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Does peer ability affect student achievement?
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kain, John F.; Markman, Jacob M.; … - In: Journal of applied econometrics 18 (2003) 5, pp. 527-544
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How equal are educational opportunities? : Family background and student achievement in Europe and the US
Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002047388
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How equal are educational opportunities? : Family background and student achievement in Europe and the United States
Woessmann, Ludger (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
. France and Flemish Belgium achieve the most equitable performance for students from different family backgrounds, and Britain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002345126
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Diversity in Schools : Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S. Born Students
Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; Marchingiglio, Riccardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We study the effect of exposure to immigrants on the educational outcomes of US-born students, using a unique dataset … selection of US-born students, especially among White and comparatively affluent students, in response to the presence of … immigrant students in the school. We propose a new identification strategy to partial out the unobserved non-random selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496150
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Culture and student achievement: the intertwined roles of patience and risk-taking
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kinne, Lavinia; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2020
addressing unobserved residence-country features, we find similar results when assigning migrant students their country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241063
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The impact of teacher skills on student performance across countries
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Piopiunik, Marc; Wiederhold, Simon - 2014 - Preliminary version
Student performance differs greatly across countries, but little is known about the role of teacher quality in explaining these differences. New international data from the PIAAC survey of adult skills allow for the first time to quantify teacher skills in numeracy and literacy, providing...
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International evidence on school tracking : a review
Woessmann, Ludger - In: CESifo DICE report : journal for institutional comparisons 7 (2009) 1, pp. 26-34
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Can Patience Account for Subnational Differences in Student Achievement? Regional Analysis with Facebook Interests
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kinne, Lavinia; Sancassani, Pietro; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Decisions to invest in human capital depend on people's time preferences. We show that differences in patience are closely related to substantial subnational differences in educational achievement, leading to new perspectives on longstanding within-country disparities. We use social-media data -...
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Culture and student achievement : the intertwined roles of patience and risk-taking
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Kinne, Lavinia; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2020
addressing unobserved residence-country features, we find similar results when assigning migrant students their country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012255834
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Diversity in schools: immigrants and the educational performance of U.S. born students
Figlio, David N.; Giuliano, Paola; Marchingiglio, Riccardo - 2021
We study the effect of exposure to immigrants on the educational outcomes of US-born students, using a unique dataset … selection of US-born students, especially among White and comparatively affluent students, in response to the presence of … immigrant students in the school. We propose a new identification strategy to partial out the unobserved non-random selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486961