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Dr. rer. pol. Jacqueline Kroh

Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education | Returns to Education and Post-School Education

Vita

Research interests

  • Social Inequalities in Education and the Labor Market
  • Social Inequality in Health and Well-Being
  • Educational Inequality
  • Life course research
  • Methods of Modern Causal Analysis
  • Quantitative Research Methods

    • Publications

    2024

    Kroh, J., Nester, M., & Wolter, I. (2024). General skill acquisition during non-academic pathways from school to work: Investigating social inequalities among low- and medium-educated young adult. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ucxjr

    2023

    Kroh, J., & Prechsl, S. (2023). The intervening role of social integration in the effect of education on subjective mental health. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 85, Article 100786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100786
    Kroh, J., Tuppat, J., Gentile, R., & Reichelt, H. (2023). How do children rate their health? An investigation of considered health dimensions, health factors, and assessment strategies. Child Indicators Research, 16, 2545–2580. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10066-6

    2022

    Bela, A., Kroh, J., Gebel, M., & Heineck, G. (2022). Gebildet & gesund. Ist Gesundheit eine Bildungsrendite im Lebensverlauf? uni.vers Forschung, (Mai), 48-51.
    Bömmel, N., Kroh, J., Gebel, M., & Heineck, G. (2022). Social inclusion as return to education in the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS): Conceptual framework and measurement. NEPS Survey Paper 100. Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP100:1.0
    Chincarini, E., Bayer, M., Kroh, J., Schenck-Fontaine, A., & Vogelbacher, M. (2022). Ein erweitertes Konzept für die Messung von Armut in der Bildungsforschung im Nationalen Bildungspanel (NEPS). LIfBi Working Paper 105. Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe. https://doi.org/10.5157/LIfBi:WP105:1.0
    Costa, J., Loos, K., Bömmel, N., & Kroh, J. (2022). Erfassung freiwilligen Engagements im Nationalen Bildungspanel. NEPS Survey Paper 99. Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe, Nationales Bildungspanel. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP99:1.0
    Kroh, J., & Prechsl, S. (2022). The intervening role of social relationships in the effect of education on mental health. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/vrzs7
    Kroh, J., Gebel, M., & Heineck, G. (2022). Health returns to education across the life course: Measuring health in children and adolescents in the National Educational Panel Study. NEPS Survey Paper 95. Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP95:1.0

    2021

    Handschuh, P., Lettau, J., & Nester, M. (2021). Ältere Erwachsene in der Corona-Krise: Wie wirkte sich die Zeit des ersten Lockdowns auf die Lebenszufriedenheit, Erwartungen und Sorgen von Erwachsenen im höheren Alter im Vergleich zu jüngeren Erwachsenen aus? NEPS Corona & Bildung 8. Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:Bericht:Corona:08:1.0
    Kroh, J. (2021). The causal effect of education on health: a consideration of methodological challenges, mediating effects, and variation by age. https://doi.org/10.20378/irb-52980
    Lettau, J. (2021). The impact of children’s academic competencies and school grades on their life satisfaction: What really matters? Child Indicators Research, 14(6), 2171-2195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-021-09830-3

    2020

    Lettau, J., Gebel, M., & Heineck, G. (2020). Returns to education across the life course: Measuring health in adults in the National Educational Panel Study. NEPS Survey Paper 77. Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP77:1.0

    2018

    Bela, A., Feinauer, N., Gebel, M., Heineck, G., Lettau, J., & Mergard, K. (2018). Returns to education across the life course in the National Educational Panel Study: Theoretical framework and corresponding survey program. NEPS Survey Paper 50. Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP50:1.0

    2017

    Lettau, J. (2017). Bildungswege nach einer vorzeitigen Vertragslösung. Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis, 46(3), 41-44. https://www.bibb.de/veroeffentlichungen/de/bwp/show/8345

    Selected presentations and lectures

    2023

    Kroh, J. (15. Juni 2023). Corona und mentale Gesundheit [Sonstiges]. Leibniz 'Book a Scientist', Bamberg, Deutschland.
    Kroh, J. (2023, August 3 - 4). The Covid-19 effects on life satisfaction: How to disentangle lockdown effects and are they one explanation for the COVID-19 effect on life satisfaction? [Paper presentation]. ECSR Thematic Conference ”COVID-19 and Social Inequality in Well-being”, Bamberg, Germany.
    Kroh, J., Handschuh, P., & Nester, M. (2023, September 18 - 20). The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on life satisfaction: Does social belonging matter as a mechanism? [Paper presentation]. European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic. https://ecsr2023.soc.cas.cz/
    Kroh, J., Nester, M., & Wolter, I. (2023, May 23 - 26). Competence development during school to work transitions: A special focus on lower and medium educated individuals [Paper presentation]. Conference of the Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28): Education and social inequality across the life course, Paris, France. https://www.sciencespo.fr/osc/fr/node/2413
    Kroh, J., Nester, M., & Wolter, I. (28. Februar - 2. März 2023). Kompetenzentwicklung in beruflicher Bildung: Eine deskriptive Analyse über Stagnation oder Wachstum in dualen und schulischen Ausbildungen [Vortrag]. 10. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF), Essen, Deutschland. https://www.gebf-ev.de/%C3%BCbersicht-gebf/tagungen-der-gebf/2023-10-gebf-tagung-duisburg-essen/
    Kroh, J., Tuppat, J., Gentile, R., & Reichelt, H. (2023, July 17 - 21). How do children rate their health? Evidence from a cognitive pretest in children aged 9 to 12 years [Paper presentation]. 10th European Survey Research Association (ESRA) Conference - Survey research in times of crisis: Challenges, opportunities, and new directions, Milan, Italy.

