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Fertility, education and development: further evidence from India

Dreze, Jean; Murthi, Mamta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000

There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …

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The returns to occupation-specific human capital - Evidence from mobility after training

Mueller, Barbara; Schweri, Juerg - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2012

Using a longitudinal dataset based on the PISA 2000 survey, we analyze the effect of inter-firm and occupational mobility on post-training wages in Switzerland to assess the transferability of the human capital acquired in training. We show that OLS provides a lower bound estimate of the wage...

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Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria: evidence from failed firms

Fersterer, Josef; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Winter-Ebmer, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

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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Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria: evidence from failed firms

Fersterer, Josef; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Winter-Ebmer, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

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School participation in rural India

Dreze, Jean; Gandhi Kingdon, Geeta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999

This paper presents an analysis of the determinant of school participation in rural north India, based on a recent household survey which includes detailed information on school characteristics. School participation especially among girls, responds to a wide range of variables, including...

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The consequences of being different – Statistical discrimination and the school-to-work transition

Mueller, Barbara; Wolter, Stefan C. - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2011

When information about the true abilities of job-seekers and applicants are hard to get, statistical discrimination by employers can be an efficient strategy in the hiring and wage setting process. But statistical discrimination can induce costs, if labor relations cannot be terminated in the...

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Berufswechsel beim Übergang von der Lehre in den Arbeitsmarkt

Schweri, Juerg; Mueller, Barbara - Institut für Strategie und Unternehmensökonomik … - 2009

Anhand des Jugend-Längsschnittdatensatzes TREE auf der Basis der PISA-2000-Erhebung untersuchen wir das Vorkommen, die Gründe und Auswirkungen von Berufswechseln im Übergang von der Lehre in den Arbeitsmarkt. Rund 9 Prozent der Lehrabsolventen, welche ein Jahr nach Lehrabschluss erwerbstätig...

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