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Money matters: evidence from a large-scale randomized field experiment with vouchers for adult training
Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2009
This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...
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Remittances and gender: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2011
be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized … reunification in the destination country and decreases remittances. Third, the structure of the existing social network in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274695
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262497
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Fiskalische Effekte der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland: Eine Generationenbilanz
Bonin, Holger - 2001
Deutschland. Mit Hilfe der Generationenbilanzierung werden die Nettosteuerzahlungen von Zuwanderern von ihrer Ankunft im … Aufnahmeland bis an ihr Lebensende geschätzt. Wenn künftige Einwanderer der heute in Deutschland lebenden Ausländerbevölkerung …The paper employs generational accounting to analyze the intertemporal fiscal impact of immigration to Germany …
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Eine fiskalische Gesamtbilanz der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland
Bonin, Holger - 2002
Dieser Beitrag analysiert die fiskalischen Gesamtwirkungen der Zuwanderung nach Deutschland mit Hilfe der demographisch … immigration to Germany. On the basis of a complete balance of life cycle taxes paid and transfer received by native and migrant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262727
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Effects of adult education vouchers on the labor market: Evidence from a randomized field experiment
Schwerdt, Guido; Messer, Dolores; Woessmann, Ludger; … - 2011
Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...
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The Knowledge Lift : The Swedish Adult Education Program That Aimed to Eliminate Low Worker Skill Levels
Albrecht, James; van den Berg, Gerard J.; Vroman, Susan - 2005
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262217
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A second chance at education for early school leavers
Polidano, Cain; Tabasso, Domenico; Tseng, Yi-Ping - 2012
Despite efforts to engage youth in education, there have been only modest improvements in the rates of school completion across OECD countries since the mid-1990s. These modest improvements underline the importance of programs that encourage early school leavers to return to post-school...
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Quotas and quality: The effect of H-1B visa restrictions on the pool of prospective undergraduate students from abroad
Kato, Takao; Sparber, Chad - 2010
In deliberating whether to pursue an undergraduate education in the US, a foreign student takes into consideration the expected probability of securing US employment after graduation. The H-1B visa provides a primary means of legal employment for college-educated foreign-nationals. In October...
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The working hours of immigrants in Germany: temporary versus permanent
Kahanec, Martin; Shields, Michael P. - 2010
Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating human capital specific to the host country. Instead, they work more hours in order to accumulate savings and invest in financial capital that can be transferred back to their...
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