We study the interaction of education in adolescence and labor force participation around retirement age and its effect on cognitive abilities for individuals in Europe. Besides a direct long-run effect of education, indirect ones may arise, specifically through labor force participation. We...

We study the interaction of education in adolescence and labor force participation around retirement age and its effect on cognitive abilities for individuals in Europe. Besides a direct long-run effect of education, indirect ones may arise, specifically through labor force participation. We...

We study the evolution of monetary returns to high school education and their heterogeneity after the labor market entry using linked survey and administrative labor market data from Germany. By exploiting academic track school openings for cohorts from 1950–1985, we find sizeable monetary...

We study the evolution of monetary returns to high school education and their heterogeneity after the labor market entry using linked survey and administrative labor market data from Germany. By exploiting academic track school openings for cohorts from 1950–1985, we find sizeable monetary...