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College Achievement and Earnings
Gemus, Jonathan - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
I study the size and sources of the monetary return to college achievement as measured by cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA). I first present evidence that the return to achievement is large and statistically significant. I find, however, that this masks variation in the return across...
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Study achievement for students with kids
Hallberg, Daniel; Lindh, Thomas; Zamac, Jovan - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2011
diploma, all with respect to parenthood. Few get children while enrolled in higher education, nevertheless one fourth of …
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Early Labour Market Careers of Young Business Economists in Sweden
Fornwall, M - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1996
A new Swedish dataset is used to examine the relationships between education, experience and earnings. We focus on four … indicate that a lower starting salary led to faster wage growth and that the return to formal firm-provided education was … substantial in terms of wage growth. The results further indicate that accurate information on experience is essential, since …
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Marché du travail en revue - Novembre 2013
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2013
Toute personne entrant sur le marché du travail avec un niveau scolaire relativement faible découvre souvent qu’il lui manque le capital humain et les diplômes nécessaires pour s’adapter au marché du travail qui change rapidement au Canada. La grave récession des débuts des années...
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Labour Market Matters - November 2013
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2013
Individuals who enter the labour market with relatively low levels of education often find that they lack the necessary … employer supported course enrollment and mid-career investments in formal education on wages. Skills such as literacy, document …
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Working while enrolled in a university: Does it pay?
Häkkinen, Iida - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2004
Working while studying at university increases the time-to-degree and may interfere with learning, but the acquired work experience may also improve employment opportunities and increase wages after the graduation. This study examines how university students' employment decisions affect their...
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Optimal Wage Redistribution in the Presence of Adverse Selection in the Labor Market
Bastani, Spencer; Blumkin, Tomer; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2014
in the labor market due to asymmetric information between workers and firms. We show that an appropriate choice of the … tax schedule enables the government to affect the wage distribution by controlling the transmission of information in the …
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How Important are School Principals in the Production of Student Achievement?
Dhuey, Elizabeth; Smith, Justin - Vancouver School of Economics - 2011
As school leaders, principals can influence student achievement in a number of ways, such as: hiring and firing teachers, monitoring instruction, and maintaining student discipline, among others. We measure the effect of individual principals on gains in student math and reading achievement...
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The Causal Eff ect of Parent’s Schooling on Children’s Schooling
Holmlund, Helena; Lindahl, Mikael; Plug, Erik - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
We review the empirical literature that estimates the causal effect of parent’s schooling on child’s schooling, and conclude that estimates differ across studies. We then consider three explanations for why this is: (a) idiosyncratic differences in data sets; (b) differences in remaining...
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Revisiting the Educational Effects of Fetal Iodine Deficiency
Bengtsson, Niklas; Peterson, Stefan; Sävje, Fredrik - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2013
Recent research has reported positive effects on schooling due to in utero protection from iodine deficiency resulting from iodized oil capsule distribution in Tanzania. We revisit the Tanzanian experience by investigating how these effects differ over time and across surveys; across different...
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