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Public versus Private Education with Risky Human Capital
Kindermann, Fabian - 2009
privatization of tertiary education comes with a vast reduction in the number of students, an increase in the college wage premium … and longrun welfare losses of around 5 percent. Surprisingly, we find that from privatization of tertiary education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600889
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Public versus Private Education with Risky Human Capital
Kindermann, Fabian - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
privatization of tertiary education comes with a vast reduction in the number of students, an increase in the college wage premium … and longrun welfare losses of around 5 percent. Surprisingly, we find that from privatization of tertiary education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578348
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The Returns to Education for Opportunity Entrepreneurs, Necessity Entrepreneurs, and Paid Employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
We assess the relevance of formal education for the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between … employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups because of different levels of control …. We use the German Socio-economic Panel and account for the endogeneity of education and non-random selection. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128972
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The Feminization of Occupations and Change in Wages: A Panel Analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185789
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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and Their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data
Block, Jörn; Sandner, Philipp - 2009
' education in the professional area where they start their venture, this effect is no longer significant. We therefore conclude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600835
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J. M. - 2012
We assess the relevance of formal education for the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between … employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups because of different levels of control …. We use the German Socio-economic Panel and account for the endogeneity of education and non-random selection. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287580
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The feminization of occupations and change in wages: A panel analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010475155
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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and Their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data
Block, Jörn; Sandner, Philipp - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2009
' education in the professional area where they start their venture, this effect is no longer significant. We therefore conclude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017484
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September 11th and the Earnings of Muslims in Germany: The Moderating Role of Education and Firm Size
Cornelißen, Thomas; Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
While available evidence suggests that the events of September 11th negatively influenced the relative earnings of employees with Arab background in the US, it is not clear that they had similar effects in other countries. Our study for Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600921
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September 11th and the Earnings of Muslims in Germany: The Moderating Role of Education and Firm Size
Cornelißen, Thomas; Jirjahn, Uwe - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010
While available evidence suggests that the events of September 11th negatively influenced the relative earnings of employees with Arab background in the US, it is not clear that they had similar effects in other countries. Our study for Germany provides evidence that the events also affected the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519440