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Von Schweden lernen : Weiterbildung gering Qualifizierter im Rahmen der kommunalen Erwachsenenbildung (Komvux)

Schulte-Braucks, Philipp - 2013

Gering Qualifizierte weisen in Deutschland eine im Vergleich zum Bevölkerungsdurchschnitt deutlich niedrigere … Beschäftigungsquote und Weiterbildungsbeteiligung auf. Auch im europäischen Vergleich schneidet Deutschland im Bereich der … besonderer Bedeutung ist dabei ein innovatives System der kommunalen Erwachsenenbildung ("Komvux"), dessen Funktionsweise und …

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Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market : Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Schwerdt, Guido - 2011

Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...

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A Second Chance at Education for Early School Leavers

Polidano, Cain - 2012

Despite efforts to engage youth in education, there have been only modest improvements in the rates of school completion across OECD countries since the mid-1990s. These modest improvements underline the importance of programs that encourage early school leavers to return to post-school...

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The Earnings Effect of Education at Community Colleges

Marcotte, Dave E. - 2006

In this paper, I make use of data from the 2000 follow-up of the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS) post-secondary education transcript files to extend what is known about the value of education at community colleges. I examine the effects of enrollment in community colleges on...

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The Wider Benefits of Adult Learning : Work-Related Training and Social Capital

Ruhose, Jens - 2018

We propose a regression-adjusted matched difference-in-differences framework to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. This approach combines kernel matching with entropy balancing to account for selection bias and sorting on gains. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the...

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A Second Chance? Labor Market Returns to Adult Education Using School Reforms

Bennett, Patrick - 2020

Roughly one third of a cohort drop out of high school across OECD countries, and developing effective tools to address prime-aged high school dropouts is a key policy question. We leverage high quality Norwegian register data, and for identification we exploit reforms enabling access to high...

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Central Exams and Adult Skills : Evidence from PIAAC

Leschnig, Lisa; Schwerdt, Guido; Zigova, Katarina - 2021

Central exams are often hypothesized to favorably affect incentive structures in schools. Indeed, previous research provides vast evidence on the positive effects of central exams on student test scores. But critics warn that these effects may arise through the strategic behavior of students and...

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From Giving Birth to Paid Labor : The Effects of Adult Education for Prime-Aged Mothers

Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2021

Women without work after childbirth are at risk of losing their connection to the labor market. However, they may participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying conditional difference-in-differences approaches. We...

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Are interest rates responsible for unemployment in the eighties? : A Bayesian analysis of cointegrated relationship with a regime shift

De la Croix, David; Lubrano, Michel - 1994

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Die Phasen einer Wachstumswelle : zur langfristigen wirtschaftl. Entwicklung d. Nachkriegszeit in d. USA, d. Bundesrepublik Deutschland u. d. Schweiz

Höltschi, René; Rockstroh, Christian - 1988

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