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Modeling the signaling value of the GED with an application to an exogenous passing standard increase in Texas

Lofstrom, Magnus (contributor); Tyler, John H. (contributor) - 2007

In this paper we develop a simple model of the signaling value of the GED credential. The model illustrates necessary assumptions for a difference-in-difference estimator, which uses a change in the GED passing standard, to yield unbiased estimates of the signaling value of the GED for marginal...

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Over-education and the skills of UK graduates

Chevalier, Arnaud (contributor); Lindley, Joanne (contributor) - 2006

During the early Nineties the proportion of UK graduates doubled over a very short period of time. This paper …. We therefore define three groups of graduates: matched, apparently over-educated and genuinely over-educated; to compare … pre- and post-expansion cohorts of graduates. We find the proportion of over-educated graduates has doubled, even though …

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Parental background, primary to secondary school transitions, and wages

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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Do a few months of compulsory schooling matter? : The education and labour market impact of school leaving rules

Bono, Emilia del (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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High school types, academic performance and early labour market outcomes

Cappellari, Lorenzo (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Where do STEM graduates stem from? : the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - 2023

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...

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Overeducation, earnings and job satisfaction among graduates in China

Jones, Melanie; Kaya, Ezgi; Nan, Jiarui - 2024

relationship between overeducation, earnings and job satisfaction among graduates in China. We find consistent evidence, across …

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Non-response biases in surveys of school children : the case of the English PISA samples

Micklewright, John; Schnepf, Sylke V.; Skinner, … - 2010

We analyse response patterns to an important survey of school children, exploiting rich auxiliary information on respondents' and non-respondents' cognitive ability that is correlated both with response and the learning achievement that the survey aims to measure. The survey is the Programme for...

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Which schools and pupils respond to educational achievement surveys? : a focus on the English PISA sample

Schnepf, Sylke V.; Durrant, Gabriele B.; Micklewright, John - 2014

Using logistic and multilevel logistic modelling we examine non-response at the school and pupil level to the important educational achievement survey Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for England. The analysis exploits unusually rich auxiliary information on all schools and...

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Returns to apprenticeship training in Austria : evidence from failed firms

Fersterer, Josef (contributor); … - 2007

apprenticeship for apprentices in failed firms in Austria. When a firm fails, current apprentices cannot complete their training in …

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