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Where do STEM graduates stem from? : the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...

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Discrimination in universal social programs? : a nationwide field experiment on access to child care

Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2024 - This version: 04.03.2024

Although explicit discrimination in access to social programs is typically prohibited, more subtle forms of discrimination prior to the formal application process may still exist. Unveiling this phenomenon, we provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child...

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Do role models matter in large classes? : new evidence on gender match effects in higher education

Maurer, Stephan; Schwerdt, Guido; Wiederhold, Simon - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023

It is well established that female students perform better when taught by female professors. However, little is known about the mechanisms explaining these gender match effects. Using administrative records from a German public university, which cover all programs and courses between 2006 and...

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Bargaining power and the labor share : a structural break approach

Kraft, Kornelius; Lammers, Alexander - Sonderforschungsbereich Statistical Modelling of … - 2021

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Automation with heterogeneous agents : the effect on consumption inequality

Santini, Tommaso - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2022 - This version: November 3, 2022

In this paper, I study technological change as a candidate for the observed increase in consumption inequality in the … side. I consider two channels through which technology affects inequality: the skill that an agent can supply in the labor … consumption inequality between 1981 and 2008 in the US (ii) educational choice and the return to wealth are quantitatively …

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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment

Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023

We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18,000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...

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Innovationspotentiale in Baden-Württemberg, Produktionscluster im Bereich "Metall, Elektro, IKT" und regionaleVerfügbarkeit akademischer Fachkräfte in den MINT-Fächern

Rukwid, Ralf; Christ, Julian P. - 2012

Aufgrund der bestehenden und sich weiter intensivierenden internationalen Konkurrenz in vielen Technologiebereichen und Branchen ist eine erhöhte Innovationsfähigkeit und Innovationstätigkeit als zentraler Erfolgsfaktor für die Unternehmen in Baden-Württemberg anzusehen. Im Rahmen des...

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