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Are universities important for explaining unequal participation in student mobility? : a comparison between Germany, Hungary, Italy and the UK
Schnepf, Sylke Viola; Bastianelli, Elena; Blasko, Zsuzsa - 2020
uptake. It goes beyond existing research by not only focusing on individual choices but also on university characteristics …, like university segregation, excellence and student support. In addition, the study is novel in comparing rich graduate … survey and administrative data merged with university level ETER data across four countries. Multilevel regression results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202811
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A distribution dynamics approach to regional GDP convergence in unified Germany
Juessen, Falko - 2009
This paper uses nonparametric techniques to study GDP convergence across German labor market regions and counties during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the first years after German unification the distribution of GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003846988
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An age perspective on economic well-being and social protection in nine OECD countries
Dang, Thai Thanh; Immervoll, Herwig; Mantovani, Daniela; … - 2006
This paper quantifies the economic well-being of different age groups and the extent of their reliance on incomes from public and private sources. The aim is to establish how social benefits, and the taxes needed to finance them, affect income levels and disparities across different age groups....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003335455
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Did the Bologna Process challenge the German apprenticeship system? : evidence from a natural experiment
Thomsen, Stephan L.; Trunzer, Johannes - 2020
. Approximately 29% of new apprentices are university-eligible graduates from academic-track schools. We evaluate the effects of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012305204
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Searching on campus? : marriage market effects of the student gender composition
Pestel, Nico - 2017
This paper studies marriage market effects of the student gender composition for university graduates using German …. Experiencing a higher own-gender share of students during university education reduces overall marriage market opportunities for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011764660
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Long-lasting effects of socialist education
Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola; Masella, Paolo - 2016
Political regimes influence contents of education and criteria used to select and evaluate students. We study the impact of a socialist education on the likelihood of obtaining a college degree and on several labor market outcomes by exploiting the reorganization of the school system in East...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450434
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Labor force activity after 60 : recent trends in the Scandinavian countries with Germany as a benchmark
Larsen, Mona; Pedersen, Peder J. - 2015
In most OECD member countries labor force attachment has increased in recent years in the 60+ group. Focus in the paper is on the development in this area in Denmark, Norway and Sweden since the 1990s. The development in the same period in the German labor market is included as a frame of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347283
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Migration and university education : an empirical (macro) link
Akkoyunlu, Şule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long …-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013206270
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Money doesn't buy happiness... or does it? : A reconsideration based on the combined effects of wealth, income and consumption
Headey, Bruce (contributor); Muffels, Ruud J. A. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002161584
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Local economic structure and industry development in Germany, 1993 - 2001
Blien, Uwe (contributor); Südekum, Jens (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Combes (2000) on local employment growth in France and find very similar results for Germany. Afterwards we formulate an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002452347