primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … reform had a negative impact on the hourly earnings of individuals with primary education. …

In 1999, a reform of education was implemented in Poland, which added one year to the shortest available educational … path, leading to the acquisition of basic vocational education. In the new system, students choosing this path acquire one … more year of general education, which, according to the authors of the reform, should improve the student's position in the …

Franziska Bernadette Hampf prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education … of Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays investigating various aspects of the link between education …

This paper studies the impact of exam luck on individuals’ education and labor market success. We leverage unique … features of the Norwegian education system that produce random variation in the content of the exams taken by students at the … those generated by well-known education inputs, such as parental education and teacher quality. …

This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence … different stages of higher education. Our findings indicate substantial perceived returns to higher education. Moreover, by … education premia as well as evidence consistent with employer learning. …

This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence … stages of higher education. Our findings indicate substantial perceived returns to higher education. Moreover, using within …-enhancing (human capital) returns seem to be less pronounced. Over the expected course of career, we find lasting education premia as …

signaling value of education accompanied by more overeducation particularly among upperclass offspring. We identify five … extensive (employment) margin. • The earnings premium has increased more when education is measured as years corresponding to …

Students' choices in education can only be based on expected outcomes. Econometric models that infer expectations based …