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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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Talking about the pigou paradox : socio-educational background and educational outcomes of AlmaLaurea

Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - 2011

-educational background of university graduates. Parents' educational level seems to be the main determinant of the probability to get a …-educational background on children success at the university is not direct, but through the high school track. In fact, although any … secondary high school gives access to the university, nonetheless lyceums provide students with far higher quality of education …

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Education level and mating success : undercover on Tinder

Neyt, Brecht; Vandebulcke, Sarah; Baert, Stijn - 2018

In this study, we examine the impact of an individual's education level on her/his mating success by means of a field experiment on the mobile dating app Tinder, using a sample of 3,600 profile evaluations. In line with previous studies from the field of evolutionary psychology, our results...

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Do international study programmes pay off for local students?

Wang, Zhiling; Pastore, Francesco; Karreman, Bas; Oort, … - 2021

students' job prospects, especially in a non-English speaking countries. Using rich administrative data from Statistics … addresses the self-selection issue by generating a matched sample of students with similar characteristics. We find that …

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Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria : evidence from failed firms

Fersterer, Josef (contributor); … - 2007

Little is known about the payoffs to apprenticeship training in the German speaking countries for the participants. There is a lot of heterogeneity in the types of apprenticeships offered, and there might be an important element of selection in who obtains an apprenticeship, and what type. To...

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Updates on returns to education in India: analysis using PLFS 2018-19 data

Chen, Jie; Kanjilal-Bhaduri, Sanghamitra; Pastore, Francesco - 2022

in other low- middle-income countries, especially in rural areas, it is important to increase primary and secondary level …

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"Study hard and make progress every day": updates on returns to education in China

Chen, Jie; Pastore, Francesco - 2021

In this paper, we apply Generalized Propensity Score Matching (GPSM) method, which deals with a continuous treatment variable, to estimate the returns to education in China from 2010 to 2017. Results are compared with OLS estimates from the classical Mincerian equation, as well as estimates from...

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Much ado about nothing? : the wage effect of holding a Ph.D. degree but not a Ph.D. job position

Gaeta, Giuseppe Lucio; Lubrano Lavadera, Giuseppe; … - 2016

This paper contributes to the literature on overeducation by empirically investigating its effects on wages among Ph.D. holders. We analyze data collected in 2009 by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) through a large cross-sectional survey of Ph.D. recipients that allowed us...

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The impact of internship experience during secondary education on schooling and labour market outcomes

Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2019

The literature on workplace learning in secondary education has mainly focussed on vocational education programmes. In this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student's schooling and early labour market outcomes, by analysing unique, longitudinal...

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Delayed graduation and university dropout : a review of theoretical approaches

Aina, Carmen; Baici, Eliana; Casalone, Giorgia; … - 2019

between parents and children: the former give their children better consumption opportunities in return for their presence at …

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