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The Americanization of European higher education and research
Borghans, Lex; Cörvers, Frank - 2009
research has become much more internationally oriented. In this paper we document changes in the structure of research and …. While higher education started to grow substantially around 1960, only a few decades later, research and higher education … transformation is most clearly revealed in the change of language used in research from the national language, Latin, German and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271307
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The Americanization of European Higher Education and Research
Borghans, Lex; Cörvers, Frank - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
research has become much more internationally oriented. In this paper we document changes in the structure of research and …. While higher education started to grow substantially around 1960, only a few decades later, research and higher education … transformation is most clearly revealed in the change of language used in research from the national language, Latin, German and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565210
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University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields: Evidence from California
Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, Vincent Joseph - 2013
The low number of college graduates with science degrees - particularly among under-represented minorities - is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293145
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Job search as a determinant of graduate over-education: Evidence from Australia
Carroll, David; Tani, Massimiliano - 2013
This study considers the relationship between job search and over-education amongst recent Australian bachelor degree graduates. Using a panel estimation method, we find that using universities' career offices is associated with a reduced probability of over-education (between 3% and 8%)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293242
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Just the facts, ma'am: Postsecondary education and labor market outcomes in the US
Holzer, Harry J.; Dunlop, Erin - 2013
In this paper, we provide a comprehensive and up-to-date snapshot of the most important postsecondary education and labor market outcomes in the U.S. using two nationally representative sources of data: The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and The National Educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293246
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A Big Fish in a Small Pond: Ability Rank and Human Capital Investment
Elsner, Benjamin; Isphording, Ingo E. - 2015
We study the impact of a student's ordinal rank in a high school cohort on educational attainment several years later. To identify a causal effect, we compare multiple cohorts within the same school, exploiting idiosyncratic variation in cohort composition. We find that a student's ordinal rank...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307338
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Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - 2015
Access to higher education begins with a student's decision whether and where to apply to college. This paper examines racial and ethnic differences in college application behavior of high school graduates, using two recent graduation cohorts from Texas. We estimate racial and ethnic differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307365
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Investment over the Business Cycle: Insights from College Major Choice
Blom, Erica; Cadena, Brian C.; Keys, Benjamin J. - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between individuals' personal exposure to economic conditions and their investment choices in the context of human capital. Focusing on bachelor's degree recipients, we find that birth cohorts exposed to higher unemployment rates during typical schooling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307371
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Post-Secondary Education and Information on Labor Market Prospects: A Randomized Field Experiment
Pekkala Kerr, Sari; Pekkarinen, Tuomas; Sarvimäki, Matti; … - 2015
We examine the impact of an information intervention offered to 97 randomly chosen high schools in Finland. Graduating students in treatment schools were surveyed and given information on the labor market prospects associated with detailed post-secondary programs. A third of the students report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401645
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Social Ties in Academia: A Friend is a Treasure
Colussi, Tommaso - 2015
This paper employs a unique dataset on articles, authors and editors of the top general interest journals in economics to investigate the role of social connections in the publication process. Ties between editors and authors are identified based on their academic histories. Results show that an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401672