This study was prepared by Gabriela Schütz while she was working with the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in September 2008 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Department of the University of Munich (LMU). The topic of this study is an econometric analysis...

Bildung avanciert im Zeitalter der Wissensgesellschaft zu einer der wichtigsten individuellen und gesellschaftlichen Ressourcen überhaupt. Seit dem Jahr 2000 testet die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) im Rahmen ihrer Bildungsstudie "PISA" (Programme for...

This volume was prepared by Susanne Link during her stay at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and the Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Departure of the University of Munich in...