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OECD Reviews of Migrant Education: Norway 2010

Taguma, Miho; Shewbridge, Claire; Huttova, Jana; … - 2010

By international standards, Norway has an inclusive education system. However, immigrant students, on average, have … measures to improve the situation of immigrant students. There is scope to improve access to quality early childhood education … and care, especially for immigrant children; enhance capacities of teachers and school leaders to be more responsive to …

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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes - in East and West Germany

Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - CESifo - 2015

We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...

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The Devil is in the Shadow – Do Institutions Affect Income and Productivity or only Official Income and Official Productivity?

Dreher, Axel; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume; Schneider, Friedrich - CESifo - 2007

This paper assesses the relationship between institutions, output, and productivity, when official output is corrected for the size of the shadow economy. Our results confirm the usual positive impact of institutional quality on official output and total factor productivity, and its negative...

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Children Do Not Behave Like Adults: Gender Gaps in Performance and Risk Taking within a Random Social Context in the High-StakesGame Shows Jeopardy and Junior Jeopardy

Säve-Söderbergh, Jenny; Lindquist, Gabriella Sjögren - CESifo - 2014

Using unique panel data, we compare cognitive performance and wagering behavior of children (10-11 years) with adults …

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