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benefitting from education relative to her outside (in the unskilled market). Analysis of the data confirms the role of both …
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benefitting from education relative to her alternative (in the unskilled labour market). Analysis of the data confirms that both …
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The paper sheds some light on the education returns in Germany in the post war period. After describing higher … education in Germany the current stand of higher education financing within the single states is presented. In six states … renders results which proof that the higher education advantages are quite remarkable and might be a justification for more …
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The general aim of this research is the study of transitions from education and into the labour market among youths … reflecting the independent and simultaneous determination of both labour market and education transitions. Results show that the … expected labour market outcomes do not significantly contribute to explain demand for education, other factors being more …
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The paper sheds some light on the financial structures of higher education in Germany. Recently in several member … structures in the OECD countries and sheds some light on the higher education costs as well as parts to be borne by the public … information on the education returns in Germany in the post war period. The analysis over the whole lifecycle renders results …
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parental earnings or fathers' education, or relative to other predictors of child performance. We find no effects on … intermediate outcomes such as mothers' subsequent earnings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers' mental … health. Overall the results suggest positive causal interaction effects between mothers' education and the amount of time …
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When parents are more educated, their children tend to receive more schooling as well. Does this occur because parental ability is passed on genetically or because more educated parents provide a better environment for children to flourish? Using an intergenerational sample of families, we...
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One would expect that family income is an important positive factor in the school attainment of children. However, evidence on this relationship is often tainted by the lack of control for parental ability, since at least a portion of ability is transferred genetically to children. This paper...
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fertility. In a framework where families face a trade-off between the quantity and quality of children, we incorporate the …, resulting in higher fertility. …
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This paper explores whether heat waves at conception, while in utero, or after birth cause better educational and health outcomes as adults. Using Census and DHS data from sub-Saharan Africa, we show that individuals conceived during heat waves have higher educational attainment and literacy,...
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