the Context of Economic Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Lithuania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-18, July.
    9. Dolores Lucía Sutil-Martín & F. Javier Otamendi, 2021. "Soft Skills Training Program Based on Serious Games," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-23, July.
    10. Balcar Jiří & Šimek Milan & Filipová Lenka, 2018. "Soft Skills of Czech Graduates," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 18(1), pages 45-60, March.
    11. Martin HORAK & Jana MATOSKOVA, 2018. "Comparison Of Training Programmes And Activities For Cluster Managers In Europe With Respect To Their Focus On Skills Development," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, Center for International Scientific Research of VSO and VSPP, vol. 6(1), pages 16-29, June.
    12. Luiz Antonio Joia & Manuela Lorenzo, 2021. "Zoom In, Zoom Out: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Classroom," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-19, February.
    13. Getinet Astatike Haile, 2021. "Organisational accreditation, workforce training and perceptions of performance," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(4), pages 291-314, July.
    14. Josep Ubalde & Amado Alarcón, 2020. "Are all automation-resistant skills rewarded? Linguistic skills in the US labour market," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 31(3), pages 403-424, September.
    15. Sara Isabel Marin-Zapata & Juan Pablo Román-Calderón & Cristina Robledo-Ardila & Maria Alejandra Jaramillo-Serna, 2022. "Soft skills, do we know what we are talking about?," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 969-1000, May.

  4. Jiří Balcar & Lenka Janíčková & Lenka Filipová, 2014. "What General Competencies Are Required from the Czech Labour Force?," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2014(2), pages 250-265.

    Cited by:

    1. Ana Alexandra Gora & Simona Cătălina Ștefan & Ștefan Cătălin Popa & Cătălina Florentina Albu, 2019. "Students’ Perspective on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in the Context of Sustainability: A PLS-SEM Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-21, September.
    2. Borova Tetyana & Petrenko Viktoriia & Ved Tetiana & Pyvovarov Vasyl, 2021. "Developing Students’ Transversal Competences Through Cultivation of Health Literacy Competence," Marketing of Scientific and Research Organizations, Sciendo, vol. 40(2), pages 35-52, June.
    3. Nugraha Nugraha & Yogi Tri Prasetyo & Harpa Sugiharti & Iqbal Lhutfi & Aristanti Widyaningsih & Arvian Triantoro & Ardvin Kester S. Ong & Michael N. Young & Satria Fadil Persada & Raden Aditya Kristam, 2023. "Quality Assurance in Higher Educational Institutions: Empirical Evidence in Indonesia," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, October.
    4. Kahanec, Martin & Pytliková, Mariola, 2017. "The Economic Impact of East-West Migration on the European Union," GLO Discussion Paper Series 48, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    5. Maria José Sá & Ana Isabel Santos & Sandro Serpa & Carlos Miguel Ferreira, 2021. "Digitainability—Digital Competences Post-COVID-19 for a Sustainable Society," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-22, August.
    6. Pavlína Vydrželová & Jiří Balcar & Lenka Johnson Filipová, 2024. "Psychological traits and wages in the Czech Republic," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2024(1), pages 79-102.
    7. Herlambang Herlambang & Amelia Dwi Fitri & Amirul Mukminin & Muhaimin Muhaimin & Marzul Hidayat & Elfiani Elfiani & Nyimas Natasha Ayu Shafira & Anggelia Puspasari & Susan Tarawifa & Ahmad Abdun Salam, 2021. "Quality Assurance for Sustainable Higher Education: Structural Equation Modeling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-14, April.
    8. Jiří Balcar, 2012. "The “Soft Five” in Romania," Romanian Economic Journal, Department of International Business and Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, vol. 15(43), pages 23-44, March.
    9. Balcar Jiří & Šimek Milan & Filipová Lenka, 2018. "Soft Skills of Czech Graduates," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 18(1), pages 45-60, March.
    10. Jiří Balcar, 2016. "Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 453-470, December.

  5. Balcar Jiří, 2014. "Soft Skills and Their Wage Returns: Overview of Empirical Literature," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 14(1), pages 3-15, March.

