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Catholic schools and bad behavior : a propensity score matching analysis
Mocan, Naci (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor) - In: Contributions to economic analysis & policy 5 (2006) 1, pp. 1-34
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Catholic schools and bad behavior
Mocan, Naci; Scafidi, Benjamin; Tekin, Erdal - 2002
Although there is a sizeable literature of the effect of private school attendance on academic student outcomes, there is a dearth of studies of the impact of school sector on nonacademic outcomes. Using a rich data set, we analyze the impact of Catholic school attendance on the likelihood that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413864
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Catholic schools and bad behavior
Mocan, Naci - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268867
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Maternal employment and adolescent risky behavior
Aughinbaugh, Alison (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Lead exposure and behavior : effects on antisocial and risky behavior among children and adolescents
Reyes, Jessica Wolpaw - 2014
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The Estimated Effect of Catholic Schooling on Educational Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching
Nguyen, Anh Ngoc; Taylor, Jim; Bradley, Steve - 2009
This paper examines the effect of attending a Catholic high school on educational outcomes. The statistical analysis is based on data obtained from the US National Educational Longitudinal Study. Using propensity score matching methods to control for selection bias, we find that Catholic...
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Selection on observed and unobserved variables : assessing the effectiveness of catholic schools
Altonji, Joseph G.; Elder, Todd E.; Taber, Christopher - 2000
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An evaluation of instrumental variable strategies for estimating the effects of catholic schools
Altonji, Joseph G.; Elder, Todd E.; Taber, Christopher - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001719226
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"Might not be a tomorrow" : a multi-methods approach to anticipated early death and youth crime
Brezina, Timothy (contributor); Tekin, Erdal (contributor);  … - 2008
factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have … early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the … that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003777931
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Benefits and costs of a targeted intervention program for youthful offenders : the YouthBuild USA Offender Project
Cohen, Mark A.; Piquero, Alex R. - In: Journal of benefit-cost analysis : JBCA 6 (2015) 3, pp. 603-627
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