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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
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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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Analyzing zero returns to education in Germany: Heterogeneous effects and skill formation
Kamhöfer, Daniel A.; Schmitz, Hendrik - 2013
We analyze the effect of education on wages using German Socio-Economic Panel data and regional variation in mandatory years of schooling and the supply of schools. This allows us to estimate more than one local average treatment effect and heterogeneous effects for different groups of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325128
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The impact of education on personality: Evidence from a German high school reform
Dahmann, Sarah; Anger, Silke - 2014
This paper investigates the short-term effects of a reduction in the length of high school on students' personality … overall curriculum unchanged. This enabled students to obtain a university entrance qualification (Abitur ) after a total of … and across states to identify the effect of schooling on students' Big Five personality traits and on their locus of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368338
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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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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 Returns to Cognitive Abilities and Personality Traits in Germany
Heineck, Guido; Anger, Silke - 2008
We provide the first joint evidence on the relationship between individuals' cognitive abilities, their personality and earnings for Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we employ scores from an ultra-short IQ-test and a set of measures of personality traits, namely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600769