. Education is an important investment therefore we use the results for 16 countries to test the positive relationship between … return to education and the risk involved in this investment. It seems that most of the countries fit the pattern well …

This paper analyses the determinants of participation in higher education in West Germany. In particular, the role of … social origin as well as of expectations regarding the labour market outcome of a higher education degree and of public … basis of GSOEP and regional data. The results show that the probability of enrolment in higher education is mainly …

This paper studies the impact of exam luck on individuals’ education and labor market success. We leverage unique … features of the Norwegian education system that produce random variation in the content of the exams taken by students at the … those generated by well-known education inputs, such as parental education and teacher quality. …

This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence … different stages of higher education. Our findings indicate substantial perceived returns to higher education. Moreover, by … education premia as well as evidence consistent with employer learning. …

This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence … stages of higher education. Our findings indicate substantial perceived returns to higher education. Moreover, using within …-enhancing (human capital) returns seem to be less pronounced. Over the expected course of career, we find lasting education premia as …

This paper explores students' expectations about the returns to completing higher education and provides first evidence … stages of higher education. Our findings indicate substantial perceived returns to higher education. Moreover, by exploiting … education premia as well as evidence consistent with employer learning. …

We compare estimates of the effects of education on health and health behaviour using two different instrumental … of education for those at the lower end of the ability distribution whereas MR affects individuals across the entire … of additional years of education thus seem to be similar across the education distribution. Our study corroborates the …

results show that while the public sector pays on average more than the private sector, the effect of education on earnings is … stronger in the private sector. However, the returns to tertiary education are higher in the private sector. …