schooling. In a second step, we run wage regressions to examine direct effects. Our results suggest that the direct and indirect … important to differentiate between mother's and father's education. It is also important to take into account other parental … interaction effects play an important role. The returns to schooling depend on the employees' parental background.  …

premium, or the ratio between the wages of skilled and unskilled labor. This paper develops a framework for understanding this …

Summary Over the last decades the German education system underwent numerous reforms in order to improve “equality of … opportunity”, i.e. to guarantee all pupils independent of parental background equal access to higher education. At the same time … educational attainment. This study investigates the development in intergenerational education mobility in Germany for the birth …

-founded fertility and schooling behavior. The model explains the historical emergence of R&D-based growth and the subsequent emergence … of mass education and the demographic transition. The ongoing child quality-quantity trade-off during the transition …. Because growth in modern economies is based on the education of the workforce, the medium-run prospects for future economic …

Private paid tutoring is a subject that is not well recognised in education research. By using theories on educational … be confirmed. There is no link between parents? education and rates of private paid lessons. …