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Chapter 2. The Production of Human Capital in Developed Countries : Evidence From 196 Randomized Field Experiments

Fryer, R.G. - 2017

Randomized field experiments designed to better understand the production of human capital have increased exponentially over the past several decades. This chapter summarizes what we have learned about various partial derivatives of the human capital production function, what important partial...

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Long-term gains from longer school days

Domínguez, Patricio; Ruffini, Krista - In: Journal of human resources : JHR 58 (2023) 4, pp. 1385-1427

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Financial Aid and Social Mobility : Evidence from Colombia's Ser Pilo Paga

Londoño Vélez, Juliana; Rodríguez, Catherine; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

The paper studies the impact of financial aid on long-term educational attainment and labor market outcomes in Colombia. In 2014, the government launched a large-scale and generous student loan program called "Ser Pilo Paga." It offered full tuition coverage to students admitted to one of 33...

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Financing and delivering early childhood education and childcare across levels of government

Dougherty, Sean; Morabito, Christian - In: OECD journal on budgeting 23 (2023) 2, pp. 1-15

This paper explores how Early Childhood Education and Childcare (ECEC) can be more effectively financed and delivered … contributes to better education outcomes and higher future earnings, particularly for socio-economically disadvantaged children …-quality ECEC and fortify the resilience of our education systems for future generations. …

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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

The standard economic model of occupational choice following a basic Roy model emphasizes individual selection and comparative advantage, but the sources of comparative advantage are not well understood. We employ a unique combination of Dutch survey and registry data that links math and...

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Effects of COVID-19 Shutdowns on Domestic Violence in the U.S

Chen, Yutong; Miller, Amalia R.; Segal, Carmit; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

This chapter examines the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on domestic violence (DV) in the United States. Despite widespread concerns that pandemic shutdowns could increase DV, initial studies found mixed evidence that varied across data sources and locations. We review the evolving literature on...

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Fighting Abuse with Prescription Tracking : Mandatory Drug Monitoring and Intimate Partner Violence

Dave, Dhaval; Erten, Bilge; Hummel, David W.; Keskin, Pinar - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

The opioid crisis generates broader societal harms beyond direct health and economic effects, impacting non-users through adverse spillovers on children, families, and communities. We study the spillover effects of a supply-side policy aimed at reducing the over-prescribing of opioids on women's...

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Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence

Amaral, Sofia; Dahl, Gordon B.; Endl-Geyer, Victoria; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

There is a vigorous debate on whether arrests for domestic violence (DV) will deter future abuse or create a retaliatory backlash. We study how arrests affect the dynamics of DV using administrative data for over 124,000 DV emergency calls (999 calls) for West Midlands, the second most populous...

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Criminal Charges, Risk Assessment, and Violent Recidivism in Cases of Domestic Abuse

Black, Dan A.; Grogger, Jeff; Kirchmaier, Tom; Sanders, Koen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Domestic abuse is a pervasive global problem. Here we analyze two approaches to reducing violent DA recidivism. One involves charging the perpetrator with a crime; the other provides protective services to the victim on the basis of a formal risk assessment carried out by the police. We use...

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Domestic Violence and the Mental Health and Well-being of Victims and Their Children

Bhuller, Manudeep; Dahl, Gordon B.; Løken, Katrine V.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Almost one third of women worldwide report some form of physical or sexual violence by a partner in their lifetime, yet little is known about the mental health and well-being effects for either victims or their children. We study the costs associated with domestic violence (DV) in the context of...

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