    2022

    Kroh, J. (13. - 14. Juni 2022). Die Bedeutung von sprachlichen Kompetenzen für individuelle Renditen von Bildung [Vortrag]. Jahrestagung des Mercator-Instituts: „Gemeinsam für sprachliche Bildung – systematisch und vernetzt“, Köln, de.
    Kroh, J. (n.d.). The role of social belonging in the effect of the corona crisis on life satisfaction: A moderated mediation by age [Paper presentation]. Lunchtime Seminar of the Chair for Economics, esp. Empirical Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.

    2021

    Handschuh, P., Kroh, J., & Nester, M. (2021, November 24). The effect of the Corona-Pandemic on life satisfaction: Does social belonging mediate the relationship and are there differences between age groups? [Paper presentation]. IAB Seminar Series "Corona- Leveller or Amplifier of Social and Economic Inequality?", Nuremberg, Germany.
    Handschuh, P., Lettau, J., & Nester, M. (14. - 19. September 2021). Ältere Erwachsene in der Corona-Krise - Schützt Bildung vor sinkender Lebenszufriedenheit? [Vortrag]. PAEPSY 2021, Heidelberg, Deutschland.
    Lettau, J. (2. - 4. Juni 2021). Do social relationships mediate the effect of education on health? [Vortrag]. Spring Meeting of the Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility, Turku, Finland. https://rc28turku.utu.fi/
    Lettau, J. (23. Juni 2021). Do social relationships mediate the effect of education on health? [Vortrag]. Lunchtime Seminar of the Chair for Economics, esp. Empirical Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.

    2020

    Lettau, J. (5. Juni 2020). The effect of students’ educational achievement on subjective wellbeing: Differences by students’ grades, competencies and attended school track [Vortrag]. Lunchtime Seminar of the Chair for Economics, esp. Empirical Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J. (8. - 9. Oktober 2020). The impact of children’s competencies and school grades on their life satisfaction: What really matters? [Vortrag]. Workshop “Causality in the Social Sciences II” at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, Hanover, Germany. https://labor-research.net/2020/05/22/cfp-workshop-at-the-german-centre-for-higher-education-research-and-science-studies-dzhw-in-hannover-on-october-8-9-2020/
    Lettau, J., & Prechsl, S. (12. - 13. November 2020). Soziale Beziehungen als Mechanismus im Zusammenhang zwischen Bildung und Gesundheit [Vortrag]. Gemeinsame Tagung der DGS-Sektionen „Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstrukturanalyse“ und „Bildung und Erziehung“, Bamberg, Deutschland. https://www.lifbi.de/Portals/13/dgs-ungleichheit_2020/Programm_Word_201109.pdf?ver=UkrbcjVOmS2w9D0BQdwN_w%3d%3d
    Lettau, J., & Prechsl, S. (26. - 28. August 2020). The relationship between education and health: Does social capital matter? [Vortrag]. Spring Meeting of the Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility, Turku, Finland. https://rc28turku.utu.fi/social-programme/
    Lettau, J., & Prechsl, S. (27. - 29. August 2020). The relationship between education and health: Does social capital matter? [Vortrag]. 18th Biennial European Society for Health and Medical Sociology Conference, Uppsalla, Sweden.

    2019

    Lettau, J. (1. Dezember 2019). The relationship between education and health: Does social capital matter? [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the Lunchtime Seminar of the Chair for Economics, esp. Empirical Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J. (1. Juli 2019). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the workshop "Causal Inference in the Social Sciences", Leipzig, Germany.
    Lettau, J. (1. Juni 2019). The relationship between education and health: Do social and financial ressources matter? [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the Lunchtime Seminar of the Chair for Economics, esp. Empirical Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J. (1. Oktober 2019). The relationship between education and subjective health status: Do social relationships matter? [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the department colloquium, Bamberg, Germany.

    2018

    Lettau, J. (1. Oktober 2018). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the ECSR Annual Conference, Paris, France.
    Lettau, J., & Heineck, G. (1. Juni 2018). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the 17th Biennial ESHMS Congress, Lisbon, Portugal.
    Lettau, J., & Heineck, G. (1. Juni 2018). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the 4th BHJL Meeting on Empirical Microeconomics and Applied Microeconomics, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J., & Heineck, G. (1. März 2018). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the 2nd Joint Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference (BAGSS/DSSS), Trento, Italy.
    Lettau, J., & Heineck, G. (9. - 11. Juli 2018). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS), Milan, Italy.

    2017

    Lettau, J. (1. Juni 2017). Dissertationsprojekt: The relationship between education and health: A life course perspective [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the BAGGS colloquium of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J. (1. Juni 2017). Dissertationsprojekt: The relationship between education and health: A life course perspective [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the colloquium of the Department Educational Decisions and Processes, Migration, Returns to Education of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, Bamberg, Germany.
    Lettau, J., & Heineck, G. (1. Oktober 2017). Revisiting the causal relationship between education and health: Evidence from NEPS [Vortrag]. Paper presented at the 2nd International NEPS Conference, Bamberg, Germany.