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Providing the right skills to all in China : from "made in China" to "created in China"

Molnár, Margit; Koen, Vincent - 2015

, the quality of most patents is still low and innovation output is weak. Reforms are underway to address these problems but … knowledge economy. Among the priorities are more and better oriented funding of education, giving greater opportunities to … nurturing research and innovation. This Working Paper relates to the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of China www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-china.htm …

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Reducing regional disparities for inclusive growth in Spain

McGowan, Muge Adalet; San Millán, Juan Antona - 2019

barriers and better innovation policies would boost productivity. Effective intergovernmental coordination bodies and a well …

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The differential impact of compulsory schooling laws on school quality in the United States segregated South

Sansani, Shahar - In: Economics of Education Review 45 (2015) C, pp. 64-75

In this paper, I estimate the differential effects of compulsory schooling laws on school quality between black and white schools in the United States segregated South. I employ state-level data on length of school terms and pupil–teacher ratios to examine these responses. Other literature has...

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Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms

Guryan, Jonathan; Kim, James S.; Quinn, David M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

There are large gaps in reading skills by family income among school-aged children in the United States. Correlational evidence suggests that reading skills are strongly related to the amount of reading students do outside of school. Experimental evidence testing whether this relationship is...

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U.S High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations

Murnane, Richard J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

I survey the evidence on patterns in U.S. high school graduation rates over the period 1970-2010 and report the results of new research conducted to fill in holes in the evidence. I begin by pointing out the strengths and limitations of existing data sources. I then describe six striking...

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Using School Choice Lotteries to Test Measures of School Effectiveness

Deming, David J. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

Value-added models (VAMs) are increasingly used to measure school effectiveness. Yet random variation in school attendance is necessary to test the validity of VAMs, and to guide the selection of models for measuring causal effects of schools. In this paper, I use random assignment from a public...

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Student Loans and Repayment: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Lochner, Lance; Monge-Naranjo, Alexander - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

Rising costs of and returns to college have led to sizeable increases in the demand for student loans in many countries. In the U.S., student loan default rates have also risen for recent cohorts as labor market uncertainty and debt levels have increased. We discuss these trends as well as...

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Correlation, Consumption, Confusion, or Constraints: Why do Poor Children Perform so Poorly?

Caucutt, Elizabeth; Lochner, Lance; Park, Youngmin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015

The economic and social mobility of a generation may be largely determined by the time it enters school given early developing and persistent gaps in child achievement by family income and the importance of adolescent skill levels for educational attainment and lifetime earnings. After providing...

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Improving College Access and Success for Low-Income Students: Evidence from a Large Need-Based Grant Program

Fack, Gabrielle; Grenet, Julien - In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 7 (2015) 2, pp. 1-34

Using comprehensive administrative data on France's single largest financial aid program, this paper provides new evidence on the impact of large-scale need-based grant programs on the college enrollment decisions, persistence, and graduation rates of low-income students. We exploit sharp...

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Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes

Heckman, James; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - In: American Economic Review 103 (2013) 6, pp. 2052-86

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...

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