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Age at School Entry and Intergenerational Educational Mobility

Bauer, Philipp C.; Riphahn, Regina T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of children of better educated parents.

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Kindergarten Enrollment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education

Bauer, Philipp C.; Riphahn, Regina T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children enroll in kindergarten. Taking advantage of heterogeneity across cantons we find that early kindergarten enrollment significantly increases educational mobility.

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Books Are Forever: Early Life Conditions, Education and Lifetime Income

Brunello, Giorgio; Weber, Guglielmo; Weiss, Christoph T. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In this paper we estimate the effect of education on lifetime earnings in Europe, by distinguishing between individuals …

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Is Religiosity of Immigrants a Bridge or a Buffer in the Process of Integration? A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States

García Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. Based on the existing literature and on a statistical analysis of … religious landscape of Europe and of the United States and projections for the future; (ii) religiosity of immigrants (in Europe … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state …

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Decentralization, Happiness and the Perception of Institutions

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Europe deliver greater satisfaction with political institutions and lead to greater personal happiness. The analysis uses …

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Immigration: The European Experience

Dustmann, Christian; Frattini, Tommaso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper first presents a brief historical overview of immigration in Europe. We then provide (and distinguishing …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416931

Do Europe's Minimum Income Schemes Provide Adequate Shelter against the Economic Crisis and How, If at All, Have Governments Responded?

Marchal, Sarah; Marx, Ive; Van Mechelen, Natascha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

, social safety nets in Europe remain far below widely accepted poverty thresholds, including the EU's own official measure. …

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Non Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits: Labour Market Relevance and their Development in Education & Training Systems

Brunello, Giorgio; Schlotter, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

labour market outcomes, with a focus on Europe. There is evidence that high cognitive test scores are likely to result not …

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The Causal Effect of Education on Health: What is the Role of Health Behaviors?

Brunello, Giorgio; Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In this paper we investigate the contribution of health related behaviors to the education gradient, using an empirical approach that addresses the endogeneity of both education and behaviors in the health production function. We apply this approach to a multi-country data set, which includes 12...

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Years of Schooling, Human Capital and the Body Mass Index of European Females

Brunello, Giorgio; Fabbri, Daniele; Fort, Margherita - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We use the compulsory school reforms implemented in European countries after the II World War to investigate the causal effect of education on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the incidence of overweight and obesity among European females. Our IV estimates suggest that years of schooling have a...

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