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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany
Cornelißen, Thomas; Pfeifer, Christian - 2007
We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600714
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The effect of education on fertility: Evidence from a compulsory schooling reform
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Maeder, Miriam - 2012
This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … exogenous variation from a German compulsory schooling reform to deal with the endogeneity of education. By using data from two … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290958
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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany
Cornelißen, Thomas; Pfeifer, Christian - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2007
We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017445
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The Effect of Education on Fertility: Evidence from a Compulsory Schooling Reform
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Maeder, Miriam - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … exogenous variation from a German compulsory schooling reform to deal with the endogeneity of education. By using data from two … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818241
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Teenage pregnancies and birth in Germany: Patterns and developments
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Riphan, Regina T. - 2014
teenage age and education, with the income of the teenager's family, with migration status, residence in East Germany, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369582
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Teenage Pregnancies and Birth in Germany: Patterns and Developments
Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Riphan, Regina T. - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2014
teenage age and education, with the income of the teenager's family, with migration status, residence in East Germany, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896242
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Does Money Buy Higher Schooling? Evidence from Secondary School Track Choice in Germany
Tamm, Marcus - 2007
The German schooling system selects children into different secondary school tracks already at a very early stage in life. School track choice heavily influences choices and opportunities later in life. It has often been observed that secondary schooling achievements display a strong correlation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600687
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Noncognitive Skills, School Achievements and Educational Dropout
Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne - 2009
We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600820
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A Socio-Economic Analysis of Youth Disconnectedness
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - 2010
Disconnectedness among youth can have several dimensions. From a socio-economic viewpoint, failure in school, unemployment and the lack of an intimate relationship are among the most important ones. In our samples from SOEP youth questionnaires, approximately 13% of young people in Germany...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600933
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Noncognitive Skills, School Achievements and Educational Dropout (Revised Version)
Coneus, Katja; Gernandt, Johannes; Saam, Marianne - 2010
We analyse the determinants of dropout from secondary and vocational education in Germany using data from the Socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600953