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Children in the aftermath of the Great Recession
Andersen, Carsten; Houmark, Mikkel Aagaard; Nielsen, … - 2022
In this paper we study effects of mass layoffs on parents and their children in the aftermath of the Great Recession … children of parents who were more adversely affected by the layoff, consistent with an increase in parental time investment … Danish firms in 2008-2019. We document that parents exposed to a mass layoff during and immediately after the Great Recession …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013271150
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The risk-return trade-off in human capital investment
Christiansen, Charlotte (contributor);  … - 2006
In this paper we analyze investments in human capital assets in a way which is standard for financial assets, but not (yet) for human capital assets. We study mean-variance plots of human capital assets. We compare the properties of human capital returns using a performance measure and by using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003334059
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Estimating the effect of student aid on college enrollment : evidence from a government grant policy reform
Nielsen, Helena Skyt (contributor);  … - 2008
income. We exploit the combination of a kinked aid scheme and a reform of the student aid scheme to identify the effect of … information on parents' assets. We find that enrollment is less responsive than found in other studies and that the presence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771035
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Math and gender : is math a route to a high-powered career?
Joensen, Juanna Schrøter; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - 2013
There is a large gender gap in advanced math coursework in high school that many believe exists because girls are discouraged from taking math courses. In this paper, we exploit an institutional change that reduced the costs of acquiring advanced high school math to determine if access is, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696879
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The short-term effects of school consolidation on student achievement : evidence of disruption?
Beuchert-Pedersen, Louise Voldby; Humlum, Maria Knoth; … - 2016
that these effects are most pronounced for students exposed to school closings. Furthermore, students initially enrolled in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011531954
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Spillovers in education choice
Joensen, Juanna Schrøter; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - 2017
This paper examines how skills are shaped by social interactions in families. We show that older siblings causally affect younger sibling's education choices and early career earnings. We focus on critical course choices in high school and overcome the identification challenges of estimating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761898