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Speaking in Numbers: The Effect of Reading Performance on Math Performance among Immigrants

Isphording, Ingo E.; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2015

This paper is the first to estimate a causal effect of immigrant students’ reading performance on their math performance. To overcome endogeneity issues due to unobserved ability, we apply an IV approach exploiting variation in age-at-arrival and the linguistic distance between origin and...

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How Does Reducing the Intensity of Tracking Affect Student Achievement? Evidence from German State Reforms

Piopiunik, Marc - 2021

To investigate the effects of reducing the intensity of tracking, this study exploits reforms across German states which combined the two lower secondary school tracks, sometimes additionally offering the possibility to acquire a university entrance qualification. Using a...

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Speaking in numbers : the effect of reading performance on math performance among immigrants

Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2015

This paper is the first to estimate a causal effect of immigrant students' reading performance on their math performance. To overcome endogeneity issues due to unobserved ability, we apply an IV approach exploiting variation in age-at-arrival and the linguistic distance between origin and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011375895

Native-immigrant gaps in educational and school-to-work transitions in the second generation : the role of gender and ethnicity

Baert, Stijn; Heiland, Frank; Korenman, Sanders - 2014

We study how native-immigrant (second generation) differences in educational trajectories and school-to-work transitions vary by gender. Using longitudinal Belgian data and adjusting for family background and educational sorting, we find that both male and female second-generation immigrants,...

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How Does Reducing the Intensity of Tracking Affect Student Achievement? Evidence from German State Reforms

Piopiunik, Marc - 2021

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Weak Markets, Strong Teachers: Recession at Career Start and Teacher Effectiveness

Nagler, Markus; Piopiunik, Marc; West, Martin R. - 2015

How do alternative job opportunities affect teacher quality? We provide the first causal evidence on this question by exploiting business cycle conditions at career start as a source of exogenous variation in the outside options of potential teachers. Unlike prior research, we directly assess...

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Africa's Skill Tragedy: Does Teachers' Lack of Knowledge Lead to Low Student Performance?

Bietenbeck, Jan; Piopiunik, Marc; Wiederhold, Simon - 2015

Student performance in Sub-Saharan Africa is tragically low. We study the importance of teacher subject knowledge for …. After measurement-error correction, a one-standard-deviation increase in teacher subject knowledge raises student … teacher sorting. Furthermore, teacher knowledge and school resources appear to be complements in student learning. …

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Why does height matter for educational Attainment? Evidence from German pre-teen children

Cinnirella, Francesco; Piopiunik, Marc; Winter, Joachim - 2010

Several studies have shown that body height is positively associated with educational attainment. In this paper, we investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students. We show that (i) taller children are more likely to enroll in 'Gymnasium', the most...

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Do employers discriminate less if vacancies are difficult to fill? Evidence from a field experiment

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Gheyle, Niels; Vandamme, Cora - 2013

We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the occupation. To this end, we conduct a correspondence test in the youth labour market. In line with theoretical expectations, we find that, compared to natives, candidates with a...

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Overeducation at the Start of the Career - Stepping Stone or Trap?

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Verhaest, Dieter - 2012

This study investigates whether young unemployed graduates who accept a job below their level of education accelerate or delay the transition into a job that matches their level of education. We adopt the Timing of Events approach to identify this dynamic treatment effect using monthly calendar...

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