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Education promoted secularization : conference paper
Becker, Sascha O.; Nagler, Markus; Woessmann, Ludger - 2014
data mostly contradict the traditional view that education was a leading source of the seismic social phenomenon of … fixed effects account for time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity, education but not income or urbanization is negatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010491163
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Structural change and the freight transport labour market : prepared for the Roundtable on Commercial Vehicle On-Board Safety Systems, January 5-6, 2017, Washington, DC
Blix, Mårten - Roundtable on Commercial Vehicle On-Board Safety … - 2017
Nations that have managed to become rich have had institutional features that supported incentives for value creation … risks associated with self-employment. Better education throughout working lives is the key to getting the benefits of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011702154
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The treatment effect of attending a high-quality school and the influence of unobservables : conference paper
Freier, Ronny; Storck, Johanna - 2013
This paper studies the effect of attending a high-quality secondary school on subsequent educational outcomes. The analysis is based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study in which we observe children when they make their secondary school choice (between ages 10-12) and later when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340610
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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees : conference paper
Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias - 2013
We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed and distinguish between … employment options. We expect differences in the returns to education between these groups due to different levels of control … of education and non-random selection. The results indicate that the returns to a year of education for opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344606
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Student assessment and grade retention : evidence from a natural experiment ; conference paper
Kimura, Marlies; Ochsen, Carsten - 2014
In Germany and many other countries, students are tracked into various secondary school types. This paper studies whether parents or teachers assess students potential educational performance more adequately. Educational attainment is measured by grade retention rates. We take advantage of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010488494
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Extracurricular educational programs and school readiness : evidence from a quasi-experiment with preschool children ; conference paper
Makles, Anna; Schneider, Kerstin - 2014
The paper adds to the literature on extracurricular early childhood education and child development by exploiting …
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The impact of teacher skills on student performance across countries
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Piopiunik, Marc; Wiederhold, Simon - 2014 - Preliminary version
Student performance differs greatly across countries, but little is known about the role of teacher quality in explaining these differences. New international data from the PIAAC survey of adult skills allow for the first time to quantify teacher skills in numeracy and literacy, providing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483231
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Local employer competition and training of workers : conference paper
Rzepka, Sylvi; Tamm, Marcus - 2014
The new training literature suggests that in a monopsonistic market employers will not only pay for firm-specific training but also for general training if the risk of poaching is limited. This implies that training participation should decrease when competition for employees is higher among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483307
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Are sociocultural factors important for studying a science university major? : conference paper
Grossmann, Volker; Osikominu, Aderonke; Osterfeld, Marius - 2014
political attitudes towards gender equality and science-related issues in their home environment for choosing STEM fields in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484347
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The effect of early universal daycare on child weight problems : conference paper
Lauber, Verena; Thomas, Lampert - 2014 - Preliminary version
As the number of young children in daycare increases, people start to worry about the effect of early non-parental care. This is of special relevance as investments in the early periods of life are shown to be most important for a child’s long term development. Based on the German national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484381