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The effect of Georgia's HOPE scholarship on college major: A focus on STEM

Sjoquist, David L.; Winters, John V. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-29

There is growing concern that the U.S. is producing too few college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and … mathematics (STEM) fields, and there is a desire to understand how various policies affect college major decisions. This paper … Scholarship has affected students' college major decisions, with a focus on STEM. We find that HOPE reduced the likelihood of …

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The evolution of educational wage differentials for women and men in Germany, from 1996 to 2019

Ordemann, Jessica; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-12

This paper studies the evolution of three higher education wage differentials from 1996 to 2019 in Germany. We distinguish between degrees from academic universities, degrees from universities of applied sciences, and the master craftsman\craftswoman certificate. The educational reference...

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Decline in values of degrees and recent evolution of wage inequality: Evidence from Chile

Murakami, Yoshimichi; Nomura, Tomokazu - In: Estudios de Economía 50 (2023) 1, pp. 55-132

Using data from nationally and regionally representative household surveys, we analyze the association between the changes in coefficients of dummy variables for higher education degrees in the wage equation and evolution of wage inequality in Chile from 2013-2017. Employing a decomposition...

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Place of study, field of study and labour-market region: What matters for wage differences among higher-education graduates?

Kopecny, Silvia; Hillmert, Steffen - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 55 (2021) 1, pp. 1-21

This paper focuses on the structure and extent of wage differences among graduates of different higher-education institutions in Germany. We ask how large these differences are and how they relate to fields of study and regional labour markets. The results from our application of...

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Bachelor-Studierende mit Nebenjobs haben kaum schlechtere Noten, brauchen für ihr Studium aber etwas länger

Staneva, Mila - In: DIW Wochenbericht 85 (2018) 20, pp. 433-442

Viele Bachelor-Studierende in Deutschland sind neben ihrem Studium erwerbstätig. Sie investieren dabei nicht unerheblich viel Zeit in ihren Nebenjob: Gemessen an der Regelstudienzeit beträgt das Arbeitsvolumen im Durchschnitt rund 20 Prozent. Bei einer durchgehenden Erwerbstätigkeit während...

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STEM on demand: Can current state of higher education infrastructure meet expectations?

Jahic, Hatidza; Pilav-Velic, Amila - In: Naše gospodarstvo / Our Economy 66 (2020) 3, pp. 48-55

current state of higher education and the demand for research, innovation and a robust STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering … research that will lead to further collaborations and innovations in STEM. Universities are primarily seen as a source of …

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Overeducation and wages: The role of cognitive skills and personality traits

Palczyńska, Marta - In: Baltic Journal of Economics 21 (2021) 1, pp. 85-111

This article investigates the extent to which personality traits and cognitive skills can be seen as potential determinants of overeducation, and can explain the overeducation wage penalty. Using a representative survey of the Polish working-age population with well-established measures of...

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The labour market effects of the Polish educational reform of 1999

Drucker, Luca Flóra; Horn, Dániel; Jakubowski, Maciej - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

We estimate the effect of the 1999 education reform in Poland on employment and earnings. The 1999 education reform in Poland replaced the previous 8 years of general and 3/4/5 years of tracked secondary education with 9 years of general and 3/3/4 years of tracked upper-secondary education. The...

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Same degree but different outcomes: An analysis of labour market outcomes for native and international PhD students in Australia

Tani, Massimiliano - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18

previous work experience). The premium is field-specific and applies to graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and … Mathematics (STEM). In contrast, foreign PhD graduates with a non-English speaking background experience inferior labour market …

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The labor market consequences of impatience

Cadena, Brian C.; Keys, Benjamin J. - In: IZA World of Labor (2022)

Standard economic theory suggests that individuals know best how to make themselves happy. Thus, policies designed to encourage more forward-looking behaviors will only reduce people's happiness. Recently, however, economists have explored the role of impatience, especially difficulties with...

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