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Does student work really affect educational outcomes? : a review of the literature

Neyt, Brecht; Omey, Eddy; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2017

We review the theories put forward, methodological approaches used, and empirical conclusions found in the multidisciplinary literature on the relationship between student employment and educational outcomes. A systematic comparison of the empirical work yields new insights that go beyond the...

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Family social norms and child labor

Katav-Herz, Shirit; Epstein, Gil S. - 2021

childhood are more likely to send their children to work. We also look at the effect of social norms on the parents' child labor … poverty is viewed as the main reason for child labor, we choose to focus on the phenomenon that parents who worked during own … explanation for the phenomenon of poor societies with similar income levels that differ significantly in literacy rates and …

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Who is in favor of immigration

Epstein, Gil S.; Katav-Herz, Shirit - 2019

Population ageing affects most countries, especially developed ones. The elderly have increased in number as a result of increased longevity and a parallel decline in fertility. This phenomenon is placing an increasing burden on the young to finance intergenerational transfers to the old, which...

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What do student jobs on graduate CVs signal to employers?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Cuypers, Laure; Couck, … - 2019

Due to the prevalence and important consequences of student work, the topic has seen an increased interest in the literature. However, to date the focus has been solely on measuring the effect of student employment on later labour market outcomes, relying on signalling theory to explain the...

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