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Microeconometric analysis of individual and institutional determinants of education and occupational choice
Obergruber, Natalie - 2018
This study analyses which individual and institutional factors (causally) influence individuals in their educational career and in their choice for an occupation. Chapter 2 explores consequences of parental separation for cognitive skill development of children. In the year before parental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011918288
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Making New Zealand's economic growth more inclusive
Carey, David - 2015
New Zealand generally performs well in terms of economic and social inclusion. It has high employment rates, and education and health-care systems work well for most. However, some New Zealanders are stuck on low incomes and face material deprivation and multiple barriers to economic and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399645
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Estimating multidimensional childhood poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007 through 2013
Mahrt, Kristi; Nanivazo, Malokele - 2015
After years of economic decline, conflict, and instability, the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved rapid economic growth in the 2000s along with a reduction in rural consumption poverty. This paper evaluates the extent to which recent growth has been accompanied by improvements in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411151
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The PISA shock, socioeconomic inequality, and school reforms in Germany
Davoli, Maddalena; Entorf, Horst - 2018
In Germany, the poor performance in PISA 2000 stimulated a heated public debate and a strong policy response. The government reacted to the low average and remarkable disparities registered by the test, and spurred reforms led to a significant improvement in the country fs educational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011901978
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Einkommensentwicklung im Freistaat Sachsen : Gutachten im Auftrag der FDP-Fraktion im Sächsischen Landtag
Arent, Stefan; Nagl, Wolfgang; Ragnitz, Joachim - 2011
Die Studie stellt die Bruttolohn- und Tariflohnentwicklung von Arbeitnehmern in der Privatwirtschaft und Angestellten im öffentlichen Dienst seit der Wiedervereinigung gegenüber. Dabei werden auch Sonderleistungen (wie Urlaubs- und Weihnachtsgeld, Überstundenzuschläge usw.), flexible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011858990
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The distributional effects of early school stratification : non-parametric evidence from Germany
Roller, Marcus; Steinberg, Daniel - 2017
The effects of early school stratification on scholastic performance have been subject to controversial debates in educational policy and science. We exploit a unique variation in Lower Saxony, Germany, where performance based tracking was preponed from grade 7 to grade 5 in 2004. We measure the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011790657
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Charter schools and the segregation of students by income
Dalane, Kari; Marcotte, Dave E. - 2021
The segregation of students by socioeconomic status has been on the rise in American public education between schools during the past several decades. Recent work has demonstrated that segregation is also increasing within schools at the classroom level. In this paper, we contribute to our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509177
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Reference income effects in the determination of equivalence scales using income satisfaction data
Borah, Melanie; Knabe, Andreas; Kuhställer, Carina - 2016
We estimate household equivalence scales using income satisfaction data from the German Socio-Economic Panel. We extend previous studies applying this approach by taking reference income into account. This allows separating needs-based from reference effects in the determination of income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547742
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How redistributive is fiscal policy in Latin America? : the case of Chile and Mexico
Castelletti, Barbara - 2013
This paper looks at the incidence of fiscal policy on the income distribution for Chile and Mexico. Notably by … fiscal policy on reducing income inequality. The contrast between the estimates for Chile and Mexico and the rest of OECD … income inequality reduction and shows how these results differ across countries. Our results for Chile and Mexico suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230705
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On synthetic income panels
Moreno, Hector; Bourguignon, François; Dang, Hai-Anh H. - 2021
In many developing countries, the increasing public interest in monitoring economic inequality and mobility is hindered by the scarce availability of longitudinal data. Synthetic panels based on matching individuals with the same time-invariant characteristics in consecutive cross-sections have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012493806