Similar Search Results

Schmitt, John; Jones, Janelle - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2012

, which control for increases in age and education of the population, suggest that relative to 1979 the economy has lost about …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561374

Bad Jobs on the Rise

Schmitt, John; Jones, Janelle - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2012

The decline in the economy’s ability to create good jobs is related to deterioration in the bargaining power of workers, especially those at the middle and the bottom of the pay scale. The restructuring of the U.S. labor market – including the decline in the inflation-adjusted value of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010569385

Do high school peers have persistent effects on college attainment and other life outcomes?

Bifulco, Robert; Fletcher, Jason M.; Oh, Sun Jung; … - In: Labour Economics 29 (2014) C, pp. 83-90

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines the impact of high school cohort composition on the educational and labor market outcomes of individuals during their early 20s and again during their late 20s and early 30s. We find that having more high...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010931245

Do Classmate Effects Fade Out?

Fletcher, Jason; Ross, Stephen; Bifulco, Robert; Oh, … - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - 2012

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888323

Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance

Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; Özek, Umut; … - 2016

We use remarkable population-level administrative education and birth records from Florida to study the role of Long …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559576

Erfolge trotz schlechter Startbedingungen: was hilft Migrantennachkommen in Frankreich und Deutschland?

Tucci, Ingrid; Jossin, Ariane; Keller, Carsten; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 78 (2011) 41, pp. 3-11

Die Bildungs- und Erwerbsverläufe von Migrantenkindern in Frankreich und Deutschland sind äußerst vielfältig. In der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung dominieren die wenig Erfolgreichen. Dabei sind erfolgreiche Biographien junger Erwachsener mit Migrationshintergrund aber keineswegs eine zu...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602418

Fetal Malnutrition and Academic Success: Evidence from Muslim Immigrants in Denmark

Greve, Jane; Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise; Tekin, Erdal - 2015

administered by the Danish Ministry of Education. Our results indicate that fetal exposure to Ramadan has a negative impact on the … exposure to malnutrition may not only hamper the cognitive development of children subject to such conditions, but it may also …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345387

Parental background matters: Intergenerational mobility and assimilation of Italian immigrants in Germany

Bönke, Timm; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2015

Italian Embassy in Germany. Although we confirm substantial inequality of educational achievements between immigrants and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011350836

Migrants and educational achievement gaps

Entorf, Horst - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

in migrant parents' socio-economic background, cultural capital, and language skills. Education policy needs to focus on …-born populations. With the wealth of many industrialized countries threatened by a lack of qualified labor, education of immigrants …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404974

Has Education Paid Off for Black Workers?

Schmitt, John; Jones, Janelle - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2013

.2 percent) had a college education or more. Over the same period, the share of black workers with less than a high school degree … increases in education and work experience will increase workers' productivity and translate into higher compensation. But, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681103