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The labor market returns to "first in family" university graduates
Adamecz-Völgyi, Anna; Henderson, Morag; Shure, Nikki - 2022
We examine how first in family (FiF) graduates (those whose parents do not have university degrees) fare on the labor market. We find that among women, FiF graduates earn 7.4% less on average than graduate women whose parents have a university degree. For men, we do not find a FiF wage penalty....
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Citizenship, math and gender : exploring immigrant students' choice of majors
Murat, Marina - 2024
, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with … their mathematical content. Results indicate a decrease in the likelihood of enrolment in math-intensive fields among … students who acquire citizenship, particularly among males, leading to a reduction in gender gaps. Moreover, gender gaps are …
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Wage effects of educational mismatch according toworkers' origin : the role of demographics and firm characteristics
Jacobs, Valentine; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2021
demographics (workers' region of birth, education, and gender) and employer characteristics (firm size and collective bargaining). …
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Female human capital mismatch : an extension for the British public sector
Galanakis, Yannis - 2020 - Current Version: September, 2020
. Greater in-/out-flows to/from private sector are observed regardless the gender of the employee. Once comparing women to the …
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Family background, education, and earnings : the limited value of "test-score transmission"
Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi; Justman, Moshe - 2024
Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving...
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Learning the right skill : the returns to social, technical and basic skills for middle-educated graduates
Cnossen, Femke; Piracha, Matloob; Tchuente, Guy - 2021
Technological change and globalization have sparked debates on the changing demand for skills in western labour markets, especially for middle skilled workers who have seen their tasks replaced. This paper provides a new data set, which is based on text data from curricula of the entire Dutch...
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The impact of internship experience during secondary education on schooling and labour market outcomes
Neyt, Brecht; Verhaest, Dieter; Baert, Stijn - 2019
The literature on workplace learning in secondary education has mainly focussed on vocational education programmes. In this study, we examine the impact of internship experience in secondary education on a student’s schooling and early labour market outcomes, by analysing unique, longitudinal...
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Returns to investment in education : the case of Turkey
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Psacharopoulos, George; … - 2019
This paper estimates private and social returns to investment in education in Turkey, using the 2017 Household Labor Force Survey and alternative methodologies. The analysis uses the 1997 education reform of increasing compulsory education by three years as an instrument. This results in a...
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The impact of compulsory schooling on earnings : evidence from the 1999 education reform in Poland
Liwiński, Jacek - 2018
In 1999, a reform of education was implemented in Poland, which added one year to the shortest available educational path, leading to the acquisition of basic vocational education. In the new system, students choosing this path acquire one more year of general education, which, according to the...
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The impact of compulsory education on employment and earnings in a transition economy
Liwiński, Jacek - 2018
In 1966 the minimum school-leaving age was increased from 14 to 15 years in Poland. This was a result of extending the primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher...
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