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All-Star or benchwarmer? relative age, cohort size and career success in the NHL
Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Zhang, Tingting - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as … would suggest. Second, career effects differ by relative age. Those born in early calendar months (January to April) are … more likely to make it into the NHL, but display significantly lower performance across all birth cohorts than later …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011183329
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The influence of neighbourhood effects on education decisions in a nationally funded education system : the case of Australia
Overman, Henry G.; Heath, Alex - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
Empirical papers studying the effects of neighbourhood characteristics on socio-economic variables have predominantly used US data. We argue that the local nature of the US schooling system means that neighbourhood effects on education decisions may act through fiscal or social channels. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884514
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Labor market institutions, wages and investment
Pischke, Jorn-Steffen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Labor market institutions, via their effect on the wage structure, affect the investment decisions of firms in labor markets with frictions. This observation helps explain rising wage inequality in the US, but a relatively stable wage structure in Europe in the 1980s. These different trends are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884716
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The promise of workplace training for non-college bound youth: theory and evidence from German apprenticeship
Clark, Damon; Fahr, Rene - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002
This paper assesses the potential of `workplace training'' with reference to German Apprenticeship. When occupational matching is important, we derive conditions under which firms provide `optimal'' training packages. Since the German system broadly meets these conditions, we evaluate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744921
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Employment trajectories for mothers in low-skilled work: evidence from the British lone parent cohort
Stewart, Kitty - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
UK government policy encourages mothers of young children in low-income families to enter or return to work, via tax credit subsidies and support for childcare. Maternal employment is seen a central plank in the campaign against child poverty, both because it raises income immediately and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744941
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A question of degree: the effects of degree class on labor market outcomes
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
In this paper we estimate the sorting effects of university degree class on initial labor market outcomes using a regression discontinuity design that exploits institutional rules governing the award of degrees. Consistent with anecdotal evidence, we find sizeable and significant effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745115
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Educational returns, ability composition and cohort effects: theory and evidence for cohorts of early-career UK graduates
Ireland, Norman; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
An increase over time in the proportion of young people obtaining a degree is likely to impact on the relative ability compositions (i) of graduates and non-graduates and (ii) across graduates with different classes of degree award. In a signalling framework, we examine the implications of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745232
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Over-education and the skills of UK graduates
Chevalier, Arnaud; Lindley, Joanne - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
During the early Nineties the proportion of UK graduates doubled over a very short period of time. This paper investigates the effect of the expansion on early labour market attainment, focusing on over-education. We define over-education by combining occupation codes and a self-reported measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745327
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The gender gap in early career wage growth
Manning, Alan; Swaffield, Joanna - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005
market entry, there is a gender wage gap of almost 25 log points. This paper explores the reason for this gender gap in early-career …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745557
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Has job polarization squeezed the middle class? Evidence from the allocation of talents
Boehm, Michael J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Over the last two decades, earnings in the United States increased at the top and at the bottom of the wage distribution but not in the middle - the intensely debated middle class squeeze. At the same time there was a substantial decline of employment in middle-skill production and clerical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745842