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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 … characteristics, such as ability. Using data on German male graduates we show that unobserved heterogeneity indeed matters for … differences in the risk of overqualification and wages when STEM graduates are compared to the Business & Law group, while it …

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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...

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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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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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Human capital investment strategies in Europe

Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Reuß, Karsten - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

The paper analyses alternative investment policies and their consequences for the evolution of human capital in Europe based on a model of age dependent skill formation where the life span depends on investments during childhood. What makes the approach special is the analysis of the returns to...

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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 … information in the quality dimensions mentoring, infrastructure and students' satisfaction than with respect to research. …

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The generalized Roy model and the cost-benefit analysis of social programs

Eisenhauer, Philipp; Heckman, James J.; Vytlacil, Edward - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

The literature on treatment effects focuses on gross benefits from program participation. We extend this literature by developing conditions under which it is possible to identify parameters measuring the cost and net surplus from program participation. Using the generalized Roy model, we...

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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 …

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The impact of parents migration on the well-being of children left behind: Initial evidence from Romania

Botezat, Alina; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014

Many children grow up with parents working abroad. Economists are interested in the achievement and well-being of these home alone children to better understand the positive and negative aspects of migration in the sending countries. This paper examines the causal effects of parents' migration...

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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...

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