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There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...
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Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
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The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving country.
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. Yet, they created by stressing own responsibility only an opportunity and potential benefits for children and parents for …We analyze first time parents’ work patterns. Little empirical work exists on the influence of the partner’s (change of …) employment status. There is no study known to us that investigates the effects of the family’s immigrant background. This study …
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There is evidence that women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Given the fact that the poor are more likely to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a way that welfare usage should be based primarily on...
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for males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender …
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This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent … the first to the second period but remained almost unchanged between the second and the third. The gender earnings gap … the extremes, possibly due to a gender-equalizing effect of the minimum wage. Moreover, the gap is more pronounced for low …
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National Insurance Institute. The paper focuses on gender differences in work history patterns and, within each gender …’s labor market attachment is stronger than is generally presumed. Gender differences in employment interruptions are greater …
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immigrants. Using unique German survey data, the paper identifies marked gender differences in the effects of ethnic …
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This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries, decomposing differences using matching …-employed workers and those in small firms. Ethnic wage differences are greater than gender differences, and educational attainment …
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