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On the road to integration? Immigrant’s demand for informal (& formal) education
Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Jayet, Hubert - 2019
In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals’ human and social capital. For immigrants the private investment in these activities is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054559
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Ethnicity differentials in academic achievements: The role of time investments
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Connelly, Luke B.; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2020
Children of Asian immigrants in most English-speaking destinations have better academic outcomes, yet the underlying causes of their advantages are under-studied. We employ panel time-use diaries by two cohorts of children observed over a decade to present new evidence that children of Asian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012169071
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The varying impact of COVID-19 in the Spanish Labor Market
Cabanillas-Jiménez, Guillermo; Galanakis, Yannis - 2022
Historically, the Spanish labor market has been quite unstable. The unexpected arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 has stressed these vulnerabilities. In this paper, we analyze the immediate impact of the pandemic on Spanish labor market outcomes. We find that, during the lockdown period, individuals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208389
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Lost Wages: The COVID-19 Cost of School Closures
Psacharopoulos, George; Collis, Victoria; Patrinos, … - 2020
Social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19 (coronavirus) have led to school closures. In mid-April, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reported that 192 countries had closed all schools and universities, affecting more than 90 percent of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012217726
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Up in STEM, Down in Business: Changing College Major Decisions with the Great Recession
Liu, Shimeng; Sun, Weizeng; Winters, John V. - 2017
We use the American Community Survey (ACS) to investigate the extent to which college major decisions were affected during and after the Great Recession with special attention to business and STEM fields, as well as the heterogeneity by gender, race/ethnicity and combinations of race/ethnicity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011718172
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Beyond technological explanations of employment polarisation in Spain
Sebastian, Raquel; Harrison, Scott - 2017
This paper presents new evidence on the evolution of job polarisation over time and across skill groups in Spain … between 1994 and 2008. Spain has experienced job polarisation over the whole period, with growth at the upper part of the wage … job polarisation, not just in Spain, but possibly globally. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011759558
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What do student jobs on graduate CVs signal to employers?
Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Cuypers, Laure; De Couck, … - 2019
Due to the prevalence and important consequences of student work, the topic has seen an increased interest in the literature. However, to date the focus has been solely on measuring the effect of student employment on later labour market outcomes, relying on signalling theory to explain the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012016403
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Causal impact of physical activity on child health and development
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Christian, Hayley; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2022
The relationship between physical activity and child health and development is well-documented, yet the extant literature provides limited causal insight into the amount of physical activity considered optimal for improving any given health or developmental outcome. This paper exploits exogenous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173713
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The effects of sleep duration on child health and development
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Zubrick, Stephen R.; Mitrou, Francis - 2022
This paper studies the extent to which sleep duration causally affects health, cognitive and noncognitive development in children and adolescents. Using over 50 thousand time use diaries from two cohorts of Australian children spanning over 16 years, we first document that children sleep...
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Gender differences in time allocation contribute to differences in developmental outcomes in children and adolescents
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Brinkman, Sally; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2022
Using over 50 thousand time-use diaries from two cohorts of children, we document significant gender differences in time allocation in the first 16 years in life. Relative to males, females spend more time on personal care, chores and educational activities and less time on physical and media...
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