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Using a unique dataset for Germany that links individual longitudinal data from the GSOEP to regional data from the …
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effect of the relative cohort size on educational attainment of young adults in Germany is analyzed utilizing data from the …
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Heterogeneity in the ethnic composition of Germany's immigrant population renders general conclusions on the degree of …
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This paper analyses the duration of child poverty in Germany. In our sample, we observe the entire income history from …
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This paper offers a descriptive portrait of income poverty among children in Germany between the early 1980s and 2001 … focuses upon comparisons between East and West Germany, by family structure, and citizenship status. Child poverty rates have … the incidence of child poverty and its dynamics between East and West Germany …
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effect of age at school entry on educational attainment for West and East Germany. Empirical results from linear probability …
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The German practice of compelling weak students to repeat a class has come under heavy criticism recently. Many observers fear that this practice is, at best, useless or even counterproductive. However, little is known so far on the consequences of having to repeat a class, as compared to be...
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This paper investigates whether and to what extent immigrants in Germany are integrated into German society by …
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Over the last year the German government has introduced a comprehensive set of labor market policy reforms, the so-called Hartz reforms, which aim at a significant reduction of unemployment. To this end, (a) many of the existing instruments of active labor market policy are modified...
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The publication of the OECD report on the PISA 2000 study induced a public outcry in Germany. On average, German … Germany to the survey. The results of several quantile regression analyses demonstrate that many popular explanations, like …
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