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Engaging girls in math : the unequal effects of text messaging to help parents support early math development
Doss, Christopher; Fricke, Hans; Loeb, Susanna; … - In: Economics of education review 88 (2022), pp. 1-18
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When behavioral barriers are too high or low : how timing matters for parenting interventions
Cortes, Kalena E.; Fricke, Hans; Loeb, Susanna; Song, … - 2019
children on higher order skills. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the parents of lower achieving students …The time children spend with their parents affects their development. Parenting programs can help parents use that time … parents of higher achieving students, weekday texts are more effective because weekdays are more challenging, but not so …
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When behavioral barriers are too high or low : how timing matters for text-based parenting interventions
Cortes, Kalena E.; Fricke, Hans; Loeb, Susanna; Song, … - In: Economics of education review 92 (2023), pp. 1-17
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Income, schooling, and ability : evidence from a new sample of identical twins
Ashenfelter, Orley - 1997
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Income, Schooling, and Ability : Evidence from a New Sample of Identical Twins
Ashenfelter, Orley - 1997
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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013242904
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Estimating teacher impacts on student achievement : an experimental evaluation
Kane, Thomas J.; Staiger, Douglas - 2008
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Measuring test measurement error : a general approach
Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; … - 2012
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765559
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Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement : An Experimental Evaluation
Kane, Thomas J. - 2008
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464040