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college choices. Students with high-educated parents change timing, colleges, and fields in ways that appear rational and … informed. In contrast, very talented students with low-educated parents react to higher scores by increasing overall enrolment … institutions that they could have attended even with a lower score. This suggests that students with low-educated parents face …
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Students in East-Asian countries consistently score in the top in international assessments. One possible explanation … gradual roll-out of the program across compulsory schools, we find that it improves teaching practices and boosts students …
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We examine the changes in the rewards to cognitive and non-cognitive skill during the time period 1992-2013. Using unique administrative data for Sweden, we document a secular increase in the returns to non-cognitive skill. This increase is particularly pronounced in the private sector, at the...
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This paper evaluates the long-term effects of class size in primary school. We use rich administrative data from Sweden and exploit variation in class size created by a maximum class size rule. Smaller classes in the last three years of primary school (age 10 to 13) are not only beneficial for...
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and discusses possible consequences of the ongoing pandemic for Swedish children and youth, in the short and longer term … development, (2) the consequences for children's development and school performance due to increased absenteeism among children …, students and teachers in preschools and schools, (3) the effects of distance education, (4) the impact on the demand for …
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-born children are more likely to be managers, while later-born children are more likely to be self-employed. We also find that … earlier born children are more likely to be in occupations that require leadership ability, social ability and the Big Five … capital investments in later-born children. …
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