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Can mentoring alleviate family disadvantage in adolescence? : a field experiment to improve labor-market prospects
Resnjanskij, Sven; Ruhose, Jens; Wiederhold, Simon; … - 2021
We study a mentoring program that aims to improve the labor-market prospects of schoolattending adolescents from disadvantaged families by offering them a university-student mentor. Our RCT investigates program effectiveness on three outcome dimensions that are highly predictive of adolescents'...
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Assessing selection bias in non-experimental estimates of the returns to workplace training
Sauermann, Jan; Stenberg, Anders - 2021
We assess selection bias in estimated returns to workplace training by exploiting a field experiment with random assignment of workers to a one-week training program. We compare experimental estimates of this program with non-experimental estimates that are estimated by using a sample of agents...
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Assessment of labour market returns in the case of gender unique human capital
Tverdostup, Maryna; Paas, Tiiu - 2016
opposite gender human capital and the analysis of its effect on the earning profiles of unique human capital holders. The … overwhelming research aim is to better understand the possible reasons behind gender wage disparities, focusing on the unique … features of male and female human capital and their returns. When assessing the gender pay disparities, variation of human …
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Compulsory schooling and geographic distribution on voluntary education
Filiztekin, Alpay; Karahasan, Burhan Can - 2015
Compulsory schooling increases average level of education in a country and provides other benefits, its effect on … increase in the dispersion of the shares of people with voluntary education across space. We find that that an increase in …
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Impact of universities in a flat hierarchy : do degrees from top universities lead to a higher wage?
Schwerter, Jakob - 2020
The literature shows a wage premium for graduates from high quality, elite, or more selective universities. The results, however, exist for countries with a clear hierarchy of top universities, such as the US, England, and Australia. I evaluate if such an effect also exists in Germany, a country...
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Speaking the same language : the effect of foreign origin teachers on students' language skills
Höckel, Lisa Sofie - 2019 - This version: August 12, 2019
Population diversity arising from international migration does not only affect the labor market, but also its training ground – the classroom. While the economics literature studies the large and persistent achievement gap between native and foreign origin students, surprisingly little is...
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COVID-19 and educational inequality : how school closures affect low- and high-achieving students
Grewenig, Elisabeth; Lergetporer, Philipp; Werner, Katharina - 2021
In spring 2020, governments around the globe shut down schools to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. We argue that low-achieving students may be particularly affected by the lack of educator support during school closures. We collect detailed time-use information on students before...
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Technologie, Lernexternalitäten und Ungleichentwicklung: Einkommenszyklen offener Volkswirtschaften
Andrä, Jan - 2011
Die Dissertation befasst sich mit Einkommenszyklen offener Volkswirtschaften. Im Grundmodell werden Einkommensunterschiede der Länder durch verschiedene Lernexternalitäten ausgelöst. Arbeitsteilung im internationalen Handel verfestigt die Ungleichentwicklung. Das Aufkommen neuer Technologien...
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Strategische Allianzen zur Technologieentwicklung
Kleebach, Stephan - 1994
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