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wages. However, in some countries where labor markets are characterized by employment growth, skill shortages and a good … vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher … constitutes a case in point. However, little attention has been given to examining the success of vocational education in raising …
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employment boom - contributed only marginally, if at all, to the rise in female labor supply. The increasing proportion of women … more women to participate in the labor market. We find: - that the increased number of women with higher education has … employment. This has often been related to changes in the Dutch institutional environment. Using a model which allows for direct …
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It is well-established that Arab labor markets share certain common characteristics, including an oversized public …, and low and stagnant female labor force participation rates. I argue in this paper that all of these features can be … explained by the deep and persistent dualism that characterizes Arab labor markets as a result of the use of labor markets by …
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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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Data on educational access show gender parity of pupils attending primary and secondary schools in transition countries. The first aim of this analysis is to examine whether the gender balance in educational access translates also into gender equality in educational achievement. There are...
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A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
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We investigate second generation migrants and native children at several stages in the German education system to …
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We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
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parental earnings or fathers' education, or relative to other predictors of child performance. We find no effects on … health. Overall the results suggest positive causal interaction effects between mothers' education and the amount of time … education and school outcomes. …
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This study examines the long-term correlates of bullying in school with aspects of functioning in adult employment … outlines why bullying might affect employment outcomes through differences in skills and traits. Using Bivariate and Heckit … labour force participation, employment rate and hourly wages are negatively affected by bullying. In addition, men …
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