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Learning at school and university and also at the work place has become more important in the knowledge-based economy …
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particular, we investigate the role of the share of female mathematics teachers in secondary school and of pupils self …
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Short-term training measures are the most important intervention of German active labor market policy in terms of persons promoted. However, evidence on the impacts of programs is missing. This study analyzes the effects of these programs on the individual unemployment duration in West Germany....
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There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...
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Despite the interdependence between cognitive and noncognitive skills, empirical studies have shown a longer period of acquisition in life-time for the latter besides relevance for educational and labor market success. Analyzing returns of investments during different periods of life is...
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We identify effects of age at school entry (ASE) on the development of child temperament. Our analysis is based on … respective temperamental dimension before entering school. We also show that the ASE effect on persistence is stable over time by … comparing the children at age eight and age eleven, after the children have entered Germany's segregated secondary-school tracks …
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There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...
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Career guidance assists students with the school-to-work transition. Based on a survey in secondary schools in Germany … school track attended and upon the school and class room context, while personal characteristics are hardly relevant. The … and increases the probability of applying for an apprenticeship, while the effects of school counselors work in the …
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Over the 2000s, many federal states in Germany shortened the duration of secondary school by one year while keeping the …
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terms of the skill contents of jobs held and the type of payment individuals receive for their work. An increase in school …
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