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Job Mobility in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
Lex, Borghans; Bart, Golsteyn - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2011
Evidence about job mobility outside the U.S. is scarce and difficult to compare crossnationallybecause of non-uniform data. We document job mobility patterns of collegegraduates in their first three years in the labor market, using unique uniform datacovering 11 European countries and Japan....
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Arbeidsmarktmonitor Metalektro Editie 2009
Ben, Kriechel; de, Grip Andries; van, Breugel Gerla; … - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2009
In 2002 is in opdracht van de Stichting A+O een start gemaakt met de opzet van eenArbeidsmarktmonitor voor de Nederlandse Metalektro. Deze monitor geeft inzicht inde actuele ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt en de toekomstige ontwikkelingen oppersoneels- en arbeidsmarktgebied in de...
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Schoolverlaters tussen onderwijs en arbeidsmarkt 2008
Arbeidsmarkt, Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en - Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt (ROA), … - 2009
Wat is de kwaliteit van de gediplomeerde schoolverlaters en wat gaan ze na hun opleiding doen?Hoe is de aansluiting met het vervolgonderwijs? Als ze naar de arbeidsmarkt gaan, hoe snelkrijgen ze dan werk? En sluit dat werk dan ook aan op de gevolgde opleiding? Hoe tevreden zijnwerkende...
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Is teenage motherhood contagious? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Monstad, Karin; Propper, Carol; Salvanes, Kjell G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
There is relatively little research on peer effects in teenage motherhood despite the fact that peer effects, and in particular social interaction within the family, is likely to be important. We estimate the impact of an elder sister’s teenage fertility on the teenage childbearing of their...
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Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on a canonical supply and demand framework,...
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Race v. Suffrage: The Determinants of Development in Mississippi
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
-9), as well as the impact of voting registration on education outcomes at different points in time, namely in 1917 and in the …-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …
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More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source … of exogenous variation in education. Using data from 8 European countries, we assess the causal effect of education on … the number of biological kids and the incidence of childlessness. We find that more education causes a substantial …
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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?
Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short … we consider the entire history of behaviors. We use an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of education and … behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health as our health outcome, we find that education …
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The Evolution of the Racial Gap in Education and the Legacy of Slavery
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …
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The Disappearing Gender Gap: The Impact of Divorce, Wages, and Preferences on Education Choices and Women's Work
Fernández, Raquel; Wong, Joyce Cheng - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
. The education gender gap was eliminated and married women's LFP averaged 70% over the same ages. In order to evaluate the … LFP. To eliminate the education gender gap requires, on the other hand, for the psychic cost of obtaining higher education …
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