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Involuntary volunteering: The impact of mandated service in public schools

Helms, Sara E. - In: Economics of Education Review 36 (2013) C, pp. 295-310

In 1992, Maryland became the first—and only—state to require service activity of all public high school graduates. Proponents of mandates note that since individual volunteer activity is correlated over time, mandates will create lifetime volunteers. Prior studies demonstrate differences in...

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The impact of surplus skills on earnings: Extending the over-education model to language proficiency

Chiswick, Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. - In: Economics of Education Review 36 (2013) C, pp. 263-275

English requirements using the over-education, required education, under-education (ORU) approach. The analyses show that …

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The labor market returns to a for-profit college education

Cellini, Stephanie Riegg; Chaudhary, Latika - In: Economics of Education Review 43 (2014) C, pp. 125-140

A lengthy literature estimating the returns to education has largely ignored the for-profit sector. In this paper, we … associate's degree students attend for an average of 2.6 years, this translates to a 4% return per year of education in a for …

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The faculty Flutie factor: Does football performance affect a university's US News and World Report peer assessment score?

Mulholland, Sean E.; Tomic, Aleksandar; Sholander, Samuel N. - In: Economics of Education Review 43 (2014) C, pp. 79-90

Analyzing the peer assessment category of the US News and World Report's America's Best Colleges rankings, we find that universities fielding a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team are more highly rated by administrators and faculty at peer institutions. Universities are also more highly rated...

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Compulsory schooling, education, depression and memory: New evidence from SHARELIFE

Crespo, Laura; López-Noval, Borja; Mira, Pedro - In: Economics of Education Review 43 (2014) C, pp. 36-46

In this paper we provide new evidence on the causal effect of education on adult depression and cognition. We use SHARE … year of education has a large and significant protective effect on mental health; the probability of suffering depression …) estimates of the effect of education on depression and cognition. Using the data available in SHARELIFE on early life conditions …

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Screening mechanisms and student responses in the college marketAuthor-Name: Smith, Jonathan

Hurwitz, Michael; Howell, Jessica - In: Economics of Education Review 44 (2015) C, pp. 17-28

In light of the sizeable financial and time investments associated with obtaining a postsecondary degree, the choice of where to apply and enroll should be a deliberate and thoughtful process. In this paper we exploit changes in application fees and admissions essay requirements, to demonstrate...

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Fairness in education: The Italian university before and after the reform

Brunori, Paolo; Peragine, Vito; Serlenga, Laura - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 5, pp. 764-777

In 2001 the Italian tertiary education system embarked in a broad process of reform. The main novelty brought by the …

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Are there peer effects associated with having English Language Learner (ELL) classmates? Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)

Cho, Rosa Minhyo - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 5, pp. 629-643

Over the past decade, several state and federal policies have directed schools to mainstream English Language Learner (ELL) students into English-only instruction classrooms. While there is mixed evidence on the effects of these immersion policies on the ELL students, research examining...

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Evidence on the efficacy of school-based incentives for healthy living

Cuffe, H.E.; Harbaugh, W.T.; Lindo, J.M.; Musto, G.; … - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 1028-1036

We analyze the effects of a school-based program that offers children an opportunity to win prizes if they walk or bike to school during prize periods. We use daily child-level data and individual fixed effects models to measure the effect of the prizes, with variation in the timing of prize...

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Adolescent drug use and the deterrent effect of school-imposed penalties

Waddell, G.R. - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 961-969

Estimates of the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana are biased if both are determined by unobservable school or individual attributes. Reverse causality is also a potential challenge to retrieving estimates of the causal relationship, as the...

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