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The wage expectations of European college students

Brunello, Giorgio; Lucifora, Claudio; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2001

the results of the first systematic study of the wage expectations of European college students. Our data are based on the … replies to the same questionnaire by more than 6000 college students all over Europe. We study the determinants of wage …-specific micro-data. In line with U.S. studies we find that students overestimate returns to education. …

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Education and earnings growth : evidence from 11 European countries

Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona - 2000

We use cohort data from 11 European countries to study whether experience profiles differ by educational attainment. Previous literature does not provide a clear answer to this question, that is important to evaluate private returns to education over the working life of individuals. We find...

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Sheepskin effects in Japan

Bauer, Thomas K. - 2002

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Fiskalische Effekte der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland : eine Generationenbilanz

Bonin, Holger - 2001

The paper employs generational accounting to analyze the intertemporal fiscal impact of immigration to Germany. Generational accounts for native and alien residents are distinguished to assess what might be the lifetime net tax payments of prospective immigrants after arrival. Supposed future...

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Is the deficit under control? : a generational accounting perspective on fiscal policy and labour market trends in Spain

Bonin, Holger (contributor) - 2001

According to the 2001 Spanish budgetary previsions, the government deficit is about to disappear. We analyse this matter within a generational accounting framework. Accounting for the recent expansive phase of the economic cycle, we find that current fiscal policy is also intertemporally...

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Eine fiskalische Gesamtbilanz der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland

Bonin, Holger - 2002

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The college wage gap in 10 European countries : evidence from two cohorts

Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - 2000

We study the recent evolution of the college wage gap with a unique data set that comprises two cohorts and 10 European countries from the early to mid 1980s to the mid to late 1990s. We find evidence of significant cross country differences in the level and dynamics of the gap. There is also...

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The returns to education in Italy : a new look at the evidence

Brunello, Giorgio; Comi, Simona; Lucifora, Claudio - 2000

The purpose of this paper is to provide an update of the empirical evidence on the private returns to education in Italy. First, we show that, whilst returns to education in Italy (based on gross wages) are in line with the European average, educational attainment is generally much lower...

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Employer learning and the returns to schooling

Bauer, Thomas K.; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2000

We examine the dynamic role of education and experience as determinants of wages. It is hypothesized that an employee's education is an important signal to the employer initially. Over time, the returns to schooling should decrease with labor market experience and increase with initially...

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New evidence on classroom computers and pupil learning

Angrist, Joshua D.; Lavy, Victor - 2001

The question of how technology affects learning has been at the center of recent debates over educational inputs. In 1994, the Israeli State Lottery sponsored the installation of computers in many elementary and middle schools. This program provides an opportunity to estimate the impact of...

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