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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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connection between cognitive skills of parents and their children by exploiting within-family between-subject variation in these … close at about 0.1. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …
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connection between cognitive skills of parents and their children by exploiting within-family between-subject variation in these … close at about 0.1. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children’s choices of STEM fields …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013322018
Many American states require that students lacking basic reading proficiency after third grade be retained and … retained students are compared to their same-age peers, but remain substantial through grade 10 when compared to students in … the same grade. Being retained in third grade due to missing the promotion standard increases students' grade point …
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positive effects of central exams on achievement tests, previous research on university-bound students shows no effects on … subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market effects may be more imminent for students leaving school directly for the labor … that central exams are indeed associated with higher earnings for students from school types directly bound for the labor …
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