In this paper I investigate the causal returns to education for different educational groups in Germany by employing a … find that the causal return to education is 8.5% for the entire sample, 2.3% for graduates from the basic school track and … to education ; wage equation ; control function approach ; second moment exclusion restriction …

come from less-educated families (in terms of their parents’ education), the estimates of the return to college selectivity … remain large, even in models that adjust for unobserved student characteristics. -- return to higher education ; college …

qualifications drive most - but not all - of the returns to education. -- returns to education ; RoSLA ; qualifications …

In this paper we reevaluate the returns to education based on the increase in the compulsory schooling age from 14 to …

While there is an extensive literature on intergenerational transmission of economic outcomes (education, health and … market outcomes. -- socio-economic status ; education ; inequality ; discrimination …

This paper presents a dynamic model of the decision to pursue a college education in which students face uncertainty …

We use a credible regression discontinuity design to estimate causal education effects. Pupils in the Swiss education … research. -- Returns to education ; causality ; endogeneity ; regression discontinuity …

can explain several puzzling findings in the economics of education, including the fact that competition can, but does not … measure of ability dispersion in a school, leading to lower skill acquisition. -- education ; reputation ; competition ; labor …

In this paper I investigate the causal returns to education for different educational groups in Germany by employing a … find that the causal return to education is 8.5% for the entire sample, 2.3% for graduates from the basic school track and … to education ; wage equation ; control function approach ; second moment exclusion restriction …