Particularly among the highly educated, a persistent upward trend in female employment rates has characterized western industrialized countries in the last decades. Yet, strong gender inequalities persist in the career chances of equally highly qualified men and women. Women are still...

Particularly among the highly educated, a persistent upward trend in female employment rates has characterized western industrialized countries in the last decades. Yet, strong gender inequalities persist in the career chances of equally highly qualified men and women. Women are still...

[Introduction and research goals] Students whose parents do not have a college degree are still underrepresented at German universities, although many graduate from high school with a college entrance qualification. Why is this the case and what are possible policy measures that might increase...

Research consistently reports pronounced earnings differences between men and women, even among the highly educated. This article investigates whether students’ responsiveness to information on income returns relates to gender differences in major choices, which might contribute to the...

Information deficits are considered an important source of why students from less-privileged families do not enroll in college, even when they are college-eligible and intend to go to college. In this paper, we examine whether correct and detailed information on the costs of and returns to...

AbiturientInnen, deren Eltern keinen Hochschulabschluss haben, studieren seltener als MitschülerInnen, bei denen mindestens ein Elternteil einen Universitäts- oder Fachhochschulabschluss hat. Erste Ergebnisse des Berliner-Studienberechtigten-Panels (Best Up) des DIW Berlin und des...

Auch heute noch sind Frauen in Führungspositionen und in vielen anspruchsvollenBerufen deutlich unterrepräsentiert. Diese Karriereunterschiedefinden sich ebenso innerhalb von Partnerschaften wieder. Langewurde diese Situation mit der Bildungsungleichheit zwischen Männern undFrauen erklärt....

Research consistently reports pronounced earnings differences between men and women, even among the highly educated. This article investigates whether students' responsiveness to information on income returns relates to gender differences in major choices, which might contribute to the...

AbiturientInnen, deren Eltern keinen Hochschulabschluss haben, studieren seltener als MitschülerInnen, bei denen mindestens ein Elternteil einen Universitäts- oder Fachhochschulabschluss hat. Erste Ergebnisse des Berliner-Studienberechtigten-Panels (Best Up) des DIW Berlin und des...