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Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings persistence remains unexplained. Focusing on the phenomenon of overqualification, this study examines a transmission channel that might operate beyond the mechanisms previously...
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important peer effect that should not be omitted in the estimation of educational production functions. …
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for spatial heterogeneity. In particular, Bayesian and Maximum-Likelihood (ML) estimation methods are employed for model … estimation can be achieved by controlling for both phenomena. -- Spatial econometrics ; Bayesian spatial econometrics ; Spatial …
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We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...
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. This paper provides a critical review of recent econometric work on the determinants and impacts of training in Europe …
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Using linked employer-employee data, this study measures and decomposes the differences in the earnings distribution between male and female employees in Germany. I extend the traditional decomposition to disentangle the effect of human capital characteristics and the effect of firm...
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Virtually all empirical firm-level studies on the demand for labor do not include labor cost in the econometric specification. This is due to the fact that business and innovation survey data usually lack information on labor cost. This paper shows how reliable skill-specific and firm-specific...
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applying an instrumental variable estimation approach. -- Unemployment ; institutions ; labor and product markets ; model … Evaluation mit einbezogen werden, um so die Modellunsicherheit explizit zu berücksichtigen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass acht …
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