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Educational performance gaps in Eastern Europe
Botezat, Alina; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - In: The economics of transition 21 (2013) 4, pp. 731-756
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Labour Market Matters - November 2013
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2013
Individuals who enter the labour market with relatively low levels of education often find that they lack the necessary human capital and credentials needed to adapt to the rapidly changing labour market in Canada. The severe recession of the early 1980s and early 1990s coupled with the...
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Semiparametric Decomposition of the Gender Achievement Gap: An Application for Turkey
Gevrek, Z. Eylem; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2012
Using the data from the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study sheds light on the … gender gap in mathematics and science achievement of 15-year-olds in Turkey. We apply a semiparametric Oaxaca-Blinder (OB …) decomposition to investigate the gap. This technique relaxes the parametric assumptions of the standard OB decomposition, accounts …
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Is '3+2' Equal to 4? University Reform and Student Academic Performance in Italy
Bratti, Massimiliano; Staffolani, Stefano; BROCCOLINI, … - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali, Facoltà … - 2006
In 2001 a '3+2' (unitary two-tier) university system was introduced in Italy where a 3-year First Level degree followed by a 2-year Second Level degree replaced a one-tier system where the 'old' degree (Laurea) duration varied between a minimum of four (e.g. economics) and a maximum of six...
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COLLEGE CHOICE AND EARNINGS AMONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN SWEDEN
Eliasson, Kent - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2006
This thesis consists of three papers that examine college choice and earnings among university graduates in Sweden. <p> Paper [I] analyzes how geographical accessibility to higher education affects university enrollment decisions in Sweden. The empirical findings show that the probability of...</p>
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How Robust is the Evidence on the Returns to College Choice? Results Using Swedish Administrative Data
Eliasson, Kent - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2006
We estimate the causal effect on earnings of graduating from old universities rather than new universities/university colleges. The study is based on Swedish administrative data that is comparatively rich in terms of school grades, parental characteristics and other attributes. Despite the more...
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Does adult training benefit Canadian workers?
Ci, Wen; Galdo, José; Voia, Marcel; Worswick, Christopher - Vancouver School of Economics - 2013
equation is relaxed and an empirical common support is implemented through semiparametric difference-in-differences matching …
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Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada
Ci, Wen; Galdo, Jose C.; Voia, Marcel; Worswick, Christopher - 2015
Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment for men and women. Availability of confidential data, along with a relatively rich set of observable covariates, lead us to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching...
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Wage Returns to Mid-Career Investments in Job Training through Employer-Supported Course Enrollment: Evidence for Canada
Ci, Wen; Galdo, Jose C.; Voia, Marcel; Worswick, Christopher - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment for men and women. Availability of confidential data, along with a relatively rich set of observable covariates, lead us to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268878
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Wage returns to mid-career investments in job training through employer-supported course enrollment : evidence for Canada
Ci, Wen; Galdo, Jose C.; Voia, Marcel-Christian; … - 2015
Using longitudinal data for Canada, we analyze the incidence and wage returns to employer supported course enrollment for men and women. Availability of confidential data, along with a relatively rich set of observable covariates, lead us to the estimation of difference-in-differences matching...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513355