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The quest for more and more education: Implications for social mobility
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - 2012
In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282394
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The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279293
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Education and Inequality
Machin, Stephen - In: The Oxford handbook of economic inequality. 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882042
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Technology and changes in skill structure : evidence from an international panel of industries
Machin, Stephen; Ryan, Annette; Van Reenen, John - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000939227
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Technology and changes in skill structure : evidence from an international panel of industries
Machin, Stephen; Ryan, Annette; Van Reenen, John - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000939865
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Technology and changes in skill structure : evidence from an international panel of industries
Machin, Stephen; Ryan, Annette; Van Reenen, John - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000943526
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Technology and changes in skill structure : evidence from an international panel of industries
Machin, Stephen; Ryan, Annette; Van Reenen, John - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000947155
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Trade and worker deskilling
Costa, Rui; Dhingra, Swati; Machin, Stephen - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167369
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What makes a test score? The respective contributions of pupils, schools, and peers in achievement in English primary education
Kramarz, Francis; Machin, Stephen; Ouazad, Amine - 2008
This study develops an analytical framework for evaluating the respective contributions of pupils, peers, and school quality in affecting educational achievement. We implement this framework using rich data from England that matches pupils to their primary schools. The dataset records all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269210
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Education and mobility
Machin, Stephen; Pelkonen, Panu; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2008
We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based … be due to differences in levels of education in the respective regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269328