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A népesség iskolázottságának előrejelzése 2020-ig: Iskolázási mikroszimulációs modell (ISMIK)
Hermann, Zoltán; Varga, Júlia - 2012
The paper presents a detailed description of the ISMIK model which was developed as a part of "Priority project TÁMOP - 2.3.2-09/1 Establishing labour market forecasts and foreseeing structural changes". The ISMIK model is a dynamic microsimulation model to project individuals' educational...
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The effect of enclave residence on the labour force activities of immigrants in Canada
Tu, Jiong - 2010
immigrants' labour force participation rate and employment probability. For recent immigrants who arrived in Canada within the … positively related to their employment probability in all censuses. However, living in an enclave has no significant effect on … the labour force activity of older immigrants who have lived in Canada for more than twenty years. Since immigrants could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269543
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Why does height matter for educational Attainment? Evidence from German pre-teen children
Cinnirella, Francesco; Piopiunik, Marc; Winter, Joachim - 2010
Several studies have shown that body height is positively associated with educational attainment. In this paper, we investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students. We show that (i) taller children are more likely to enroll in 'Gymnasium', the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270464
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Mother or motherland: Can a government have an impact on educational attainment of the population? : preliminary evidence from India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - 2010
In this paper, using data from the 61st round of the (Indian) National Sample Survey, we examine the relative impacts of personal-household and state-level characteristics (including government policy) on the likelihood of transition from one educational level to the next. Our analysis suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269841
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Does parental employment affect children's educational attainment? Evidence from Germany
Hörisch, Hannah - 2008
This paper analyzes whether there exists a causal relationship between parental employment and children's educational … on sibling differences and (ii) reverse causality by focusing on parents' employment when children are aged 0-3. We use … data from the German Socioeconomic Panel. Overall, we find little support that parental employment affects children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427526
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Post-secondary attendance by parental income in the U.S. and Canada: What role for financial aid policy?
Belley, Philippe; Frenette, Marc; Lochner, Lance - 2011
attendance for recent high school cohorts in both the U.S. and Canada using data from the 1997 Cohort of the National … income in Canada relative to the U.S., even after controlling for family background, adolescent cognitive achievement, and … generous to low-income youth than are Canadian policies. By contrast, Canada offers more generous aid to middle-class youth …
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Gender gap in the CIS region
Rokicka, Magdalena - 2008
The aim of this paper is to examine the issues of gender disparities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a special focus given to countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)1. The analysis is conducted in several dimensions: labour participation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430805
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Post-secondary education in Canada: can ability bias explain the earnings gap between college and university graduates?
Caponi, Vincenzo; Plesca, Miana - 2007
Using the Canadian General Social Survey we compute returns to post-secondary education relative to high-school. Unlike previous research using Canadian data, our dataset allows us to control for ability selection into higher education. We find strong evidence of positive ability selection into...
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Marital Sorting and Inequality: How Educational Categorization Matters
Almar, Frederik; Friedrich, Benjamin; Reynoso, Ana; … - 2023
This paper revisits the link between education-based marriage market sorting and income inequality. Leveraging Danish administrative data, we develop a novel categorization of marriage market types based on the starting wages and wage growth trajectories associated with educational programs:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290175
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Grades, aspirations and post-secondary education outcomes
Christofides, Louis N.; Hoy, Michael; Milla, Joniada; … - 2012
We explore the forces that shape the development of aspirations and the achievement of grades during high school and the role that these aspirations, grades, and other variables play in educational outcomes such as going to university and graduating. We find that parental expectations and peer...
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