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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment : New Evidence from Germany
Cornelißen, Thomas - 2008
We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773227
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The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment : new evidence from Germany
Cornelißen, Thomas; Pfeifer, Christian - 2007
We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631438
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Long run effects of universal childcare on personality traits
Bach, Maximilian; Koebe, Josefine; Peter, Frauke - 2019
Although universal childcare has become an essential tool to support child development, few economic studies analyze its effects on non-cognitive skills and little is known about causal effects on these skills in the long run. In this paper we go beyond short run analyses and examine the long...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012035458
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Shot Across the Bow, Stigma or Selection? The Effect of Repeating a Class on Educational Attainment
Fertig, Michael - 2021
between respondents. Our estimation results suggest that there exists a negative association between repeating a class and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319110
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Duration and Intensity of Kindergarten Attendance and Secondary School Track Choice
Landvoigt, Tim; Mühler, Grit; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2008
This paper investigates the relationship between kindergarten attendance and secondary school track choice in West-Germany. Our analysis is based on a panel of 12 to 14-year olds with information from age two on, drawn from the German SocioEconomic Panel (GSOEP) 1984-2005. We estimate binary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014224617
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The theory of differential overqualifications : does it work?
Büchel, Felix; Battu, Harminder - 2002
The theory of differential overqualification, developed by Robert Frank (1978), claims that married women in smaller … empirical test of this theory, until now, has been performed by McGoldrick and Robst (1996). Their results, using US data, do … not support the theory. Using German panel data (GSOEP), we also test the theory of differential overqualification. Unlike …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411661
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The theory of differential overqualifications : does it work?
Büchel, Felix; Battu, Harminder - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001685750
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Peer effects in European primary schools : evidence from PIRLS
Ammermüller, Andreas (contributor);  … - 2006
We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003309274
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Parental risk attitudes and children's secondary school track choice
Heineck, Guido; Wölfel, Oliver - 2010
welchen Einfluss Risikoeinstellungen von Eltern auf das Bildungsverhalten von Kindern ausüben. In der Studie untersuchen wir …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669989
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Parental risk attitudes and children's secondary school track choice
Heineck, Guido; Wölfel, Oliver - 2010
It is well known that individuals' risk attitudes are related to behavioral outcomes such as smoking, portfolio decisions, and also educational attainment, but there is barely any evidence on whether parental risk attitudes affect the educational attainment of dependent children. We add to this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009397