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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) equipment. Using micro-level data, for children aged 17-18 years old, drawn from … adolescents with access to ICT have better educational outcomes compared to their peers without access to such equipment (almost 5 … restrictions. Our results support the hypothesis that technology diffusion promotes educational outcomes and provides additional …
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We examine how first in family (FiF) graduates (those whose parents do not have university degrees) fare on the labor market. We find that among women, FiF graduates earn 7.4% less on average than graduate women whose parents have a university degree. For men, we do not find a FiF wage penalty....
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market participation through gender lens. Results show that women’s education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work …In this paper, we make an attempt to understand whether low labour market returns to education in India are responsible … participation. The probability to participate in the paid labour market shows an increasing trend with education levels higher than …
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Using a national level sample survey on labour market in India, we analyze the role of education-occupation (mis …-)match (EOM) in explaining within-group dispersion in returns to education. Applying a double sample selection bias correction and … adequately educated counterparts. Second, the inclusion of match status reduces within-education group dispersion in returns. The …
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Human Capital Theory considers individuals' education as an investment in terms of money, time, effort, and the …% increase in GDP reduces the probability of the poorest individuals being enrolled in non-compulsory education by 1.2%, while … non-compulsory education should be strengthened when economic conditions improve. …
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demographics (workers' region of birth, education, and gender) and employer characteristics (firm size and collective bargaining). …, the estimates show that origin-based differences in over-education wage penalties significantly depend on both …
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education inequalities. Using PISA 2018 data from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, we find that students … unable to learn remotely, because of a lack of ICT resources or of a quiet place to study, experience significant cognitive … are more likely to end their education early and repeat grades, especially in Spain, Germany and Italy. The distribution …
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Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal … secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a …
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This paper is a review of the literature in economics up to the early 1980s on the issue of estimating the earnings return to schooling and labor market experience. It begins with a presentation of Adam Smith's (1776) analysis of wage determination, with the second of his five points on...
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differential graduate premiums by discipline, accounting for higher-education choice by individuals under substantial uncertainty … up-to-date research that sheds light on the causal effects of higher-education and subject choice, and the conclusions …
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