This paper analyzes the impact of college students’ coworker networks formed during student jobs on their labor market outcomes after graduation. For our analysis, we use novel data that links students’ administrative university records with their pre- and post-graduation employment registry...

The dataset RWI-UNI-SUBJECTS provides comprehensive information on the universe of academic subjects offered by the universe of higher education institutions across Germany between 1971 and 1996. RWI-UNI-SUBJECTS is based on tables extracted from paper-based guides on "Study and Career Choice''...

This paper analyzes the impact of college students' coworker networks formed during student jobs on their labor market outcomes after graduation. For our analysis, we use novel data that links students' administrative university records with their pre- and post-graduation employment registry...

This study investigates the impact of a low-cost, color-coded scale intervention designed to inform university students about the expected workload for a course, with the aim of improving students’ academic performance and learning behaviors. An initial intervention took place at the beginning...

This study investigates how the establishment of a new university affects the educational pathways for younger cohorts. By analyzing cohorts at various stages of their education, we show a notable shift towards higher education and a decline in completion rates for vocational training programs...

Skills shortage in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) poses a significant challenge for industries globally. This study examines the interrelationship between high school students’ gender, their proficiency in Information and Communication Technology (ICT),...

Digital skills are critical for promoting gender equality, economic empowerment, and bridging the digital divide. This paper presents stylized facts on the gender gap in digital literacy for a total of 35,661 individuals ranging from pupils to adults using data from the German National...

This paper analyzes the impact of college students' coworker networks formed during student jobs on their labor market outcomes after graduation. For our analysis, we use novel data that links students' administrative university records with their pre- and post-graduation employment registry...

This paper analyzes the impact of college students' coworker networks formed during student jobs on their labor market outcomes after graduation. For our analysis, we use novel data that links students' administrative university records with their pre- and post-graduation employment registry...

This article investigates the effects of large groups of first-year students on individual college performance. The study is based on administrative micro-level data from the universe of higher education institutions in Germany. The empirical strategy exploits shocks in undergraduate enrollment...