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Educational Effects of Early or Later Secondary School Tracking in Germany

Mühlenweg, Andrea Maria - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

This paper examines educational outcomes of pupils selected to secondary school types by different tracking regimes in a German state: Pupils are alternatively streamed after fourth grade or after sixth grade. Regression results indicate that, estimated on the mean, there are no negative effects...

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Effects of age at school entry (ASE) on the development of non-cognitive skills: Evidence from psychometric data

Mühlenweg, Andrea M.; Blomeyer, Dorothea; Laucht, Manfred - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

We identify effects of age at school entry (ASE) on the development of child temperament. Our analysis is based on psychometric measures from a longitudinal cohort study of children in the Rhine-Neckar region in central Germany. In children with a higher ASE due to a birthday late in the year,...

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University rankings in action? The importance of rankings and an excellence competition for university choice of high-ability students?

Horstschräer, Julia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

This paper analyzes how high-ability students respond to different indicators of university quality when applying for a university. Are some quality dimensions of a ranking, e.g. research reputation or mentoring more important than others? I estimate a random utility model using administrative...

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The effects of the bologna process on college enrollment and drop-out rates

Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

This paper estimates the short-term effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree in the framework of the Bologna Process on college enrollment and drop-out rates. We use variation in the timing of the Bachelor implementation at the department level to identify the effect of the reform...

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Enrolments in higher education in West Germany: the impact of social background, labour market returns and educational funding

Lauer, Charlotte - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2000

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of … social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public … basis of GSOEP and regional data. The results show that the probability of enrolment in higher education is mainly …

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Teaching, organization, and personal problems: Evidence from reforming tertiary education in Germany

Mühlenweg, Andrea M. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

Germany has recently made extensive reforms in its tertiary education system. Traditional degrees are being replaced by …

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Variation of learning intensity in late adolescence and the impact on noncognitive skills

Büttner, Bettina; Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

Despite the interdependence between cognitive and noncognitive skills, empirical studies have shown a longer period of acquisition in life-time for the latter besides relevance for educational and labor market success. Analyzing returns of investments during different periods of life is...

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Double Standards in Educational Standards: Are Disadvantaged Students Being Graded More Leniently?

Himmler, Oliver; Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2007

A simple model of decentralised graduation standards is presented. It is shown that a school whose students are disadvantaged on the labour market applies less demanding standards because such students have less incentives to graduate. The model's predictions are tested using Dutch school-level...

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Young and innocent international evidence on age effects within grades on school victimization in elementary school

Mühlenweg, Andrea M. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009

This study examines the impact of children's age within grade on school victimization in elementary school. Identification of age effects relies on the instrumental variables approach drawing on official school entry age rules based on children's month of birth. The empirical analysis uses the...

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Grade Inflation, Social Background, and Labour Market Matching

Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

A model is presented where workers of differing abilities and from different social backgrounds are assigned to jobs based on grades received at school. It is examined how this matching is affected if good grades are granted to some low ability students. Such grade inflation is shown to reduce...

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