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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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the range of 10 to 15 percent. We find no return to compulsory schooling in Germany in terms of higher wages. We … investigate whether this is due to labor market institutions or the existence of the apprenticeship training system in Germany … most relevant for the labor market are learned earlier in Germany than in other countries. -- human capital ; returns to …
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in Germany for the years 1986 to 1989. Much of this training seems general, and is provided to workers by their employer …
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Many economists suspect that downward nominal wage rigidities in ongoing labor contracts are an important source of employment fluctuations over the business cycle but there is little direct empirical evidence on this conjecture. This paper compares three occupations in the housing sector with...
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Becker's theory of human capital predicts that minimum wages should reduce training investments for affected workers because they prevent these workers from taking wage cuts necessary to finance training. In contrast, in noncompetitive labor markets, minimum wages tend to increase training of...
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Study (PIRLS) for fourth graders. Our analysis covers six European countries, Germany, France, Iceland, the Netherlands … analysis covers six European countries, Germany, France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Peer effects are of … school. Although some countries, like Germany, track students into a rigid system of separate schools at the secondary …
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