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Brunello, Giorgio; Giannini, Massimo; Ariga, Kenn - 2004

tracking. We calibrate the model for Germany and study how relative demand shifts toward more general skills and changes in the …

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Parental risk attitudes and children's secondary school track choice

Heineck, Guido; Wölfel, Oliver - 2010

Germany where tracking occurs at age ten and has a strong binding character. Our results indicate no consistent patterns for …

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Who's to Blame? The Determinants of German Students' Achievement in the PISA 2000 Study

Fertig, Michael - 2003

The publication of the OECD report on the PISA 2000 study induced a public outcry in Germany. On average, German … Germany to the survey. The results of several quantile regression analyses demonstrate that many popular explanations, like …

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The Enrollment Effect of Secondary School Fees in Post-War Germany

Riphahn, Regina T. - 2004

This study utilizes the heterogeneity of the fee abolition for West German secondary schools to identify its effect on enrollment and to obtain an estimate of the price elasticity of demand for education. The analysis is based on administrative school enrollment statistics as well as on...

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Parental Background, Primary to Secondary School Transitions, and Wages

Dustmann, Christian - 2001

their children. Unlike in the UK or in the US, in Germany an important decision about which educational track to follow is …

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Does schooling affect health behavior? Evidence from the educational expansion in Western Germany

Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen; Salm, Martin - 2009

During the postwar period German states pursued policies to increase the share of young Germans obtaining a university entrance diploma (Abitur) by building more academic track schools, but the timing of educational expansion differed between states. This creates exogenous variation in the...

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Peer effects in European primary schools: evidence from PIRLS

Ammermüller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2006

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Does the early bird catch the worm? Instrumental variable estimates of educational effects of age of school entry in Germany

Puhani, Patrick A.; Weber, Andrea Maria - 2005

We estimate the effect of age of school entry on educational attainment using three different data sets for Germany …

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Zero returns to compulsory schooling in Germany: evidence and interpretation

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; von Wachter, Till - 2005

the range of 10 to 15 percent. We find no return to compulsory schooling in Germany in terms of higher wages. We … investigate whether this is due to labor market institutions or the existence of the apprenticeship training system in Germany … most relevant for the labor market are learned earlier in Germany than in other countries. …

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Can You Leave High School Behind?

Black, Sandra E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold; Cullinane, Jenna; … - 2014

In recent years, many states, including California, Texas, and Oregon, have changed admissions policies to increase access to public universities for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. A key concern, however, is how these students will perform. This paper examines the relationship...

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