Elisabeth Grewenig prepared this study while she was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … Munich. It consists of five distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of human capital formation and education …

This dissertation consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of the economics of education …

to the year 2009. The analysis focuses on their participation in various modes of adult education and their long …-term labour market outcomes. Employees in declining occupations are found to have participated only moderately in adult education …. The result is the same also when adult education is split into four main modes, and into shorter and longer time horizons …

The aim of this doctoral project is an empirical analysis of questions concerning economics of education, in particular … education policy. The first key aspect is the relationship between public opinion and the level of information of the population … on state spending for different areas of education. This research shows that providing respondents with the information …

effect of a policy reform. Chapters 2 to 4 provide a contribution to the literature on economics of education and investigate …

Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … the classroom and beyond. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the abolishment of compulsory religious education in Germany does … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in …