Although apprenticeship training has been praised for its effectiveness in smoothing the school-to-work transition of non-college bound students in Western European dual education systems, there is a lack of evidence from Central Eastern Europe. Using a unique individual-level panel database,...

Although apprenticeship training has been praised for its effectiveness in smoothing the school-to-work transition of non-college bound students in Western European dual education systems, there is a lack of evidence from Central Eastern Europe. Using a unique individual-level panel database,...

In this study, we present the first results of a telephone survey that was conducted among families raising a school-age child. Parents and children were asked about their experiences with online teaching following Covid-19 lockdowns. The data collection took place in April 2021, just after one...

The distribution of Roma and non-Roma students across schools has become considerably more unequal in Hungary since the 1980's. This paper analyzes the effect of school choice and local educational policies on that inequality, known as school segregation, in 100 Hungarian towns. We combine...

The distribution of Roma and non-Roma students across schools has become considerably more unequal in Hungary since the 1980's. This paper analyzes the effect of school choice and local educational policies on that inequality, known as school segregation, in 100 Hungarian towns. We combine...

Greek Abstract: ΠΕΡΙΛΗΨΗΤο κεφάλαιο είναι το εισαγωγικό κεφάλαιο του εγχειριδίου που δημοσιεύτηκε με την επιμέλεια του Θοδ.Σακελλαρόπουλου κ.α με τίτλο "Κοινωνική...

In this study, we present the first results of a telephone survey that was conducted among families raising a school-age child. Parents and children were asked about their experiences with online teaching following Covid-19 lockdowns. The data collection took place in April 2021, just after one...

Non-cognitive skills are important predictors of success on the labour market and in many areas of economic and social life. This paper explores the current literature on the economics of non-cognitive skill formation and the most important explanatory factors behind the recent boost of the...

The 1990's was a turbulent period for Finnish postgraduate education. The education system was reformed and the number of postgraduate students who graduated every year increased at a fast pace. In this thesis doctorate and licentiate degree holders as a group, as well as how their labour market...

Statistical data display a high level of sectorial and geographical concentration in the exports of three Central European new member states of the European Union: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. All the three export huge quantities of the products of certain sectors of engineering...