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Did the Bologna Process challenge the German apprenticeship system? : evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes - 2020
Starting in 1999, the Bologna Process reformed the German five-year study system for a first degree into the three-year bachelor's (BA) system to harmonize study lengths in Europe and improve competitiveness. This reform unintentionally challenged the German apprenticeship system that offers...
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Does the implementation of the Schengen agreement boost cross-border commuting? : evidence from Switzerland
Parenti, Angela; Tealdi, Cristina - 2019
In this paper we study the effects of Switzerland implementing the Schengen agreement on cross-border commuting from … European Labour Force Survey, we estimate that the individual probability to cross-border commute to Switzerland in response to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012136852
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How wages change : micro evidence from the international wage flexibility project
Dickens, William T. (contributor) - 2006
How do the complex institutions involved in wage setting affect wage changes? The International Wage Flexibility Project provides new microeconomic evidence on how wages change for continuing workers. We analyze individuals' earnings in 31 different data sets from sixteen countries, from which...
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How does immigration affect housing costs in Switzerland?
Helfer, Fabienne; Grossmann, Volker; Osikominu, Aderonke - 2023
This paper examines the short-run immigration effects on prices for owner-occupied housing and rents in Switzerland … Union (EU), enacted in 2002, as an exogenous shock to immigration. The first approach uses the AFMP reform within an …, distinguishing between regions with historically high, medium, and low immigration from EU-15 countries. The analysis based on data …
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Effects of the Bologna reform on educational outcomes : micro evidence from Germany
Hahm, Sabrina; Kluve, Jochen - 2016
The Bologna Process aimed at harmonizing European higher education systems and at increasing their efficiency. This paper analyzes impacts of the Bologna Reform for Germany by using unique micro data from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU). We estimate treatment effects on the probability to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532312
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Wage returns to university disciplines in Greece : are Greek higher education degrees Trojan horses?
Livanos, Ilias; Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2009
This paper examines the wage returns to qualifications and academic disciplines in the Greek labour market. Exploring wage responsiveness across various degree subjects in Greece is interesting, as it is characterised by high levels of graduate unemployment, which vary considerably by field of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003900572
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Talking about the pigou paradox : socio-educational background and educational outcomes of AlmaLaurea
Caroleo, Floro Ernesto; Pastore, Francesco - 2011
Italy has an immobile social structure. At the heart of this immobility is the educational system, with its high direct, but especially indirect cost, due to the extremely long time necessary to get a degree and to complete the subsequent school-to-work transition. Such cost prevents the...
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The impact of Bologna process on the graduate labour market : demand and supply
Bosio, Giulio; Leonardi, Marco - 2011
The Bologna process inspired the Italian 3+2 reform of the university system which constitutes a big increase in the supply of college graduates. This paper is a preliminary attempt to identify the effects of the reform on (i) the relative probability (relative to non-graduates) of employment of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009309607
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Reaching high : occupational sorting and higher education wage inequality in the UK
Kleibrink, Jan; Michaelsen, Maren - 2014
The Further and Higher Education Act of 1992 changed the Higher Education system in the UK by giving all polytechnics university status. Using the British Household Panel Survey and accounting for different sources of selection bias, we show that wage differentials between university and...
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The "Bologna process" and college enrolment decisions
Cappellari, Lorenzo (contributor);  … - 2008
We use survey data on cohorts of high school graduates observed before and after the Italian reform of tertiary education implementing the 'Bologna process' to estimate the impact of the reform on the decision to go to college. We find that individuals leaving high school after the reform have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003688790