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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Minoiu, Nicoleta; Entorf, Horst - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national … empirical results imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the language spoken at home. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297318
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PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national …, for all countries our estimations imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261789
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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes: PISA Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Minoiu, Nicoleta; Entorf, Horst - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2004
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national … empirical results imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the language spoken at home. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097802
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What a Difference Immigration Law Makes : Pisa Results, Migration Background and Social Mobility in Europe and Traditional Countries of Immigration
Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - 2008
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national … empirical results imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the language spoken at home. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014071680
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Migrants at school: educational inequality and social interaction in the UK and Germany
Entorf, Horst; Tatsi, Eirini - 2009
We test potential social costs of educational inequality by analysing the influence of spatial and social segregation on educational achievements. In particular, based on recent PISA data sets from the UK and Germany, we investigate whether good neighbourhoods with a relatively high stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269090
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Migrants at School : Educational Inequality and Social Interaction in the UK and Germany
Entorf, Horst - 2009
We test potential social costs of educational inequality by analysing the influence of spatial and social segregation on educational achievements. In particular, based on recent PISA data sets from the UK and Germany, we investigate whether good neighbourhoods with a relatively high stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159513
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PISA Results : What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Entorf, Horst; Minoiu, Nicoleta - 2021
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national …, for all countries our estimations imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319498
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Migrants at school : educational inequality and social interaction in the UK and Germany
Entorf, Horst; Tatsi, Eirini - 2009
We test potential social costs of educational inequality by analysing the influence of spatial and social segregation on educational achievements. In particular, based on recent PISA data sets from the UK and Germany, we investigate whether good neighbourhoods with a relatively high stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003846006
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Migrants at School: Educational Inequality and Social Interaction in the UK and Germany
Entorf, Horst; Tatsi, Eirini - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We test potential social costs of educational inequality by analysing the influence of spatial and social segregation on educational achievements. In particular, based on recent PISA data sets from the UK and Germany, we investigate whether good neighbourhoods with a relatively high stock of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976888
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Relations between immigration and adult skills: Findings based on PIAAC
Lind, Patrik; Mellander, Erik - 2016
The international survey of adult skills, PIAAC, records large differences in numeracy and literacy skills between immigrants and non-immigrants. We examine how these differences relate to the countries' average skills and skill rankings. Immigrants are defined by country of birth or in terms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695404