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Family background, education, and earnings : the limited value of "test-score transmission"
Friedman-Sokuler, Naomi; Justman, Moshe - 2024
secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a … strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving their children's' achievement on these tests, thus reinforcing … students in Hebrew-language schools from eighth grade to age 29, we provide evidence that despite Israeli schools being …
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Trends in intergenerational income mobility
Lee, Chul-in; Solon, Gary - In: The review of economics and statistics 91 (2009) 4, pp. 766-772
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901462
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Are grandparents a good substitute for parents as the primary caregiver? : the impact of grandparents on children's academic performance
Wang, Sophie Xuefei; Bansak, Cynthia - 2022
This study examines the impacts of caregiving by grandparents on children's academic performance in China, using data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254240
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Classroom composition and student academic achievement : the impact of peers' parental education
Wang, Tianheng - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 21 (2021) 1, pp. 273-305
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012437754
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Age effects in education : a double disadvantage for second-generation immigrant children
Abatemarco, Antonio; Cavallo, Mariagrazia; Marino, … - 2021
that second-generation immigrant children in the Italian primary school experience a double disadvantage that, relative to … benefits to second-generation immigrant children. Besides, we point out the possibility of exploiting the larger impact of the … relative age on second-generation children in order to support their performance and reduce the large penalization associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012417618
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The effects of school closure threats on student performance : evidence from a natural experiment
Chiu, Ming Ming; Joh, Sung Wook; Khoo, Lawrence - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 16 (2016) 4, pp. 1-39
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A model about the impact of ability grouping on student achievement
Kiss, David - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 17 (2017) 3, pp. 1-10
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Effects of childhood peers on personality skills
Feng, Shuaizhang; Kim, Jun Hyung; Yang, Zhe - 2021
Despite extensive literature on peer effects, the role of peers on personality skill development remains poorly understood. We fill this gap by investigating the effects of having disadvantaged primary school peers, generated by random classroom assignment and parental migration for employment....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012704643
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Human capital investments and family size in Italy : iv estimates using twin births as an instrument
Ponzo, Michela; Scoppa, Vincenzo - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 24 (2024) 2, pp. 425-461
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China's only children and their spillover effects on academic performance in the classroom
Wang, Haining; Zhu, Rong - In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy 19 (2019) 4, pp. 1-10
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012127136