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How relevant is job mismatch for German graduates?
Berlingieri, Francesco; Erdsiek, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
In this study, we examine the incidence and direct consequences of job mismatch for German graduates. Beyond measuring job mismatch by the comparison of qualification obtained by employees and required for a job, we employ self-reported skill mismatch variables concerning overall skills and more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957631
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Orphans at risk in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence on educational and health outcomes
Coneus, Katja; Mühlenweg, Andrea M. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
In this paper, we examine how orphanhood affects children's educational and health outcomes in eleven sub-Saharan African countries. Our analysis is based on a comparison of orphans and non-orphaned children living under the same conditions. We also examine the impacts of various family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869213
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869227
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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 … respective temperamental dimension before entering school. We also show that the ASE effect on persistence is stable over time by … comparing the children at age eight and age eleven, after the children have entered Germany's segregated secondary-school tracks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869231
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Return and risk of human capital contracts
Kroencke, Tim A.; Muehler, Grit; Sprietsma, Maresa - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
Human capital contracts give private investors the right to share of students' future earnings in return for a financial contribution during their studies. Although still rarely used, human capital contracts could not only help to completement limited public funding for higher education but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957606
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Up or out: Research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Leuschner, Ute - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957708
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Field of study, qualification mismatch, and wages: Does sorting matter?
Berlingieri, Francesco; Zierahn, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are usually found to have higher wages and a lower risk of overqualification. However, it is unclear whether we can interpret the effect of STEM subjects on overqualification and wages in a causal way, since individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957739
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Abschreibungsraten allgemeiner und beruflicher Ausbildungsinhalte
Ludwig, Volker; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
In dieser Arbeit werden Abschreibungsraten allgemeiner und beruflicher Ausbildungsinhalte im Erwerbsleben untersucht. Es wird analysiert, ob die Ausbildungsinhalte des Dualen Ausbildungssystems im Zeitalter der Akademisierung und der Computerrevolution eine beschleunigte Abschreibung erfahren...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097541
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Noncognitive skills, school achievements and educational dropout
Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family background and school achievements, we … examine the effect of noncognitive skills. Both, better school grades and higher noncognitive skills reduce the risk to become … an educational dropout. The influence of school achievements on the dropout probability tends to decrease and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097733
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Grade Inflation, Social Background, and Labour Market Matching
Schwager, Robert - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
based on grades received at school. It is examined how this matching is affected if good grades are granted to some low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097767