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Growing up in ethnic enclaves : language proficiency and educational attainment of immigrant children
Danzer, Alexander M.; Feuerbaum, Carsten; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2018
Does a high regional concentration of immigrants of the same ethnicity affect immigrant children's acquisition of host-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across German regions during the 1960s and 1970s in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863621
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The effect of protestantism on education before the industrialization: evidence from 1816 Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
Protestant economic history of Becker and Woessmann (2009), where Protestantism first led to better education, which in turn … explanation, where a Protestant work ethic first led to industrialization which then increased the demand for education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271781
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How Equal Are Educational Opportunities? Family Background and Student Achievement in Europe and the United States
Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
This paper estimates the effects of family-background characteristics on student performance in the US and 17 Western European school systems. Family background has strong effects both in Europe and the United States, remarkably similar in size. France and Flemish Belgium achieve the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315990
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Luther and the girls: religious denomination and the female education gap in 19th century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2008
that a larger share of Protestants decreased the gender gap in basic education. This result holds when using only the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317734
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Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2008
that a larger share of Protestants decreased the gender gap in basic education. This result holds when using only the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766100
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The Effect of Protestantism on Education before the Industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2010
Protestant economic history of Becker and Woessmann (2009), where Protestantism first led to better education, which in turn … explanation, where a Protestant work ethic first led to industrialization which then increased the demand for education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533997
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Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
that a larger share of Protestants decreased the gender gap in basic education. This result holds when using only the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566336
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How Equal Are Educational Opportunities? Family Background and Student Achievement in Europe and the United States
Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2004
This paper estimates the effects of family-background characteristics on student performance in the US and 17 Western European school systems. Family background has strong effects both in Europe and the United States, remarkably similar in size. France and Flemish Belgium achieve the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406421
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The Importance of School Systems: Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
uses the framework of an education production function to provide descriptive analysis of the extent to which different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522451
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The Importance of School Systems: Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
uses the framework of an education production function to provide descriptive analysis of the extent to which different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524932