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The payoff to school selectivity: An application of Dale and Krueger’s method to MBA programs
Chen, Weiwei; Grove, Wayne A.; Hussey, Andrew - In: Economics Letters 116 (2012) 2, pp. 247-249
Many studies find a notable return to college quality. Dale and Krueger (2002, 2011) only do until they address selection bias concerns by proxying for ambition and by matching students with similar admission outcomes but different matriculation decisions. Although we employ similar...
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Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India
Lopez Boo, Florencia; Canon, Maria Eugenia - In: Economics Letters 124 (2014) 1, pp. 55-59
This paper provides unique evidence of a reversal of gender gaps in cognitive development in early childhood. We find steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses its sign for the upper caste, with girls performing...
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A note on the effect of education on religiosity
Javier Arias-Vazquez, F. - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 3, pp. 895-897
In this note I present a novel finding on the relationship between education and religion in the US. I estimate the … effect of education on religiosity using two alternative data sources and complementary identification strategies. My … findings are conclusive. Contrary to the previously established positive correlation between formal education and religiosity …
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Public sector decentralization and school performance: International evidence
Falch, Torberg; Fischer, Justina A.V. - In: Economics Letters 114 (2012) 3, pp. 276-279
Using a panel of international student test scores 1980–2000 (PISA and TIMSS), panel fixed effects estimates suggest that government spending decentralization is conducive to student performance. The effect does not appear to be mediated through levels of educational spending.
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The Educational Gradient in Marriage: A Comparison of 25 European Countries
Kalmijn, Matthijs - In: Demography 50 (2013) 4, pp. 1499-1520
Previous research has suggested that a new marriage gradient has emerged in the United States, with marriage becoming … in the marriage gradient among 25 European countries, using multilevel models. The focus is on the chances of living in a … married. For men, the educational effect on marriage is absent in traditional countries but becomes positive as gender roles …
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Direct and indirect impact of charter schools’ entry on traditional public schools: New evidence from North Carolina
Jinnai, Yusuke - In: Economics Letters 124 (2014) 3, pp. 452-456
This paper examines the effects of charter schools on student achievement at neighboring traditional schools. The study shows that charter school entry does not induce indirect impact on non-overlapping grades but generates positive direct impact on overlapping grades. I also demonstrate that...
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Gender, productive ability and the perceived returns to education: Evidence from rural India
Chari, A.V.; Maertens, Annemie - In: Economics Letters 122 (2014) 2, pp. 253-257
educational investments. We analyze data from India to highlight gender disparities in the perceived returns to education and the …
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Does studying abroad cause international labor mobility? Evidence from Italy
Di Pietro, Giorgio - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 3, pp. 632-635
I analyze whether participation in international student exchange programs during university studies affects the subsequent decision to work abroad among Italian graduates. My findings suggest that studying abroad increases likelihood of working abroad by between 18 and 24 percentage points.
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Intelligence and corruption
Potrafke, Niklas - In: Economics Letters 114 (2012) 1, pp. 109-112
This study finds that countries with high-IQ populations enjoy less corruption. I propose that this is because intelligent people have longer time horizons.
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Funded social security and economic growth
Kunze, Lars - In: Economics Letters 115 (2012) 2, pp. 180-183
This paper investigates the relationship between economic growth and a fully funded social security system in an overlapping generations model with family altruism. It is shown that funded social security may harm growth if there are operative bequests within the family.
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