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Inequality of opportunity in wealth: Levels, trends, and drivers
Graeber, Daniel; Hilbert, Viola; König, Johannes - 2023
intergenerational transfers, parental occupation, and the region of birth. In contrast, gender and individuals' own education are the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014374802
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The prospects of the Baby Boomers: Methodological challenges in projecting the lives of an aging cohort
Westermeier, Christian; Rasner, Anika; Grabka, Markus M. - 2012
-course information. Exploiting the advantages of the projected data, the authors compare the returns to education - measured in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324277
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The effect of schooling on parental integration: Evidence from Germany
Sommerfeld, Ann-Marie - 2023
Exploiting the age-at-enrollment policies in 16 German states as exogenous source of variation, I examine whether the schooling of the oldest child in a migrant household affects parents' integration. My analysis links administrative records on primary school enrollment cutoff dates with micro...
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The Prospects of the Baby Boomers: Methodological Challenges in Projecting the Lives of an Aging Cohort
Westermeier, Christian; Rasner, Anika; Grabka, Markus M. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
. Exploiting the advantages of the projected data, the authors compare the returns to education - measured in terms of pension …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010787014
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Tracking and the intergenerational transmission of education: Evidence from a natural experiment
von Werder, Marten; Lange, Simon - 2016
transmission of education of a reform that delayed tracking by two years in one of Germany's federal states. While the reform had …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574113
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The distribution of economic resources to children in Germany
Stockhausen, Maximilian - 2017
This paper investigates the redistributive impact of private and public childcare provision and education on children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641751
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The myth of equal opportunity in Germany?
Consiglio, Valentina S.; Sologon, Denisa M. - 2019
major objective of German policy makers. However, evidence on the access to education suggests that opportunities of … opportunity on the German labour market to occur along the lines of parental education even beyond the education system, it urges …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140768
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University tuition fees and high school students' educational intentions
Bahrs, Michael; Siedler, Thomas - 2018
This paper studies whether higher education tuition fees influence the intention to acquire a university degree among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962192
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Non-take-up of student financial help: A microsimulation for Germany
Herber, Stefanie P.; Kalinowski, Michael - 2016
This paper estimates the percentage of students who do not take up their federal need-based student financial aid entitlements and sheds light on determinants of this behavior. Against the background that educational mobility in Germany is low although extensive student financial aid for needy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011499558
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Who dares, wins? A sibling analysis of tertiary education transition in Germany
Keller, Tamás; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2014
, however, still limited regarding educational transitions later in life, such as into tertiary education. Is parental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464354