TY - JOUR A1 - Anger, Silke A1 - Christoph, Bernhard A1 - Galkiewicz, Agata A1 - Margaryan, Shushanik A1 - Peter, Frauke A1 - Sandner, Malte A1 - Siedler, Thomas T1 - War, international spillovers, and adolescents: Evidence from Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 JF - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization N2 - Using novel longitudinal data, this paper studies the short- and medium-term effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 on social trust of adolescents in Germany. Comparing adolescents who responded to our survey shortly before the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD) models over time, we find a significant decline in the outcome after the war started. These findings provide new evidence on how armed conflicts influence social trust and well-being among young people in a country not directly involved in the war. KW - War Trust Social capital Russia's invasion of Ukraine Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.03.009 SN - 0167-2681 VL - 224 SP - 181 EP - 193 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Anger, Silke A1 - Christoph, Bernhard A1 - Galkiewicz, Agata A1 - Hörl, Tobias A1 - Margaryan, Shushanik A1 - Maushart, Milan A1 - Peter, Frauke A1 - Sandner, Malte A1 - Siedler, Thomas T1 - Berufliche Pläne von Haupt- und Realschüler*innen: Der Anteil der Unentschlossenen steigt T2 - IAB Forum N2 - Der Anteil der Jugendlichen, die sich sicher sind, eine Ausbildung absolvieren zu wollen, sinkt zusehends. Zuletzt traf dies nur noch auf 42 Prozent der befragten Hauptschüler*innen und auf 37 Prozent der Realschüler*innen in den jeweiligen Abschlussklassen zu. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240924.01 VL - 2024 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sandner, Malte A1 - Anger, Silke A1 - Bernhard, Sarah A1 - Dietrich, Hans A1 - Knau, Felix A1 - Lerche, Adrian A1 - Patzina, Alexander A1 - Toussaint, Carinna T1 - Welche Erwartungen Abiturient*innen mit einem Studium oder einer Berufsausbildung verbinden JF - IAB Forum N2 - Nach dem Abitur eröffnen sich jungen Menschen alle weiterführenden Bildungswege. Neben der Wahl der Fachrichtung steht die Entscheidung zwischen Studium oder Berufsausbildung im Vordergrund. Hier geht es neben persönlichen Interessen und Fähigkeiten um die Erwartungen der Abiturient*innen hinsichtlich der Aussichten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und in Bezug auf die Arbeitsbedingungen nach einem Studium oder einer Ausbildung. Diese Erwartungen unterscheiden sich je nachdem, ob sie eher zu einem Studium oder einer Ausbildung tendieren. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240903.01 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Anger, Silke A1 - Christoph, Bernhard A1 - Galkiewicz, Agata A1 - Margaryan, Shushanik A1 - Peter, Frauke A1 - Sandner, Malte A1 - Siedler, Thomas T1 - A Library in the Palm of Your Hand? A Randomized Field Experiment with Low-Income Children T2 - IZA : Discussion paper series N2 - Reading comprehension is critical for academic success, yet children from disadvantaged backgrounds often engage in reading less frequently than their more advantaged peers. This study evaluates the impact of a randomized reading intervention targeting 11{12-year-olds from low-income households in Germany. As part of the intervention, children received e-book readers with access to a large digital library of age-appropriate books. The results show a signicant increase in reading engage- ment, leading to improvements in academic performance. 12 months after the start of the intervention, academic performance improved by 10.3% of a standard devia- tion, with eects persisting at 9.6% after 30 months. Additionally, the intervention positively impacted the socioemotional well-being of the children. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://docs.iza.org/dp17322.pdf SN - 2365-9793 IS - 17322 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Anger, Silke A1 - Bassetto, Jacopo A1 - Sandner, Malte T1 - Lifting Barriers to Skill Transferability: Immigrant Integration through Occupational Recognition T2 - IZA : Discussion Paper Series N2 - While Western countries worry about labor shortages, their institutional barriers to skill transferability prevent immigrants from fully utilizing foreign qualifications. Combining administrative and survey data in a difference-in-differences design, we show that a German reform, which lifted these barriers for non-EU immigrants, led to a 15 percent increase in the share of immigrants with a recognized foreign qualification. Consequently, non-EU immigrants’ employment and wages in licensed occupations (e.g., doctors) increased respectively by 18.6 and 4 percent, narrowing the gaps with EU immigrants. Despite the inflow of non-EU immigrants in these occupations, we find no evidence of crowding out or downward wage pressure for natives. Y1 - 2024 UR - https://docs.iza.org/dp17444.pdf SN - 2365-9793 IS - 17444 ER -