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The Effect of a Student Aid Reform on Graduation: A Duration Analysis
Häkkinen, Iida; Uusitalo, Roope - 2003
In this paper we evaluate the changes in the times-to-degree at the Finnish universities in the 1990s. In particular, we evaluate the effect of the 1992 student aid reform that was intended to shorten the duration of university studies. We find that the student aid reform had only a modest...
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Heterogeneous class size effects: new evidence from a panel of university students
Bandiera, Oriana; Larcinese, Valentino; Rasul, Imran - 2009
Over the last decade, many countries have experienced dramatic increases in university enrolment, which, when not matched by compensating increases in other inputs, have resulted in larger class sizes. Using administrative records from a leading UK university, we present evidence on the effects...
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The effect of part-time work on post-secondary educational attainment: New evidence from French data
Beffy, Magali; Fougère, Denis; Maurel, Arnaud - 2010
In this paper, we provide new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment. To do so, we use samples extracted from the French Labor Force Surveys conducted over the years 1992-2002. These samples are restricted to students in initial education following...
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International Trends in the Quantity and Quality of Entrants to Computer Science Courses in Higher Education
Bruniaux, Christine; Hansen, Kirstine; Steedman, Hilary; … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 69 (2000) 4, pp. 527-543
, sondern auch in anderen Ländern. In dieser Studie wird untersucht, in welchem Ausmaß Schulabgänger mit einem Studium der … Informatik in fünf industrialisierten Ländern, den USA, Großbritannien, Frankreich, Singapur und Deutschland, auf die steigende … Nachfrage reagiert haben. Seit 1985 stieg in Europa und Singapur der Anteil der Altersgruppe, die sich für ein Studium in …
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Das agrarsoziale Sicherungssystem in Frankreich: Zentrale Merkmale und Entwicklungen aus der Perspektive der landwirtschaftlichen Sozialversicherung in Deutschland
Mehl, Peter - 2011
Eine vergleichende Analyse der agrarsozialen Sicherungssysteme in Deutschland und Frankreich, die auch eine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305992
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Grundpreisaufschläge bei Groß- und Familienpackungen - eine empirische Untersuchung im deutschen und französischen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel -
Benner, Eckhard; Heidecke, Sandra-Jasmin - 2005
Verbraucher und Verbraucherinnen gehen in der Regel davon aus, dass sie beim Kauf von Groß- bzw. Familienpackungen einen Mengenrabatt bezogen auf den Grundpreis (Preis pro Mengeneinheit) erhalten. Diese Regel trifft auch bei der Mehrzahl der am Markt angebotenen Waren zu. Allerdings zeigten...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011375018
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The Employment of the Low-Skilled Youth in France
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2013
Youth unemployment is notoriously high in France, in particular for the low-skilled. Within the EU, only the crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331430
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Gender differences in the transition to adulthood in France: Is there convergence over the recent period?
Winkler-Dworak, Maria; Toulemon, Laurent - 2007
Numerous studies have shown that educational attainment and labour force status have a strong impact on the timing of family formation for both men and women. The effects of educational level, enrolment in an educational setting and employment seem to be different for men and women. The aim of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352561
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Union instability as an engine of fertility? A micro-simulation model for France
Thomson, Elizabeth; Winkler-Dworak, Maria; Spielauer, Martin - 2009
Micro-level relationships between union formation or dissolution and childbearing have implications for fertility that have not been thoroughly examined. In this paper, we suggest that these relationships comprise an 'engine' that produces variation and change around replacement level fertility....
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The French block of the ESCB multi-country model
Boissay, Frédéric; Villetelle, Jean-Pierre - 2005
collaboration by the ECB and the Banque de France. The theoretical structure of the model is in line with most current …
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