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This paper breaks new ground by providing comparable estimates of intergenerational wage and education persistence … high in southern European countries, as well as in the United Kingdom. Likewise, intergenerational persistence in education … wages and education tends to be lower in Nordic countries. In addition, empirical results show that education is one …
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intervention policies in reducing persistence of education outcomes across generations. There is also a positive association …, hence, persistence of education outcomes across generations.<P>Équité et compétences scolaires dans les pays de l …
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more mobile. Furthermore, public policies such as education and early childcare play a role in explaining observed …
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arises from a combination of factors: high returns to education, relatively low progressivity in public investment in human … capital and lack of access to proper financing for poor and middle-income families. Education and other social policies to … persistance provident d’une combinaison de facteurs: un rendement élevé de l’éducation, le caractère relativement peu progressif …
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This paper breaks new ground by providing comparable estimates of intergenerational wage and education persistence … high in southern European countries, as well as in the United Kingdom. Likewise, intergenerational persistence in education … wages and education tends to be lower in Nordic countries. In addition, empirical results show that education is one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444771
The poor state of quality education in South Africa is confirmed by the weak performance of South African students on … international tests, even when compared to countries with comparatively poorer education systems. This paper aims to shed light on … this issue through the use of the PIRLS 2006 dataset and education production function techniques. A unique feature of this …
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This study analyzes the educational attainment and early labor market outcomes of young migrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) who arrived in Germany between 1989 and 1994. The results reveal that migrants have lower educational attainments than natives, and that within the group of...
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much more powerfull predictors of a young man's success in the later period. In contrast, maternal education was less … important in determining a young man's income and education attainment. …
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This study analyzes the educational attainment and early labor market outcomes of young migrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) who arrived in Germany between 1989 and 1994. The results reveal that migrants have lower educational attainments than natives, and that within the group of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009771160
Irish youth was hit hard by the crisis. Many young workers have remained unemployed for a long time and, unless it is tackled promptly, this issue will become one of the most enduring legacies of the recession. New labourmarket policy initiatives have been introduced recently, but more will be...
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