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On the road to integration? Immigrant’s demand for informal (& formal) education
Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Jayet, Hubert - 2019
In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals’ human and social capital. For … immigrants the private investment in these activities is likely to have relevant external effects as informal learning and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054559
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On the road to integration? : immigrant's demand for informal (& formal) education
Coniglio, Nicola; Hoxhaj, Rezart; Jayet, Hubert - 2019
In this paper we study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education, i.e. those activities carried … out during leisure time and outside formal education courses which boost individuals’ human and social capital. For … immigrants the private investment in these activities is likely to have relevant external effects as informal learning and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149384
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Who Matters Most? The Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's Schooling
Gang, Ira N. - 1996
This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of schooling by their offspring. It does this in a 'cross-cultural' context by comparing results across three countries: Germany, Hungary and the Former Soviet Union. It looks within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334313
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Who matters most? : the effect of parent's schooling on children's schooling
Gang, Ira N. - 1996
This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of schooling by their offspring. It does this in a 'cross-cultural' context by comparing results across three countries: Germany, Hungary and the Former Soviet Union. It looks within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576871
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Who Matters Most? The Effect of Parent's Schooling on Children's Schooling
Gang, Ira N. - Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 1996
This paper examines the differential effects of mother's schooling and father's schooling on the acquisition of schooling by their offspring. It does this in a "cross-cultural" context by comparing results across three countries: Germany, Hungary and the Former Soviet Union. It looks within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005839075
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The economics of risky health behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278806
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Chapter Three. The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - In: Handbook of health economics : volume 2, (pp. 95-199). 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025585
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The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
Cawley, John; Ruhm, Christopher J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024597
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Differences in employment outcomes for college town stayers and leavers
Winters, John V. - 2012
recent graduates in the area after they finish their education. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as college …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287699
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Differences in Employment Outcomes for College Town Stayers and Leavers
Winters, John V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
recent graduates in the area after they finish their education. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as "college …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010796445