Similar Search Results

The Tower of Babel in the Classroom: Immigrants and Natives in Italian Schools

Ballatore, Rosario Maria; Fort, Margherita; Ichino, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We exploit rules of class formation to identify the causal effect of increasing the number of immigrants in a classroom on natives test scores, keeping class size constant (Pure Composition Effect). We explain why this is a relevant policy parameter although it has been neglected so far. We show...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145440

Research and development, spillovers, innovation systems, and the genesis of regional growth in Europe

Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés; Crescenzi, Riccardo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

regional innovation systems, and knowledge and socio-economic spillovers. This approach allows the discrimination between the …Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three …) the study of the existence and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and (3) the examination of the geographical …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071557

The Long-Run Educational Cost of World War II: An Example of Local Average Treatment Effect Estimation

Ichino, Andrea; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

An important component of the long-run cost of a war is the loss of human capital, suffered by children of schooling age who receive less education because of the war. This paper shows that in the European countries involved in World War II, children who were ten years old during the conflict...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124013

Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK

Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determinants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124481

Wages, Experience and Seniority

Dustmann, Christian; Meghir, Costas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper develops and estimates a human capital model of wage growth based on learning by doing. Learning by doing rates are assumed to be heterogeneous and firms offer different career structures in terms of the rate of acquisition of firm specific human capital. The model is estimated using...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136649

Class Size, Education and Wages

Dustmann, Christian; Rajah, Najma; van Soest, Arthur - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper examines the effects of class size on the decision to stay on in full time schooling at the age of 16 and on wages at later stages in life. Little research exists on the effect of school quality on career decisions, although it has potentially important long-term implications. We use...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498143

Culture, Discrimination and Individual Productivity: Regional Evidence from Personnel Data in a Large Italian Firm

Ichino, Andrea; Ichino, Pietro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

This paper documents the existence of striking regional differences in the reported behaviour of employees working within the same firm, but in different Italian regions. In particular, the frequency of recorded and punished misconduct episodes is significantly higher among employees working in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504322

Temporary Migration, Human Capital, and Language Fluency of Migrants

Dustmann, Christian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper investigates the human capital investments of migrants whose duration in the host country is limited, either by contract or by their own choice. The first part of the paper develops a model, distinguishing between migrants who immigrate on a fixed contract, and migrants who choose...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504475

Sheepskin Effects in Japan

Bauer, Thomas; Dross, Patrick J; Haisken-DeNew, John P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

Using data for the 1990s, this Paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan. Our estimations indicate that sheepskin effects explain about 50% of the total returns to schooling. We further find that sheepskin effects are only important for workers in small...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656206

“Phantom of the Opera” or “Sex and the City”? Historical Amenities as Sources of Exogenous Variation

Bauer, Thomas; Breidenbach, Philipp; Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Using the location of baroque opera houses as a natural experiment, Falck et al. (2011) claim to document a positive causal effect of the supply of cultural goods on today’s regional distribution of talents. This paper raises serious doubts on the validity of the identification strategy...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083795