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Evaluating the effect of tax deductions on training

Leuven, Edwin; Oosterbeek, Hessel - EconWPA - 2002

Due to a tax law implemented in 1998, Dutch employers can claim an extra tax deduction when they train employees aged 40 years or older. This causes a discontinuity in a firm's cost of training an employee. We exploit this discontinuity to identify two effects: the effect of the tax deduction on...

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The e ect of financial rewards on students achievement: Evidence from a randomized experiment

Leuven, Edwin; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Klaauw, Bas van der - EconWPA - 2004

This paper reports about a randomized field experiment in which first year economics and business students at the University of Amsterdam could earn financial rewards for passing the first year requirements within one year. Participants were assigned to a high, low and zero (control) reward...

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New evidence on the effect of time in school on early achievement

Leuven, Edwin; Lindahl, Mikael; Oosterbeek, Hessel; … - EconWPA - 2004

This study estimates the effect of expanding enrollment possibilities in early eduction on the achievement of young children. To do so it exploits two features of the Dutch schooling system. First, children are allowed to enroll in school on their fourth birthday. Second, children having their...

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Open educational resources : a catalyst for innovation

Orr, Dominic; Rimini, Michele; Van Damme, Dirk - OECD - 2015

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Measuring innovation in education : a new perspective

Vincent-Lancrin, Stéphan; Kärkkäinen, Kiira; … - 2014

This report explores the association between school innovation and different measures related to educational objectives …

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Open educational resources : a catalyst for innovation

Orr, Dominic; Rimini, Michele; Van Damme, Dirk - OECD - 2015 - Revised version

learning requires imagination, creativity and innovation. Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research … developments and practices in OER, but also to demonstrate how OER can be a tool for innovation in teaching and learning. …

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Measuring Innovation in Education 2023 : Tools and Methods for Data-Driven Action and Improvement

Vincent-Lancrin, Stéphan (contributor) - OECD - 2023

Measuring innovation in education and understanding its drivers and obstacles is essential to improve the quality of … in the expected direction? Do educational institution have a positive innovation culture that supports innovation? What … are the drivers of innovation that policy makers or institution leaders could influence to achieve the systems …

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Quality Control Versus Innovation in Research on Marketing

Armstrong, JS - EconWPA - 2005

Brownlie and Saren (this issue) claim that “few innovative papers appear in the top marketing journals.” They attribute this problem to incentive structures. They ask what steps might be taken by the various stakeholders to encourage the development and transmission of useful innovative...

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