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Where do STEM graduates stem from? : the intergenerational transmission of comparative skill advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...

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Institutional determinants of student achievement : microeconometric evidence

Link, Susanne - 2013

Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the … ihrer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Abteilung Humankapital und Innovation des ifo Instituts erstellt …

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Discrimination in universal social programs? : a nationwide field experiment on access to child care

Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2024 - This version: 04.03.2024

Although explicit discrimination in access to social programs is typically prohibited, more subtle forms of discrimination prior to the formal application process may still exist. Unveiling this phenomenon, we provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child...

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Do role models matter in large classes? : new evidence on gender match effects in higher education

Maurer, Stephan; Schwerdt, Guido; Wiederhold, Simon - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023

It is well established that female students perform better when taught by female professors. However, little is known about the mechanisms explaining these gender match effects. Using administrative records from a German public university, which cover all programs and courses between 2006 and...

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Multi-location Firms as a Medium for the Geographic Diffusion of Knowledge

Blit, Joel Nicolas - 2010

This thesis groups three papers examining the role of multi-location firms in the geographic diffusion of knowledge …. The first chapter examines whether a firm's headquarters can tap into the knowledge pool in a remote location through FDI … “satellite effect” on knowledge diffusion is economically significant, representing 47% of the knowledge flow premium associated …

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Der Knowing-Doing-Gap im Innovationsprozess postindustrieller Gesellschaften; Eine entwicklungsdynamische und evolutionsstrategische Analyse

Comb?, Nicolas - 2008

The central question of this book deals with the issue how knowledge that is newly generated within the scientific … system can be applied within the economic system of an economy. Knowledge is the basis for innovations and innovations are … the engine for economic development, prosperity and finally growth. The economic application of new knowledge normally …

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