Laut dem thematischen EU-Bericht zum „Europäischen Jahr der Chancengleichheit 2007 für alle“(Europäische Kommission 2008) ist das Thema sexuelle Orientierung nach wie vor gesellschaftlichund damit auch im Erwerbsleben hochgradig negativ besetzt bzw. tabuisiert. In Österreich...

[...]What might account for this link between parentalincome and children’s income? Many economists believethat this relationship is due in large part to differentialhuman-capital investment between high-income andlow-income families. High-income parents can invest inmore (and better)...

[...]The main conclusion from this review is that thewidely held belief that American schools have failed—thatthey are performing worse today than they have in the past,that a high school degree is no longer valuable, and thatadditional resources yield no benefits in the current system—is...

[...]In this paper, I examine two methods of measuringthe value of better schools. One involves following individualsover time to determine how the quality of theirschooling affects outcomes later in their lives; the otherinvolves calculating parental valuation of better schoolstoday. I review...