compulsory schooling on wages in Germany. We go beyond these studies and test a potential reason for it, namely that basic skills … have a causal effect on cognitive skills in Germany. This is consistent with the explanation for zero effects of schooling … are learned earlier in Germany and additional years of schooling are not effective anymore. This is done by also …

variable estimation is necessary since on the one hand, schooling is highly affected by cognitive skills (reverse causality …

compulsory schooling on wages in Germany. We go beyond these studies and test a potential reason for it, namely that basic skills … have a causal effect on cognitive skills in Germany. This is consistent with the explanation for zero effects of schooling … are learned earlier in Germany and additional years of schooling are not effective anymore. This is done by also …

-cognitive skills. We compare evidence based on Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) for five countries: France, Netherlands, Spain …-cognitive childcare activities. -- Time allocation ; cognitive skills ; non-cognitive skills ; intergenerational transmissions ; human …

This paper examines the effects of a substantial change in publicly funded paid parental leave in Germany on child … study the reform effects on children's language skills, motor skills, socio-emotional stability, and school readiness using …

This paper analyses the wage premia associated with workers' occupational use of foreign languages in Germany. After … fluent English skills are found. Returns to occupational use of other foreign languages are, if anything, restricted to a few … occupations that involve international factor flows. In such occupations it is likely that migrants can apply complementary skills …

In this paper, I evaluate potential side effects of the educational expansion in Germany on the learning outcomes of …In dieser Studie evaluiere ich mögliche Nebeneffekte der weitestgehend abgeschlossenen Bildungsexpansion in Deutschland …

entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied skills of individuals. This data set allows us to construct an indicator that … of different business sizes and entrepreneurs. Finally, the estimated returns to balanced skills are largest for … balancing skills at lower skill levels and income, indicating that both dimensions - skill level and skill scope - are relevant …

This study finds evidence of wage divergence between immigrants and natives in Germany using a country-wide household …