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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market
Devereux, Paul J. - 2014
essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414158
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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market
Devereux, Paul J. - 2019
essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131034
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Why do parents socialize their children to behave pro-socially? : an information-based theory
Adriani, Fabrizio; Sonderegger, Silvia - In: Journal of public economics 93 (2009) 11/12, pp. 1119-1124
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003933201
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On the demand for grandchildren : tied transfers and the demonstration effect
Cox, Donald; Stark, Oded - In: Journal of public economics 89 (2005) 9/10, pp. 1665-1697
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003052619
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Do school inputs crowd out parents' investments in their children? : public education tends to crowd out parents' time and money, but careful policy design may mitigate this
Rabe, Birgitta - 2019
resources for schooling from early years through to adolescence. Recent research has looked at how parents respond to children …Many countries around the world are making substantial and increasing public investments in children by providing … finds that parents reduce their own efforts as schooling improves, dampening the efficiency of government expenditure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012011667
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Language proficiency and immigrants' economic integration : It is vital to measure language proficiency well, as it crucially determines immigrants’ earnings
Daley, Angela; Hu, Min; Warman, Casey - 2019
Over recent decades, Western countries have admitted many immigrants from non-traditional regions (e.g. Philippines, India, China), which has coincided with poor economic integration. Language proficiency is an important determinant of economic integration; in addition to being a component of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139489
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Impact of bilingual education on student achievement : language development programs should focus on quality rather than the language in which instruction is provided
Chin, Aimee - 2015
More than 4.4 million students enrolled in US public schools participate in English language learner programs because …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430704
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Do social interactions in the classroom improve academic attainment? : Student sorting into classes complicates policies that utilize peer effects to optimize educational outcomes
Telhaj, Shqiponja - 2018
education, one essential aspect is that “good” peers can potentially improve students’ academic achievement, career choices, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863742
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Central exit exams improve student outcomes : external school leaving exams raise student achievement and improve how grades are understood in the labor market
Woessmann, Ludger - 2018
’s institutional framework, which can hold students, teachers, schools, and administrators accountable for student outcomes. While … critics point to issues such as teaching test-only skills, which may leave students ill-prepared for the real world, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011781700
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The effect of price shocks on undocumented students' college attainment and completion
Conger, Dylan; Turner, Lesley J. - In: Journal of public economics 148 (2017), pp. 92-114
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