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We compare estimates of the effects of education on health and health behaviour using two different instrumental … of education for those at the lower end of the ability distribution whereas MR affects individuals across the entire … of additional years of education thus seem to be similar across the education distribution. Our study corroborates the …
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The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise …
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The Swedish adult education program called Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the …
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participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying … population. The Swedish adult education program is unprecedented in its size, and enrollment is universally available at …, selection issues, course heterogeneity, the income received during adult education, parental leave, and child care fees. Adult …
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In the Netherlands, students who want to become a medical specialist have toenrol in a training program which is in limited supply. During the search for aposition as trainee (or "junior medical specialist"), they may accept atemporary job as a medical assistant. We use a micro data set to...
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exposed. We do not find robust effects on the probability of obtaining an upper secondary education. …
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This paper examines the extent to which pre-puberty nutritional conditions in one generation affect productivity-related outcomes in later generations. Recent findings from the biological literature suggest that age 8-12 is a critical period for male germ cell development. We build on this...
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The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope …
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