    Cited by:

    1. Estrellado, Emmanuel & Charoensilp, Pimmada & Yamada, Shoko, 2023. "The effects of game-based soft skills training: A quasi-experiment with Ethiopian garment workers," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    2. Kahanec, Martin & Pytliková, Mariola, 2017. "The Economic Impact of East-West Migration on the European Union," GLO Discussion Paper Series 48, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    3. Leonardo Becchetti & Gianluigi Conzo, 2022. "The Gender Life Satisfaction/Depression Paradox," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 160(1), pages 35-113, February.
    4. Efrat, Alon, 2022. "A significant improvement was found in the Emotional stability following the training. Participating in the training changed the way people associate personality traits with Interaction management," MPRA Paper 118558, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Alicja Grze?kowiak, 2020. "Soft skills and earnings: evidence from a nationwide survey in Poland," International Journal of Economic Sciences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, vol. 9(1), pages 102-120, June.
    6. Hector L. Lavilles Jr & Ava Clare Marie O. Robles, 2017. "Teachers’ soft skills proficiency level and school performance of selected schools in Sultan Kudarat Division," Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Yi-Hsing Hsieh, vol. 3(1), pages 10-28.
    7. Grimes, Paul W. & Lopus, Jane S. & Amidjono, Dwi Sulistyorini, 2022. "Financial life-skills training and labor market outcomes in Indonesia," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).
    8. Giorgio Gnecco & Sara Landi & Massimo Riccaboni, 2024. "The emergence of social soft skill needs in the post COVID-19 era," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 58(1), pages 647-680, February.
    9. Adam Dunn & Nan Maxwell & Dana Rotz & Megan Shoji, 2016. "Social Enterprises: Doing Good While Doing Business," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 50915e1a322342b8b71d64e78, Mathematica Policy Research.
    10. Ruzlan Md-Ali* & Fuziah Shaffie & Fahainis Mohd Yusof, 2018. "Soft Skills At Workplace: An Experienced Public University Educator’s Thoughts on Kemahiran Insaniah Competencies for Professional Development," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, pages 768-775:6.
    11. Jiří Balcar, 2016. "Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 453-470, December.
    12. Sulca Contreras, Ronny Daniel, 2022. "Demanda de trabajadores con habilidades blandas y nivel de empleabilidad de egresados universitarios [Demand for workers with soft skills and level of employability of university graduates]," MPRA Paper 113695, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 18 May 2022.

  6. Balcar Jiří & Filipová Lenka & Machová Zuzana, 2012. "Gender Wage Gap in the Czech Republic: First Descriptive Analysis Based on Survey 2011," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 12(3), pages 151-167, October.

    Cited by:

    1. Drahomíra Zajíčková & Miroslav Zajíček, 2021. "Gender Pay Gap in the Czech Republic - Its Evolution and Main Drivers," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2021(6), pages 675-723.
    2. Jiří Balcar & Jan Šulák, 2021. "Urban environmental quality and out-migration intentions," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 66(3), pages 579-607, June.
    3. Dagmar Brožová & Dominik Stroukal, 2015. "Teorie preferencí a kariéra žen na českém trhu práce [Preference Theory and Women's Career Choice on the Czech Labour Market]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2015(3), pages 382-399.
    4. Jiří Balcar, 2016. "Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(4), pages 453-470, December.

  7. Balcar Jiří, 2012. "Supply Side Wage Determinants: Overview of Empirical Literature," Review of Economic Perspectives, Sciendo, vol. 12(4), pages 207-222, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Noor Jehan, 2024. "What Matters for Second Job Pay in Higher Education in Northern Pakistan?," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 67(3), pages 783-800, September.
    2. Maria da Conceição Figueiredo & Elsa Fontainha, 2015. "Male and Female Wage Functions: A Quantile Regression Analysis using LEED and LFS Portuguese Databases," Working Papers Department of Economics 2015/01, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa.

  8. Jiří Balcar, 2012. "The “Soft Five” in Romania," Romanian Economic Journal, Department of International Business and Economics from the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, vol. 15(43), pages 23-44, March.

    Cited by:

    1. Cunningham,Wendy & Villasenor,Paula, 2016. "Employer voices, employer demands, and implications for public skills development policy connecting the labor and education sectors," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7582, The World Bank.
    2. Jiri Balcar, 2013. "Soft Competencies in Bulgaria," Economic Alternatives, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 2, pages 88-99, April.

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