Ingo E. Isphording
Posts tagged with Ingo E. Isphording
March 12, 2024
IZA study analyzes HR practices to recruit and retain skilled workers
Research report identifies "knowing-doing gap" in German firms
November 12, 2021
Profit taxation reduces innovation by firms
Policymakers should consider targeted tax credits rather than general tax reductions
May 5, 2021
Relative comparisons affect performance and choices in college
Whether someone is a big fish in a little pond is largely a matter of luck, but it changes how students behave
July 3, 2020
Poor air quality increases COVID-19 deaths
Moving at-risk patients out of polluted areas could reduce the case fatality rate
March 28, 2019
Peer diversity and college performance
Linguistic diversity does not harm native students but enhances non-native speaking students' performance
March 3, 2017
Decoding attitudes towards migrants
The recent political success of right-wing populists in the US and in many European countries is often attributed to a […]
November 27, 2015
Rank, sex, drugs and crime: How relative ability affects adolescents’ risky behaviors
Parents, teachers and policymakers alike are concerned with adolescents engaging in risky practices, such as drug abuse, unprotected sex, or […]
July 16, 2015
A big fish in a small pond: How rank affects students’ educational decisions
The characteristics of potential classmates are among the decisive factors for parents when choosing a school for their child. It […]
May 11, 2013
Immigrant integration: Linguistic distance impedes literacy
Language acquisition of immigrants is crucially affected by the dissimilarity between the immigrant’s mother tongue and the language of the […]