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. We then show that the benefits extended to the next generation with large reductions in the crime rates of the children …
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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. …
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We use a unique data set about the wage distribution that Swiss students expect for themselves ex ante, deriving … which handicapped the use of actual market wage dispersion as risk measure in earlier studies. Students in our sample … risk as expected by students we find compensation at similar elasticities as observed in market data. The results are …
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This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in developing countries. We use originally collected data on individuals randomly offered...
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We study the effect of a compulsory education reform in Sweden on adult health and mortality. The reform was implemented by municipalities between 1949 and 1962 as a social experiment and implied an extension of compulsory schooling from 7 or 8 years depending on municipality to 9 years...
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Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...
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This study investigates the determinants and motives of professionals who change career to vocational teaching. The framework for this study is the Swiss vocational education system, which requires that teachers of vocational subjects must have a prior career in that specific field. Thus, to...
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This paper presents the first longitudinal estimates of the effect of work-related training on labor market outcomes in Switzerland. Using a novel dataset that links official census data on adult education to longitudinal register data on labor market outcomes, we apply a regression-adjusted...
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language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … progression of either low-track female or high-track students, it impedes low-track male students' transition to upper secondary … education. The effect of foreign language classes on the educational trajectory of low-track male students is particularly …
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-generation immigrant students in an environment with stagnant Swiss PISA results was due to changes in the individual background … characteristics of the new immigrants (direct effect) and improved school composition (lower shares of students who did not speak the …
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