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Young FSU migrants in Germany : educational attainment and early labor market outcomes
Flake, Regina - 2013
Hintergrund erklärt werden kann. Auf dem Arbeitsmarkt können Migranten ihren Bildungsnachteil nicht ausgleichen und haben größere …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009771160
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An unfulfilled promise? : higher education quality and professional underemployment in Peru
Yamada, Gustavo; Lavado, Pablo; Martínez, Joan J. - 2015
increased from 0.19 to 0.30 beginning the college market deregulation. These estimation consider a twofold effect of …
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School quality beyond test scores : the role of schools in shaping educational outcomes
Loviglio, Annalisa - 2023
I study how schools impact student performance and educational attainment throughout secondary education, and show that school quality cannot be easily captured by any type of rankings because students with differing characteristics and abilities benefit from different school inputs. To do so, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014276702
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School quality beyond test scores : the role of schools in shaping educational outcomes
Loviglio, Annalisa - 2023
I study how schools impact student performance and educational attainment throughout secondary education, and show that school quality cannot be easily captured by any type of rankings because students with differing characteristics and abilities benefit from different school inputs. To do so, I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259211
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Do funds for more teachers improve student outcomes?
Borgen, Nicolai T.; Kirkebøen, Lars J.; Kotsadam, Andreas - 2022
We investigate the effects of a large-scale Norwegian reform that provided extra teachers to 166 lower secondary schools with relatively high student-teacher ratios and low average grades. We exploit these two margins using a regression discontinuity setup and find that the reform reduced the...
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The timing of puberty and gender differences in educational achievement
Koerselman, Kristian; Pekkarinen, Tuomas - 2017
In this paper, we study the effect of the timing of puberty on educational achievement and examine to what extent the gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that combine information on pubertal development with test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704315
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Does an education major matter for teaching? : the relationship between teachers' degree and student achievement
Drouet, Marcelo; Elacqua, Gregory; Marotta, Luana; … - 2022
It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the relationship between teachers' college major and student achievement by using unique data from Ecuador, which,...
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The impact of education on unemployment incidence and re-employment success : evidence from the US labour market
Riddell, William Craig; Song, Xueda - 2011
This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals' transitions between employment and unemployment … 16 years of schooling. Evidence on the impact of formal schooling on unemployment incidence is mixed. -- education … ; labour market transitions ; unemployment ; causal effects ; compulsory schooling laws ; child labour laws ; Vietnam War draft …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233917
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Central school exit exams and labor-market outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2012
market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … market, as well as with lower unemployment. -- central exit exams ; earnings ; unemployment ; Germany …
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Central school exit exams and labor-market outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2012
market and, on rigid labor markets, for unemployment. Exploiting variation in exit-exam systems across German states, we find … market, as well as with lower unemployment. -- central exit exams ; earnings ; unemployment ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629764