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The intergenerational transmission of teaching
Jacinto, Alberto; Gershenson, Seth - 2019
Parental influences, particularly parents' occupations, may influence individuals' entry into the teaching profession. Importantly, this mechanism may explain the relatively static demographic composition of the teaching force over time. We assess the role of parental influences on occupational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011989050
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Do grow-your-own programs work? : evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland
Blazar, David; Gao, Wenjing; Gershenson, Seth; Goings, … - 2024
schools, finding that exposed students were more likely to become teachers by 0.6 percentage points (pp), or 47%. Effects are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529819
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Labor market returns to college education with vocational qualifications
Rzepka, Sylvi - 2016
. One option to achieve this goal is widening access to college education to non-traditional students, such as those …-traditional students can expect after enrolling in college rather than continuing with a vocational training-based career. Relying on the … Deutschland auszahlt, mit einer beruflichen Qualifikation ein Studium aufzunehmen im Vergleich zu Personen, die ihre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523260
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Career Changers in Teaching Jobs : A Case Study Based on the Swiss Vocational Education System
Hof, Stefani - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122973
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Career changers in teaching jobs : a case study based on the Swiss vocational education system
Hof, Stefanie; Strupler, Mirjam; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009309464
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Linking Teacher Quality, Student Attendance, and Student Achievement
Gershenson, Seth - 2014
students in North Carolina I estimate teacher effects on primary school student absences in a value-added framework. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014140522
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The Intergenerational Transmission of Teaching
Jacinto, Alberto; Gershenson, Seth - 2019
Parental influences, particularly parents' occupations, may influence individuals' entry into the teaching profession. Importantly, this mechanism may explain the relatively static demographic composition of the teaching force over time. We assess the role of parental influences on occupational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005902
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The role of labour market expectations and admission probabilities in students' application decisions on higher education : the case of Hungary
Varga, Júlia - 2003
This paper analyses the effects of labour market expectations and admission probabilities on students' application … strategies to higher education. The starting hypothesis of this study is that students consider the expected utility of their … Hungarian secondary school students, three aspects of application decisions are investigated: the number of applications; the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521985
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It runs in the family : occupational choice and the allocation of talent
Almgren, Mattias; Kramer, John; Jósef Sigurdsson - 2025
Children tend to choose the same occupations as their parents. We examine the implications of this tendency for talent allocation and intergenerational mobility. Using Swedish data on skills and personality traits, we estimate a general equilibrium Roy model with unequal occupational access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015371977
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Industry fluctuations and college major choices : evidence from an energy boom and bust
Han, Luyi; Winters, John V. - 2019
This paper examines how college students in the United States altered their college major decisions during the energy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012116827