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Doss, Christopher; Fricke, Hans; Loeb, Susanna; … - In: Economics of education review 88 (2022), pp. 1-18

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Human Capital Development and Parental Investment in India

Attanasio, Orazio - 2015

We estimate production functions for cognition and health for children aged 1-12 in India, based on the Young Lives … Survey. India has over 70 million children aged 0-5 who are at risk of developmental deficits. The inputs into the production … investments affect cognitive development at all ages, but more so for younger children. Investments also have an impact on health …

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The Effect of Education Policy on Crime : An Intergenerational Perspective

Meghir, Costas - 2012

reduced crime rates of the targeted generation and their children by comparable amounts. We attribute these outcomes to …

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The economic value of higher teacher quality

Hanushek, Eric Alan - In: Economics of education review 30 (2011) 3, pp. 466-479

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Income, Schooling, and Ability : Evidence from a New Sample of Identical Twins

Ashenfelter, Orley; Rouse, Cecilia E. - 2021

We develop a model of optimal schooling investments and estimate it using new data on approximately 700 identical twins. We estimate an average return to schooling of 9 percent for identical twins, but estimated returns appear to be slightly higher for less able individuals. Simple cross-section...

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Exposure to academic fields and college major choice

Fricke, Hans; Grogger, Jeff; Steinmayr, Andreas - In: Economics of education review 64 (2018), pp. 199-213

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College major, college coursework, and post-college wages

Light, Audrey; Schreiner, Sydney - In: Economics of education review 73 (2019), pp. 1-13

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Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement : An Experimental Evaluation

Kane, Thomas J. - 2009

We used a random-assignment experiment in Los Angeles Unified School District to evaluate various non-experimental methods for estimating teacher effects on student test scores. Having estimated teacher effects during a pre-experimental period, we used these estimates to predict student...

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Measuring Test Measurement Error : A General Approach

Boyd, Donald - 2012

the total test measurement error that can be applied when one or more cohorts of students take three or more tests in the …

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Validating Teacher Effect Estimates Using Changes in Teacher Assignments in Los Angeles

Bacher-Hicks, Andrew - 2014

In a widely cited study, Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff (2014a; hereafter CFR) evaluate the degree of bias in teacher value-added estimates using a novel "teacher switching" research design with data from New York City. They conclude that there is little to no bias in their estimates. Using the same...

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