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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - 2012
Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009658861
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoniy, Manfred; Heineckz, Guido - 2012
What is the value of basic skills in the German labor market which until recently was considered to be strongly regulated but has gained flexibility in the last 15 years? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between adults' literacy, numeracy and earnings. We use data from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009670708
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - 2012
Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009624364
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - 2012
Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629024
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Explaining the persisting mathematics test score gap between boys and girls
Sprietsma, Maresa - 2010
This paper provides evidence on the sources of the persisting mathematics test score gap between boys and girls. In … particular, we investigate the role of the share of female mathematics teachers in secondary school and of pupils self …-confidence and extrinsic motivation in mathematics. We find that the share of female mathematics teachers does not seem to affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759769
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Creative and science-oriented employees and firm-level innovation
Birkeneder, Antonia; Brunow, Stephan; Rodríguez-Pose, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011884599
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Perceived wages and the gender gap in STEM fields
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011885057
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Perceived wages and the gender gap in STEM fields
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor - 2018
across different fields. Using a two-step estimation procedure accounting for self-selection, we find that the gender gap in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011798093
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Perceived wages and the gender gap in STEM fields
Osikominu, Aderonke; Pfeifer, Gregor - 2018 - This version: February 1, 2018
across different fields. Using a two-step estimation procedure accounting for self-selection, we find that the gender gap in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011799842
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Explaining the Persisting Mathematics Test Score Gap between Boys and Girls
Sprietsma, Maresa - 2015
This paper provides evidence on the sources of the persisting mathematics test score gap between boys and girls. In … particular, we investigate the role of the share of female mathematics teachers in secondary school and of pupils self …-confidence and extrinsic motivation in mathematics. We find that the share of female mathematics teachers does not seem to affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014187101