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Subjective completion beliefs and the demand for post-secondary education
Kunz, Johannes S.; Staub, Kevin E. - 2016
whether to invest in post-secondary education, students must factor their probability of completing the degree into their … decision. We study the role of this uncertainty in education choices using representative survey data from Germany. Students … secondary education. We relate these subjective completion probabilities to students' subsequent education choices and outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574117
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How learning a musical instrument affects the development of skills
Hille, Adrian; Schupp, Jürgen - 2013
Despite numerous studies on skill development,we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality, time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322844
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How Learning a Musical Instrument Affects the Development of Skills
Hille, Adrian; Schupp, Jürgen - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2013
Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128964
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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-Economic Panel from 2000 to 2007. In addition to the role of classical variables like family background and school achievements, we examine the effect of noncognitive skills. Both,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600953
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014438403
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The effect of maternal education on offspring's mental health
Graeber, Daniel; Schnitzlein, Daniel D. - 2019
We estimate the causal effect of maternal education on the mental health of mother's children in late adolescence and adulthood. Theoretical considerations are ambiguous about a causal effect of maternal education on children's mental health. To identify the causal effect of maternal education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011994097
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Tracking and the intergenerational transmission of education: Evidence from a natural experiment
von Werder, Marten; Lange, Simon - 2016
out that tracking aggravates initial differences between students. We estimate the effects on the intergenerational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574113
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The role of family risk attitudes in education and intergenerational mobility: An empirical analysis
Huebener, Mathias - 2012
This paper analyses the role of family risk attitudes in intergenerational mobility in incomes and education. Based on 1984-2009 data of sons and fathers from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey, there is evidence suggesting that sons with risk taking fathers have a significantly higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290955
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The Role of Family Risk Attitudes in Education and Intergenerational Mobility: An Empirical Analysis
Huebener, Mathias - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
This paper analyses the role of family risk attitudes in intergenerational mobility in incomes and education. Based on 1984-2009 data of sons and fathers from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey, there is evidence suggesting that sons with risk taking fathers have a significantly higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818237
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How does education improve cognitive skills? Instructional time versus timing of instruction
Dahmann, Sarah - 2015
the impact of this educational change on students' cognitive abilities, I conduct two separate analyses: first, I exploit … the variation in the curriculum taught to same-aged students at academic-track high school over time and across states to … identify the effect of the increase in class hours on students' crystallized and fluid intelligence scores. Using rich data on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288147