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Patterns of intergenerational educational mobility are studied in twelve post-communist countries of Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. No clear trend in educational inheritance emerges over the recent 50 years, covering both the period of socialism and transition to a market economy....
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private), parental education, and their combinations. Following Checchi–Peragine's (2010) non-parametric method, we find that … what is found in comparator countries. Parental education and school type prove to be important sources of inequality of …
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The goal of school tracking (assigning students to different types of school by ability) is to increase educational efficiency by creating more homogeneous groups of students that are easier to teach. However, there are concerns that, if begun too early in the schooling process, tracking may...
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This paper studies the effects of the apprenticeship system on innovation and labor market polarization. A stylized model with two key features is developed: (1) apprentices are more productive due to industry-specific training, but (2) from the firm's perspective, when training apprentices,...
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. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also … the nature of skills supplied by the education sector and the skills demanded by employers. A greater role for youth …
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-quality childcare, early childhood and full-day primary education still need to expand. The vocational education system is very … successful in integrating young people well in the labour market. Strengthening general education within the successful … vocational education and training system could help ensure the capacity of graduates to adapt to technological change at higher …
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The intergenerational transmission of human capital and the extent to which policy interventions can affect it is an issue of importance. Policies are often evaluated on either short term outcomes or just in terms of their effect on individuals directly targeted. If such policies shift outcomes...
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This paper examines how student assignment rules impact intergenerational mobility. High school admission had traditionally been exam based in South Korea. However, between 1974 and 1980 the central government shifted several cities to a school district based admission system. I estimate the...
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. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also … the nature of skills supplied by the education sector and the skills demanded by employers. A greater role for youth … persistance intergénérationnelle des résultats en matière d’éducation et d’emploi ressort comme étant très élevée. D’un point de …
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