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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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Field of Study, Earnings, and Self-Selection

Kirkebøen, Lars - 2014

Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between several unordered alternatives. Even with a valid instrument for every type...

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Measuring Test Measurement Error : A General Approach

Boyd, Donald - 2012

one or more cohorts of students take three or more tests in the subject of interest (e.g., state assessments in three …

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A Scalable Approach to High-Impact Tutoring for Young Readers : Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Cortes, Kalena E.; Kortecamp, Karen; Loeb, Susanna; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

students were randomly assigned to receive supplementary tutoring during the 2021-22 school year (N=818). The study occurred in … a large Southeastern district serving predominantly Black and Hispanic students. Students assigned to the program were …

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Investing in Early Childhood Development in Preschool and at Home

Duncan, Greg J.; Kalil, Ariel; Mogstad, Magne; Rege, Mari - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

reviews a large body of empirical work investigating whether these programs make a difference for children's development, and … life outcomes. This suggests that early childhood programs might play a significant role in helping children realize their …

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The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement : Evidence from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts

Loeb, Susanna - 1995

The study presented here uses data from the NORC General Social Surveys to explore the effects of measurable school characteristics on student achievement. What separates this study from many others is the use of aggregate data on older cohorts, usually associated with research on the influence...

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Inference for Ranks with Applications to Mobility across Neighborhoods and Academic Achievement across Countries

Mogstad, Magne - 2020

It is often desired to rank different populations according to the value of some feature of each population. For example, it may be desired to rank neighborhoods according to some measure of intergenerational mobility or countries according to some measure of academic achievement. These rankings...

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The Role of Teacher Quality in Retention and Hiring : Using Applications-to-Transfer to Uncover Preferences of Teachers and Schools

Boyd, Donald - 2010

are able to make good decisions about whom to hire, these reforms have the potential to benefit schools and students … (certification exam scores; college competitiveness) are more likely to apply for transfer, while teachers whose students demonstrate …

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The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools

Boyd, Donald - 2008

teachers resulted in average improved achievement for students in the poorest decile of schools of .03 standard deviations …

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Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement

Boyd, Donald - 2008

, while less effective transfers stay in lower-performing schools, likely exacerbating the differences across students in the …

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