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Almost all countries worldwide closed schools at the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis. I document that schooling time dropped on average by -55% in the US and -45% in Germany from the onset of the crisis to the summer of 2021. In the US, schools were closed longer in richer than in poorer areas,...
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. Results are obtained based on instrumental variable estimation exploiting the exogenous variation in month of birth. We find …
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. Results are obtained based on instrumental variable estimation exploiting the exogenous variation in month of birth. We find …
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. Results are obtained based on instrumental variable estimation exploiting the exogenous variation in month of birth. We find …
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This study focuses on the determinants of regional heterogeneity in returns to schooling. School quality, labor market characteristics, and amenities are potential determinants of regional differences. In contrast to previous research, this study jointly evaluates the contribution of the...
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We estimate the impact of compulsory schooling on earnings using the changes in compulsory schooling laws for secondary schools in West German states during the period from 1948 to 1970. While our research design is very similar to studies for various other countries, we find very different...
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We estimate the impact of compulsory schooling on earnings using the changes in compulsory schooling laws for secondary schools in West German states during the period from 1948 to 1970. While our research design is very similar to studies for various other countries, we find very different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318425
identification, I use historical shifts in the school year schedule in Germany, which substantially shortened the duration of the …
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, I use historical shifts in the school year schedule in Germany, which substantially shortened the duration of the …
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). We estimate treatment effects on the probability to graduate within instructional time, on standardized study duration … significantly decreased standardized study duration. At the same time, overall final grades are significantly worse in the treatment …
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