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On the Estimation of Term Structure Models and An Application to the United States
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper discusses the estimation of models of the term structure of interest rates. After reviewing the term structure models, specifically the Nelson-Siegel Model and Affine Term- Structure Model, this paper estimates the terms structure of Treasury bond yields for the United States with...
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Estimating economic impact using ex post econometric analysis : cautionary tales
Baumann, Robert; Matheson, Victor A. - 2011
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The gender GAP in secondary school mathematics at high achievement levels : evidence from the American mathematics competitions
Ellison, Glenn; Swanson, Ashley - 2009
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Heterogeneity in high math achievement across schools : evidence from the American Mathematics Competition
Ellison, Glenn; Swanson, Ashley - 2012
achievement. Data from the American Mathematics Competitions is used to produce counts of high-scoring students from more than two … Mathematics Competition ; mathematics education …
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Gender wage gap and its effect on test scores of immigrant students
Yamamura, Eiji - 2016
incidence of lateness and skipping school compared with boys, which in turn improves girls' test scores in mathematics, science … wage gap results in a 0.20%, 0.13% or 0.06% increase in test scores for mathematics, science, and reading, respectively. …
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Ethnic complementarities after the opening of China : how Chinese graduate students affected the productivity of their advisors
Borjas, George J.; Doran, Kirk B.; Shen, Ying - 2015
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The collapse of the Soviet Union and the productivity of American mathematicians
Borjas, George J.; Doran, Kirk B. - 2012
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Review of research and evaluation on improving adult literacy and numeracy skills
Vorhaus, John; Litster, Jennifer; Frearson, Michael; … - 2011
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoni, Manfred; Heineck, Guido - 2012
Is there a reward for basic skills in the German labor market? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between literacy, numeracy and monthly gross earnings of full-time employed workers. We use data from the ALWA survey, augmented by test scores on basic cognitive skills as well as...
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Do literacy and numeracy pay off? : on the relationship between basic skills and earnings
Antoniy, Manfred; Heineckz, Guido - 2012
What is the value of basic skills in the German labor market which until recently was considered to be strongly regulated but has gained flexibility in the last 15 years? To answer this question, we examine the relationship between adults' literacy, numeracy and earnings. We use data from the...
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