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The Evolution of the Racial Gap in Education and the Legacy of Slavery
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the evolution of racial educational inequality across US states from 1940 to 2000. We show that throughout …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399722
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Sorting, Education and Inequality
Fernández, Raquel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
neighborhoods, schools and households (spouses), can have important consequences for the acquisition of human capital and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123607
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Heterogeneity, Stratification and Growth
Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
This paper examines how economic stratification affects inequality and growth over time. It studies economies where …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666953
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Coping with Technological Progress: The Role of Ability in Making Inequality so Persistent
Rubinstein, Yona; Tsiddon, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
This study explains the evolution of wage inequality over the last 30 years and supports this explanation with evidence … the role of ability, technological progress increases wage inequality within each group of education as well as between … education groups. Inasmuch as education is an irreversible investment, the rise in within group inequality boosts up the rise of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661881
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Who Chooses Which Private Education? Theory and International Evidence
Bertola, Giuseppe; Checchi, Daniele - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Private school students do not always perform better in standardized tests. We suggest that this may be explained by choice of private schooling by less capable students in countries where government schools are better suited to talented students. To assess the empirical relevance of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084397
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Academic Achievements: Grades versus Duration
Brugiavini, Agar; Carraro, Carlo; Kovacic, Matija - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper investigates the determinants of academic achievements of post-reform undergraduate students of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Academic achievements are measured with the students' grade point averages and time to graduation. The set of independent variables contains information on...
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Publish or Perish? Incentives and Careers in Italian Academia
Checchi, Daniele; De Fraja, Gianni; Verzillo, Stefano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We derive a theoretical model of effort in the presence of career concern based on the multi-unit all-pay auction, and closely inspired by the Italian academic market. In this model, the number of applicants, the number of new posts, and the relative importance of the determinants of promotion...
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The Ghost of PAR? Public Expenditure Planning Beyond Plowden
Bosanquet, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
The current control system for public expenditure in the United Kingdom dates from the Plowden Report in 1961 and was developed for a public utilities model. This paper presents detailed evidence on changes in the composition of public expenditure. A new control system is proposed that is better...
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Immigration and the School System
Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo; Cabrales, Antonio; Hauk, Esther - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Immigration is an important problem in many societies, and it has wide-ranging eects on the educational systems of host countries. There is a now a large empirical literature, but very little theoretical work on this topic. We introduce a model of family immigration in a framework where school...
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The Effect of High School Matriculation Awards: Evidence from Randomized Trials
Angrist, Joshua; Lavy, Victor - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
In Israel, as in many other countries, a high school matriculation certificate is required by universities and some jobs. In spite of the certificate’s value, Israeli society is marked by vast differences in matriculation rates by region and socioeconomic status. We attempted to increase the...
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