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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …
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The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers : Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood
Chetty, Raj - 2011
students' lifetime income by more than $250,000 for the average class- room in our sample. We conclude that good teachers …Are teachers' impacts on students' test scores ("value-added") a good measure of their quality? This question has …' impacts on student achievement and (2) whether high-VA teachers improve students' long-term outcomes. We address these two …
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Does Mentoring Reduce Turnover and Improve Skills of New Employees? Evidence from Teachers in New York City
Rockoff, Jonah E. - 2008
Mentoring has become an extremely popular policy for improving the retention and performance of new teachers, but we know little about its effects on teacher and student outcomes. I study the impact of mentoring in New York City, which adopted a nationally recognized mentoring program in 2004. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464779
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What Does Certification Tell Us About Teacher Effectiveness? Evidence from New York City
Kane, Thomas J. - 2006
We use six years of data on student test performance to evaluate the effectiveness of certified, uncertified, and alternatively certified teachers in the New York City public schools. On average, the certification status of a teacher has at most small impacts on student test performance....
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Measuring the Impacts of Teachers II : Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood
Chetty, Raj - 2013
improve students' long-term outcomes. Using school district and tax records for more than one million children, we find that … the present value of students' lifetime income by approximately $250,000 per classroom …Are teachers' impacts on students' test scores ("value-added") a good measure of their quality? This question has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459236
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Understanding Trends in Chinese Skill Premiums, 2007-2018
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Wang, Yuan; Zhang, Lei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The dramatic expansion of the education system and the transformation of the economy in China provide an opportunity to investigate how the labor market rewards skills. Between 2007 and 2018, the overall return to cognitive skills is virtually constant at 10%, whereas the college premium drops...
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Global Universal Basic Skills : Current Deficits and Implications for World Development
Gust, Sarah; Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
achievement tests, we map achievement onto a common (PISA) scale. We then estimate the share of children not achieving basic …
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