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Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2005

This study deals with educational production in Austria and is focused on the potential impact of schoolmates on students' academic outcomes. We used PISA 2000 data to estimate peer effects for 15 and 16 year old students. The estimations yield substantial positive effects of the peer groups'...

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Peer Effects in Austrian Schools

Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - Department of Economics and Finance Research and … - 2005

This study deals with educational production in Austria and is focused on the potential impact of schoolmates on students’ academic outcomes. We used PISA 2000 data to estimate peer effects for 15 and 16 year old students. The estimations yield substantial positive effects of the peer...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005764165

How should we organize schooling to further children with migration background?

Schneeweis, Nicole - 2006

exist that quantify the disadvantage of immigrant children in education and there has not been any attempt to identify … institutional conditions of the education system that contribute to educational integration. Using data from five international …)integration is related to institutional characteristics of the schooling system. The study shows that early education, time in school …

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How should we organize schooling to further children with migration background?

Schneeweis, Nicole - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2006

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Peer effects in Austrian schools

Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2005

of reducing stratification in educational settings. -- peer effects ; education ; PISA data …

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Girls, girls, girls: Gender composition and female school choice

Schneeweis, Nicole; Zweimüller, Martina - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 4, pp. 482-500

Gender segregation in employment may be explained by women's reluctance to choose technical occupations. However, the foundations for career choices are laid much earlier. Educational experts claim that female students are doing better in math and science and are more likely to choose these...

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Girls, girls, girls: gender composition and female school choice

Schneeweis, Nicole; Zweimüller, Martina - 2009

, although the foundations for career choices are certainly laid earlier, during education. Educational experts claim that female …

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Early tracking and the misfortune of being young

Schneeweis, Nicole; Zweimüller, Martina - 2009

In the Austrian (as well as the German) education system students have to choose between different school tracks at the … to show that the effect is long-lasting in urban areas. Therefore, the education system fails to provide a mechanism that …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310701

Girls, girls, girls: gender composition and female school choice

Schneeweis, Nicole; Zweimüller, Martina - 2009

, although the foundations for career choices are certainly laid earlier, during education. Educational experts claim that female …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294871

Early tracking and the misfortune of being young

Schneeweis, Nicole; Zweimüller, Martina - 2009

In the Austrian (as well as the German) education system students have to choose between different school tracks at the … 2006 to show that the effect is long-lasting in urban areas. Therefore, the education system fails to provide a mechanism …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294927