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Intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in Germany : the last five decades
Heineck, Guido; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2007
Over the last decades the German education system underwent numerous reforms in order to improve "equality of opportunity", i.e. to guarantee all pupils equal access to higher education. At the same time internationally comparative evidence yields that Germany features particularly low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011630115
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Intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in Germany: the last five decades
Heineck, Guido; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2007
Over the last decades the German education system underwent numerous reforms in order to improve equality of opportunity, i.e. to guarantee all pupils equal access to higher education. At the same time internationally comparative evidence yields that Germany features particularly low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264978
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The intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Trübswetter, Parvati - 2011
schooling outcomes in East and West Germany. Based on data from the German Mikrozensus we find that educational mobility is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286666
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The intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Trübswetter, Parvati - 2011
schooling outcomes in East and West Germany. Based on data from the German Mikrozensus we find that educational mobility is … Germany. -- education transmission ; intergenerational mobility ; equality of opportunity ; schooling ; human capital … ; intergenerational mobility ; equality of opportunity ; schooling ; human capital ; transition economy ; Mikrozensus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008907148
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Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment in Germany : The Last Five Decades
Heineck, Guido; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2021
Over the last decades the German education system underwent numerous reforms in order to improve equality of opportunity, i.e. to guarantee all pupils equal access to higher education. At the same time internationally comparative evidence yields that Germany features particularly low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316858
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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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Do university policies matter? : effects of course policies on performance ; conference paper
Beltz, Philipp; Link, Susanne; Ostermaier, Andreas - 2013
We benefit from the Bologna reform to show how course and program policies affect academic achievement. We examine two similar programs at the business school of a major European university, which were both reformed. Time lags in the reforms allow us to estimate the difference in the differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339293
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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/10003944687
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Migration background and educational tracking : is there a double disadvantage for second-generation immigrants?
Lüdemann, Elke; Schwerdt, Guido - 2010
Research on immigrants' educational disadvantages largely focuses on differences in student achievement tests. Exploiting data from the German PIRLS extension, we find that second-generation immigrants face additional disadvantages with respect to grades and teacher recommendations for secondary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008749042
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Wie zentral sind die Abschlussprüfungen an deutschen Schulen wirklich?
Birkenfeld, Florian; Hanafy, Shima’a - 2008
Dieser Aufsatz überprüft die Zentralität der Abschlussprüfungen in den unterschiedlichen Schulsystemen der deustchen Bundesländer. Wir wollen damit dazu beitragen, zukünftige ökonometrische Arbeiten zu zentralen Abschlussprüfungen detaillierter ausgestalten zu können. -- Zentrale...
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