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"This study uses the Swiss Graduate Survey data to investigate the determinants of job-education mismatch and the associated consequences on earnings while controlling for various ability and motivation factors, as well as socio-demographic, labor market and institutional characteristics. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099834
This study uses the Swiss Graduate Survey data to investigate the determinants of job-education mismatch and the associated consequences on earnings while controlling for various ability and motivation factors, as well as socio-demographic, labor market and institutional characteristics. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011833832
Decisions about admission to selective schools usually rely on performance measures. To reach a required achievement threshold students may make use of additional resources, such as private tutoring. We investigate how the use of private tutoring relates to the transition probability to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013419362
Decisions about admission to selective schools usually rely on performance measures. To reach a required achievement threshold students may make use of additional resources, such as private tutoring. We investigate how the use of private tutoring relates to the transition probability to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014242795
Decisions about admission to selective schools usually rely on performance measures. To reach a required achievement threshold students may make use of additional resources, such as private tutoring. We investigate how the use of private tutoring relates to the transition probability to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014243035
We estimate the impact of a large curriculum reform in Switzerland that substantially increased the share of foreign language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using administrative student register data and exploiting the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362380
We estimate the impact of a large curriculum reform in Switzerland that substantially increased the share of foreign language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using administrative student register data and exploiting the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013347044
Decisions about admission to selective schools usually rely on performance measures. To reach a required achievement threshold students may make use of additional resources, such as private tutoring. We investigate how the use of private tutoring relates to the transition probability to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426684
We analyze the causal influence a positive reputation shock for a particular occupation may have on career choice. The … measure of the positive reputation shock is the unpredictable event that a young adult from one's own country wins a (gold …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429723
We analyze the causal influence a positive reputation shock for a particular occupation may have on career choice. The … measure of the positive reputation shock is the unpredictable event that a young adult from one's own country wins a (gold …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014434289