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Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2004

There are few studies on occupational choices in Germany, and the second generation occupational choice and mobility is even less investigated. Such research is important because occupations determine success in the labor market. In a country like Germany occupations also reflect a general...

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The Returns to Education for Opportunity Entrepreneurs, Necessity Entrepreneurs, and Paid Employees

Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012

We assess the relevance of formal education for the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...

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Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes: Evidence for Germany

Francesconi, Marco; Jenkins, Stephen P.; Siedler, Thomas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006

We analyse the impact on schooling outcomes of growing up in a family headed by a single mother. Growing up in a non-intact family in Germany is associated with worse outcomes in models that do not control for possible correlations between common unobserved determinants of family structure and...

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Trick or Treat?: Maternal Involuntary Job Loss and Children's Non-cognitive Skills

Peter, Frauke H. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

Negative effects of job loss on adults such as considerable fall in income have long been examined. If job loss has negative consequences for adults, it may spread to their children. But potential effects on children's non-cognitive skills and the related mechanisms have been less examined. This...

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Personality and Career: She's Got What It Takes

Fietze, Simon; Holst, Elke; Tobsch, Verena - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations …, personality traits might indeed play a role, albeit more indirectly: Some of the stronger career effects, such as work experience …

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Personality Characteristics and the Decision to Become and Stay Self-Employed

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011

This paper systematically investigates whether different kinds of personality characteristics influence entrepreneurial … and further personality characteristics, which are more specifically related to entrepreneurial tasks, influence entry …

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Defaults and Donations: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Altmann, Steffen; Falk, Armin; Heidhues, Paul; … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2014

We study how website defaults affect consumer behavior in the domain of charitable giving. In a field experiment that was conducted on a large platform for making charitable donations over the web, we exogenously vary the default options in two distinct choice dimensions. The first pertains to...

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Globalisierung, Wettbewerb und Bildungspolitik

Weise, Christian - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2000

"Wettbewerb" und "Bildungspolitik" stehen in zweifacher Hinsicht im Zusammenhang: Erstens erfordert der internationale Wettbewerb den Erhalt und Ausbau des deutschen Humankapitalbestands. Damit dabei die Ressourcen effizient eingesetzt werden, ist es zweitens notwendig, mehr Wettbewerbselemente...

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The Effect of Student Aid on the Duration of Study

Glocker, Daniela - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

In this paper I evaluate the effect of student aid on the success of academic studies. I focus on two dimensions, the duration of study and the probability of actually graduating with a degree. While there is an extensive literature on the impact of student aid on its intended outcome, the...

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Intergenerational Economic Mobility and Assortative Mating

Ermisch, John; Francesconi, Marco; Siedler, Thomas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2004

We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the British Household Panel Survey to estimate the extent of intergenerational economic mobility in a framework that highlights the role played by assortative mating. We find that assortative mating plays an important role. On average about...

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