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The effect of family income during childhood on later-life attainment : evidence from Germany

Jenkins, Stephen - 2002

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Self-selection, earnings, and out-migration : a longitudinal study of immigrants to Germany

Constant, Amelie - 2002

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The mortality crisis in East Germany

Riphahn, Regina T.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998

A number of studies suggest that mortality rates among East German men increased in the wake of reunification, in … mortality and cause of death statistics based on detailed regional data. The results indicate that there was indeed an increase … in mortality rates which cannot be dismissed as a statistical artefact. Next, the paper discusses various theories …

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Economic and social perspectives of immigrant children in Germany

Frick, Joachim R.; Wagner, Gert G. - 2001

Overall, children in Germany live in households with below average incomes; therefore social policies that address the vulnerable position of Germany's children are necessary. These policies should cover targeted financial transfers as well as improvements in day care provision for children....

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Successful apprenticeship-to-work transitions : on the long-term change in significance of the german school-leaving certificate

Büchel, Felix - 2002

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The perception of foreigners and Jews in Germany : a structural analysis of a large opinion survey

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2002

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Is child like parent? : Educational attainment and ethnic origin

Gang, Ira N.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1999

The speed at which immigrants assimilate is the subject of debate. Human capital formation plays a major role in this discussion. This paper compares the educational attainment of second generation immigrants to those of natives in the same age cohort. Evidence using a large German data set...

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Cohort effects in the educational attainment of second generation immigrants in Germany : an analysis of census data

Riphahn, Regina T. - 2001

Even though second generation immigrants make up ever increasing population shares in industrialized countries we know little about their social integration and wellbeing. This study focuses on the educational attainment of German born children of immigrants. Their schooling success still lags...

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Overeducation and skill endowments : the role of school achievement and vocational training quality

Büchel, Felix; Pollmann-Schult, Matthias - 2001

Thurow's job-competition model implies that overeducation is contingent upon the differing skill endowments of employees. As yet, only rudimentary evidence has been furnished to confirm this relationship. In the present paper, we test the theory in a more sophisticated manner, by means of a more...

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Parental background, primary to secondary school transitions, and wages /Christian Dustmann

Dustmann, Christian - 2001

The degree to which economic status is transmitted from one generation to the next is an important indicator for the inequality of opportunities. One crucial element of intergenerational mobility is the way parents influence the education of their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in...

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