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Zero returns to compulsory schooling in Germany: evidence and interpretation
Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; von Wachter, Till - 2005
the range of 10 to 15 percent. We find no return to compulsory schooling in Germany in terms of higher wages. We … investigate whether this is due to labor market institutions or the existence of the apprenticeship training system in Germany … most relevant for the labor market are learned earlier in Germany than in other countries. …
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The Impact of Length of the School Year on Student Performance and Earnings: Evidence from the German Short School Years
Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2003
This paper investigates how changing the length of school year, leaving the basic curriculum unchanged, affects learning and subsequent earnings. I use variation introduced by the West-German short school years in 1966-67, which exposed some students to a total of about two thirds of a year less...
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