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Intergenerational mobility and self-selection of asylum seekers in Germany
Kolb, Michael; Neidhöfer, Guido; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2019
intergenerational mobility in education among refugees and compare it to the educational mobility of similar-aged individuals in their … region of origin. The findings show that the refugees in our sample display high rates of educational mobility, and that … their upward mobility is rather high when compared to the reference group in their region of origin. These results suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036709
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The human capital selection of young males seeking asylum in Germany
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2018
This study analyses the selection of recently arrived asylum seekers from Middle Eastern and African countries in Germany. The findings suggest that, on average, asylum seekers have 22 percent more years of schooling - the indicator used for human capital - when compared to same-aged persons...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011911965
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Dynamics of overqualification: Evidence from the early career of graduates
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2017
This study analyses the persistence and true state dependence of overqualification, i.e. a mismatch between workers' qualifications and their jobs' educational requirements. Employing individual-level panel data for Germany, I find that overqualification is highly persistent among tertiary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011636434
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Preferred field of study and academic performance
Berlingieri, Francesco; Diegmann, André; Sprietsma, Maresa - 2022
This paper investigates the impact of studying the first-choice university subject on dropout and switching field of study for a cohort of students in Germany. Using detailed survey data, and employing an instrumental variable strategy based on variation in the local field of study availability,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013273905
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Overqualification of graduates: Assessing the role of family background
Erdsiek, Daniel - 2014
Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468089
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International student exchange and academic performance
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Joosten, Wytse; Toivanen, Otto - 2021
International student exchange has become an important part of university-level studies and the EU plans to increase it significantly. We analyze how international student exchange affects students' academic human capital. Using detailed student-level data from four faculties (Economics and...
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Up or out: Research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Leuschner, Ute - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308277
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Up or out: Research incentives and career prospects of postdocs in Germany
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Leuschner, Ute - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
Academic careers in Germany have been under debate for a while. We conduct a survey among postdocs in Germany, to analyze the perceptions and attitudes of postdocs regarding their research incentives, their working conditions, and their career prospects. We conceptualize the career prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957708
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Overqualification of graduates: Assessing the role of family background
Erdsiek, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Studies on the underlying mechanisms of social mobility commonly find that half of the intergenerational earnings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011139790
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Integrating young male refugees: Initial evidence from an inclusive soccer project
Lange, Martin; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2017
findings of the survey, focusing on labour market activity, pre-migration characteristics, and the monetary costs of the escape …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011623726