In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals' human and social capital. For … immigrants the private investment in these activities is likely to have relevant external effects as informal learning and …

Using detailed time use data for Germany a positive correlation is found between the level of schooling education and … time investments in informal education. Two hypotheses explain this observation: (1) highly educated people have higher … education is derived in a household production model accounting for both explanations. An empirical investigation finds evidence …

Contemporary views on the determinants of economic growth place education in centre stage. Yet the way in which … education affects growth is not yet well understood. This paper begins by surveying the recent literature on the factors that … affect growth, paying particular attention to education. It then proceeds to estimate a comprehensive model of growth …

improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …

location choice of immigrants and the reflection problem. We exploit a rare immigrant settlement policy in Germany to identify … of peer effect we restrict to no-child-adult-peers who completed their education much before the children in our sample …

Integration, naturalisation, citizenship, education, human capital, on-the-job training. - Einbürgerung …, Staatsangehörigkeit, Bildung, Humankapital, Weiterbildung …

among the longest in the OECD are also creating challenges for work-life balances, child education, personal care and …-level policies improving access to health care and early-childhood education, state-level initiatives favouring workplace flexibility …