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Occupational mismatch of immigrants in Europe : the role of education and cognitive skills

Cim, Merve; Kind, Michael Sebastian; Kleibrink, Jan - 2017

international vergleichbaren Fragebögen der PIAAC Daten ist es möglich, die unterschiedlichen Qualifikationen von Migranten und … beschäftigen wir uns mit Bildungs- und Qualifikationsunterschieden zwischen Migranten und Einheimischen in elf europäischen Ländern … im selben Beruf. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Migranten im Vergleich zu Einheimischen für ihre Berufe häufig …

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Speaking the same language : the effect of foreign origin teachers on students' language skills

Höckel, Lisa Sofie - 2020

This study investigates whether foreign origin teachers causally affect their students language skills in secondary school. Exploring within-student variation in assignment to teachers, I find that teachers who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants significantly increase the reading...

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Individualism vs. collectivism : how inherited cultural values affect labor market outcomes of second generation immigrants in the US

Höckel, Lisa Sofie - 2017

Die Integration von Migranten im Aufnahmeland ist stark mit deren Erfolg am Arbeitsmarkt verbunden. Für letzteres … kulturellen Werten auf die Arbeitsmarktpartizipation von Migranten bisher jedoch kaum untersucht. Daher analysiert dieses Papier … den Zusammenhang zwischen kollektivistischen Werten im Herkunftsland und der Arbeitsmarktsituation von Migranten der …

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Starting off on the right foot : language learning classes and the educational success of immigrant children

Höckel, Lisa Sofie; Schilling, Pia - 2022

This study is the first empirical analysis to identify the causal effect of a separate preparatory language learning class on the academic success of newly immigrated primary school-aged children in comparison to their direct integration into regular classrooms. Employing unique administrative...

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Causal effects of educational mismatch in the labor market

Kleibrink, Jan - 2013

This paper analyzes the effect of educational mismatch on wages in Germany, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Educational mismatch has been discussed extensively, mostly by applying OLS wage regressions which are prone to an unobserved heterogeneity bias. This problem is...

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Educational mismatch and mobility

Roller, Christiane; Rulff, Christian; Tamminga, Michael M. - 2019

With increasing educational attainment in Germany, the issue of inefficient human capital allocation gains importance. Especially overeducation seems to be a problem, since more and more highly educated individuals are required to take jobs that do not match their educational level, settling for...

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Skill mismatch and learning-by-doing : theory and evidence from time allocation on tasks

Storm, Eduard - 2023

This paper studies wage effects and job mobility as a result of skill mismatch in worker- occupation pairs. I develop a Roy model in which learning on the job induces workers to shift more time towards job-specific activities. Using a short task panel containing data on worker’s time...

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Forecasting private consumption : survey-based indicators vs. Google trends

Schmidt, Torsten; Vosen, Simeon - 2009

In this study we introduce a new indicator for private consumption based on search query time series provided by Google Trends. The indicator is based on factors extracted from consumption-related search categories of the Google Trends application Insights for Search. The forecasting performance...

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A comparative analysis of the nativity wealth gap

Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007

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Immigration and status exchange in Australia and the United States

Choi, Kate H.; Tienda, Marta; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; … - 2011

The claim that marriage is a venue for status exchange of achieved traits, like education, and ascribed attributes, notably race and ethnic membership, has regained traction in the social stratifi cation literature. Most studies that consider status exchanges ignore birthplace as a social...

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