11. May 2020

Cohort

Cohorts are formed to separate people into certain population groups. A cohort encompasses a group of people that experienced the same (life) event within a certain time interval (e.g., a year). This way, birth cohorts, marriage cohorts, immigration cohorts, or the like are formed.

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The unexpected effects of the German minimum wage on income equality in firms

ELMI Policy Talk: Immigrant integration services in Germany, Sweden and Finland

Does automation replace experts or augment expertise? The answer is yes