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Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; von Wachter, Till - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We estimate the impact of compulsory schooling on earnings using the changes in compulsory schooling laws for secondary schools in West German states during the period from 1948 to 1970. While our research design is very similar to studies for various other countries, we find very different...

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools: Evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Austria: Evidence from Failed Firms

Fersterer, Josef; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Winter-Ebmer, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Little is known about the payoffs to apprenticeship training in the German speaking countries for the participants. OLS estimates suggest that the returns are similar to those of other types of schooling. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity in the types of apprenticeships offered, and...

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Why do Firms Train? Theory and Evidence

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper offers and tests a theory of training whereby workers do not pay for general training they receive. The crucial ingredient in our model is that the current employer has superior information about the worker’s ability relative to other firms. This informational advantage gives the...

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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 - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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 1966-7, which exposed some students to a total of about two thirds of a year less...

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Continuous Training In Germany

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this paper analyses the incidence, financing, and returns to workplace training in Germany for the years 1986 to 1989. Much of this training seems general, and is provided to workers by their employer at no direct cost. While workers typically...

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The Structure of Wages and Investment in General Training

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

distortion in the wage structure turns ``technologically'' general skills into ``specific'' skills. Labor market frictions and … institutions, such as minimum wages and union wage setting, are crucial in shaping the wage structure, and thus have an important …

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Minimum Wages and On-the-Job Training

Acemoglu, Daron; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

, because they prevent these workers from taking wage cuts necessary to finance training. We show that when the assumption of …, by inducing firms to train their unskilled employees. More generally, a minimum wage increases training for con …-strained workers, while reducing it for those taking wage cuts to finance their training. We provide new estimates on the impact of the …

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