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U.S. wages in general equilibrium: the effects of prices, technology and factor supplies, 1963-1991

Harrigan, James; Balaban, Rita A. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 1999

has directly estimated the joint impact of these different causes. In this paper, we view wages as arising out of a … specify an empirical model which allows us to estimate the general equilibrium relationship between wages and technology … increase the return to education. …

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Using regional variation to explain widening earnings differentials by educational attainment

Brauer, David A. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 1995

During the 1980s and early 1990s the earnings gap between individuals with a college education and those with no more …

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The gender gap in mathematics: evidence from a middle-income country

Bharadwaj, Prashant; De Giorgi, Giacomo; Neilson, … - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2015

Using a large administrative data set from Chile, we find that, on average, boys perform better than girls in mathematics. In this paper, we document several features of their relative performance. First, we note that the gender gap appears to increase with age (it doubles between fourth grade...

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Incentives and responses under No Child Left Behind: credible threats and the role of competition

Chakrabarti, Rajashri - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2011

The No Child Left Behind law mandated the institution of adequate yearly progress (AYP) objectives, on which schools are assigned a pass or fail. Fail status is associated with negative publicity and often sanctions. In this paper, I study the incentives and responses of schools that failed AYP...

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Address to the New College class of 2010

Dudley, William - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2010

Remarks at the New College of Florida 44th Annual Commencement, Sarasota, Florida.

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Educational assortative mating and household income inequality

Mogstad, Magne; Zafar, Basit; Eika, Lasse - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2014

evidence of positive assortative mating at all levels of education in both countries. However, the time trends vary by the … level of education: Among college graduates, assortative mating has been declining over time, whereas individuals with a low … level of education are increasingly sorting into internally homogenous marriages. When looking within the group of college …

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Language, learning, and location

John, Andrew; Yi, Kei-Mu - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 1997

Language is a fundamental tool for communication of ideas between people, and so is an essential input into production and trade. In general, a society will possess more production and consumption opportunities when all its members share a common language. Neighboring societies and communities...

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How do college students form expectations?

Zafar, Basit - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2009

expectations formation is crucial for education policy recommendations. This paper focuses on how college students form …

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Is economics coursework, or majoring in economics, associated with different civic behaviors?

Allgood, Sam; Bosshardt, William; Klaauw, Wilbert van der; … - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2010

Studies regularly link levels of educational attainment to civic behavior and attitudes, but only a few investigate the role played by specific coursework. Using data collected from students who attended one of four public universities in our study, we investigate the relationship between...

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Do better schools matter? Parental valuation of elementary education

Black, Sandra E. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 1997

The evaluation of numerous school reforms requires an understanding of the value parents place on school quality. I use house prices to infer this value, where school quality is proxied by elementary school test scores. I do so by looking within school districts at houses located on attendance...

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