The paper investigates the effect of teacher characteristics (experience, level of education attainment and credentials … education degree might drive down student achievement. However, there is a substantial heterogeneity among countries; teacher …

main results found in the literature. The wage premium to a year of attained education is smaller than that to required … education. Returns to overeducation are positive but smaller than those to required education. Years of undereducation result in … education, and the estimated coefficients of undereducation are non-significant for many countries. The results also suggest …

non-college bound students in Western European dual education systems, there is a lack of evidence from Central Eastern …

non-college bound students in Western European dual education systems, there is a lack of evidence from Central Eastern …

of volunteering. Higher income, higher education, higher number of children and the larger settlement size decrease the … age, higher education, higher number of children (up to three), and the smaller settlement size increase the probability …Sorting into public sector jobs may be motivated not only by the available income but also by other aspects, such as …

of volunteering. Higher income, higher education, higher number of children and the larger settlement size decrease the … age, higher education, higher number of children (up to three), and the smaller settlement size increase the probability …Sorting into public sector jobs may be motivated not only by the available income but also by other aspects, such as …

wage regressions suggest that the quality of entrants, measured with their residual wages achieved in the private sector …

The paper uses data from a large representative survey of Hungarian higher education graduates (DPR 2010) to study the … field of study Specialization in teaching, by contrast, decreases not only earnings but employment probability as well. As … employment probability or on earnings but none on both. From among the most prestigious institutions, only Budapest University of …

Basic Competencies" (NABC), focusing on disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged children. The instrumental variable estimates of … children who start school at the age of six. This benefit is substantially larger for disadvantaged children than their non …-disadvantaged counterparts. However, the benefit of later enrolment diminishes as children – both disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged - progress …

main results found in the literature. The wage premium to a year of attained education is smaller than that to required … education. Returns to overeducation are positive but smaller than those to required education. Years of undereducation result in … education, and the estimated coefficients of undereducation are non-significant for many countries. The results also suggest …