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This paper applies functional regression to precise geo-coded register data to measure productivity spillovers from high-skilled workers. We use a smoothing splines estimator to model the spatial distribution of high-skilled workers as continuous curves. Our rich panel data allows us to address...
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analyzing regional variation in the private-sector return to university education in Finland for the period 1970 - 2004. In the … estimation strategy that takes into account the possible nonlinearities in the effects of the regional variables, as well as … biases arising from sample selection and endogeneity of education. …
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Accumulation of education and geographic concentration of educated people in cities are expected to generate urban … accumulating tertiary education and regional income growth in Norway during the past four decades. The expansion of smart cities … goes along with catching up of education level in the periphery and overall the education levels converge. Income levels …
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(SAEB) for 4th grades of elementary education. The estimation method is the hierarchical regression, which, in this work …. The objective of this paper is highlighting the importance of quality of education to explain the wide income disparities … education quality and efficiency, this study aims to investigate which factors are the most significant to determine elementary …
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The literature shows a wage premium for graduates from high quality, elite, or more selective universities. The results, however, exist for countries with a clear hierarchy of top universities, such as the US, England, and Australia. I evaluate if such an effect also exists in Germany, a country...
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