expectations of students is scarce. The paper presents the Swiss results of a survey that was conducted in 10 European countries … explained partially by the seniority of students, the self-perception of their academic performance and their subjective job … students show the necessity to analyse the question further with bigger and more representative samples. …

the results of the first systematic study of the wage expectations of European college students. Our data are based on the … replies to the same questionnaire by more than 6000 college students all over Europe. We study the determinants of wage …-specific micro-data. In line with U.S. studies we find that students overestimate returns to education. …

inequality of opportunities. One crucial element of intergenerational mobility is the way parents influence the education of … their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in Germany an important decision about which educational track to follow is … analyse the association between parents' education and professional class and secondary track school choice and subsequent …