Arbeitspapier

Noncognitive Skills, Internet Use and Educational Dropout

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 2000 to 2006 we analyze the determinants and labor market effects of educational dropout. In addition to classical variables like family background and occupation, we examine noncognitive skills and Internet use. Noncognitive skills and Internet availability at home are negatively associated with the probability of becoming an educational dropout. The wage gap between dropouts and those with completed school and professional education vanishes for males once we control for additional characteristics such as occupations, professional Internet use and noncognitive skills. For females it is reduced to four percent.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 08-044

Classification
Wirtschaft
Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
Analysis of Education
Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Subject
education
unemployment
wages
noncognitive skills
computer use
Abbrecher
Kognition
Qualifikation
Internet
Computergestütztes Verfahren
Bildungsertrag
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Coneus, Katja
Gernandt, Johannes
Saam, Marianne
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2008

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Coneus, Katja
  • Gernandt, Johannes
  • Saam, Marianne
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Time of origin

  • 2008

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