Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 37
Cover Image
The Native-Migrant Gap in the Progression into and Through Upper-Secondary Education
Wolter, Stefan C. - 2017
In this paper we follow the students that took the PISA 2012 test in Switzerland and analyze their transition into and progress in uppersecondary education. We observe a substantive difference in the rate of progress between natives and students with a migration background. One year after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940842
Cover Image
High-Ability Influencers? The Heterogeneous Effects of Gifted Classmates
Balestra, Simone; Sallin, Aurélien; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2021
This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school, enrollment in post-compulsory education, and occupational choices. By using student-level administrative data on achievement combined with psychological examination records, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314737
Cover Image
Private Tutoring and Academic Achievement in a Selective Education System
Zumbuehl, Maria; Hof, Stefanie; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022
Decisions about admission to selective schools usually rely on performance measures. To reach a required achievement threshold students may make use of additional resources, such as private tutoring. We investigate how the use of private tutoring relates to the transition probability to an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014243035
Cover Image
Migration Policy Can Boost PISA Results : Findings from a Natural Experiment
Cattaneo, Alejandra - 2012
Switzerland radically changed its migration policy in the mid-nineties from a "non-qualified only" policy to one that favors the immigration of highly qualified migrants. To analyze the impact of this change on the schooling outcomes of migrants, this paper compares the PISA (OECD Programme for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111208
Cover Image
The Knowledge Production of 'R' and 'D'
Czarnitzki, Dirk; Kraft, Kornelius; Thorwarth, Suzanne - 2013
or output of a knowledge production function. We suggest that the productivity of research in patent production functions … to patentable knowledge, and development happens after the initial research phase that may have led to a patent. Instead … of using data on R&D, we separate the knowledge creating process into 'R' and 'D'. This data stems from R&D surveys of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014215973
Cover Image
Monopsony Power, Pay Structure and Training
Muehlemann, Samuel - 2011
Although interest in monopsonistic influences on labour market outcomes has revived in recent years, only a few empirical studies provide direct evidence on it. This paper analyses empirically the effect of monopsony power on pay structure, using a direct measure of labour market 'thinness.' We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127960
Cover Image
The Consequences of Being Different : Statistical Discrimination and the School-to-Work Transition
Mueller, Barbara - 2011
When information about the true abilities of job-seekers and applicants are hard to get, statistical discrimination by employers can be an efficient strategy in the hiring and wage setting process. But statistical discrimination can induce costs, if labor relations cannot be terminated in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130453
Cover Image
Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market : Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Schwerdt, Guido - 2011
Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131172
Cover Image
Career Changers in Teaching Jobs : A Case Study Based on the Swiss Vocational Education System
Hof, Stefani - 2011
This study investigates the determinants and motives of professionals who change career to vocational teaching. The framework for this study is the Swiss vocational education system, which requires that teachers of vocational subjects must have a prior career in that specific field. Thus, to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122973
Cover Image
University Spinoffs and the 'Performance Premium'
Czarnitzki, Dirk - 2013
The creation of spinoff companies is often promoted as a desirable mechanism for transferring knowledge and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087663