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PISA: What Makes the Difference? Explaining the Gap in PISA Test Scores Between Finland and Germany
Ammermüller, Andreas - 2004
The huge difference in the level and variance of student performance in the 2000 PISA study between Finland and Germany motivates this paper. It analyses why Finnish students performed so much better by estimating educational production functions for both countries. The difference in the reading...
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Enrolments in higher education in West Germany: the impact of social background, labour market returns and educational funding
Lauer, Charlotte - 2000
This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public educational policy are examined. The estimations are based...
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Job shopping after vocational training? An empirical analysis of the transition from apprenticeship training to work
Franz, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Volker - 2001
This econometric study deals with the question as to what extent apprentices after successfully completing their training stay with the firm where they have received their training and, if so, how long that job tenure holds. Determinants of both decisions can be seen from both the employer`s and...
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Family background, cohort and education: A French-German comparison
Lauer, Charlotte - 2002
This paper analyses the impact of family background, gender and cohort on educational attainment in France and Germany, relying on a theoretical model imbedded in the human capital theory. In a second step, the educational process is decomposed into school and post-school achievement. The same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298109
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A Model of Educational Attainment: Application to the German Case
Lauer, Charlotte - 2002
This paper aims at formulating a theoretical model of educational attainment which is directly implementable empirically. The conceptual frame-work relies on the human capital theory, where individuals weigh the costs and the returns of education to decide on the optimal amount of education they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298115
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Was ist eigentlich an den Hochschulen los? Eine ökonomische Analyse
Tietzel, Manfred; van der Beek, Kornelia; Müller, Christian - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 78 (1998) 3, pp. 148-156
Die Misere an den deutschen Hochschulen wird einmütig beklagt, schon in der Analyse der Ursachen dieser Krise aber scheiden sich die Geister. Woran krankt die deutsche Universität aus ökonomischer Sicht? Muß Hochschulbildung öffentlich bereitgestellt werden, oder ist ein marktorientiertes...
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Ökonomie(sierung) und Bildung - Plädoyer für ein entspannteres Verhältnis
Wagner, Gert G. - In: Zeitschrift für Pädagogik 52 (2006) 1, pp. 43-51
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Economic gains from publicly provided education in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2007
The aim of this paper is to estimate income advantages arising from publicly provided educa-tion and to analyse their impact on the income distribution in Germany. Using representative micro-data from the SOEP and considering regional and education-specific variation, from a cross-sectional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324245
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Economic gains from publicly provided education in Germany
Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M.; Groh-Samberg, Olaf - 2007
The aim of this paper is to estimate income advantages arising from publicly provided education and to analyse their impact on the income distribution in Germany. Using representative micro-data from the SOEP and considering regional and education-specific variation, from a cross-sectional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324269
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Bildung in Deutschland: Ein Benchmarking der Bundesländer aus bildungsökonomischer Perspektive
Plünnecke, Axel; Stettes, Oliver - 2005
Bildungssystem ausreichende Ressourcen bereit gestellt und diese effizient verwendet werden. "Bildung in Deutschland" zeigt auf Basis …: Lebenschancen und Lebensverhältnisse in Deutschland drohen, sich auseinander zu entwickeln. Allerdings überzeugt kein Bundesland mit … ermöglicht und Wachstumsimpulse in und für ganz Deutschland erzeugt. …
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