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The effect of education on health : evidence from the 1997 compulsory schooling reform in Turkey
Baltagi, Badi H.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso; Karatas, Haci M. - In: Regional science & urban economics 77 (2019), pp. 205-221
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Chapter 16 Schools, Teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing Countries
Glewwe, Paul; Kremer, Michael - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 2, (pp. 945-1017). 2006
education they receive. School enrollment rates have increased dramatically in developing counties since 1960, but many children … of education and other policies on the quantity and quality of education obtained by children in developing countries …
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Chapter 12 Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; … - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 1, (pp. 697-812). 2006
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
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Chapter 55 Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government Policy
Orazem, Peter F.; King, Elizabeth M. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3475-3559). 2007
rates and completed years of schooling. Nevertheless, in many countries substantial education gaps persist between rich and …
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Chapter 20. Peer Effects in Education : A Survey of the Theory and Evidence
Epple, Dennis; Romano, Richard E. - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 1053-1163). 2011
We survey the theoretical and empirical literature on peer effects in education. Theoretical models of peer effects are … empirical evidence on and channels of peer effects in education. …
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Chapter 3. Education and Family Background : Mechanisms and Policies
Björklund, Anders; Salvanes, Kjell G. - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 3, (pp. 201-247). 2011
' education or with other indicators of their parents' socio-economic status. This topic is central in social science, and there … to researchers. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize and evaluate recent empirical research on education and …
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Chapter 56 The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries
Glewwe, Paul; Miguel, Edward A. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3561-3606). 2007
could also improve their education outcomes. Given the importance of education for economic development, this link could be … the impact of child health on education outcomes, but there are formidable obstacles to obtaining credible estimates. Data … sources of bias when attempting to estimate relationships between child health and education. This Chapter provides an …
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The impacts of shortening secondary school duration : shortening secondary school duration may increase the skilled workface in aging societies
Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2015
The main goal of secondary school education in developed countries is to prepare students for higher education and the …. However, these demands for more education are in opposition to calls for early entry to the labor market, to lengthen working …
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Education and optimal dynamic taxation : the role of income-contingent student loans
Findeisen, Sebastian; Sachs, Dominik - 2012 - This version: September 20, 2012
We study Pareto optimal tax and education policies when human capital upon labor market entry is endogenous and … individuals face wage uncertainty. Though optimal labor distortions are history-dependent, i.e. depend on income and education …-contingent loans. To take themodel to the (US) data, we simplify the model to a binary education decision (graduating from college or …
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Improving school-to-work transitions in New Zealand
Ivanchuk Bibbee, Alexandra I. - 2013
. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also … the nature of skills supplied by the education sector and the skills demanded by employers. A greater role for youth …
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