Narrow search
Showing 1 - 4 of 4
Cover Image
The Role of Social Networks and Peer Effects in Education Transmission
Bervoets, Sebastian; Calvó-Armengol, Antoni; Zenou, Yves - HAL - 2012
mobility and increases the average education level in the population. We also show that a planner that encourages social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933827
Cover Image
Neighborhood Effects in Education
Bello, Carlo L. Del; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
their friends, we revisit the importance of geographical proximity in shaping education outcomes. Our findings reveal no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011228307
Cover Image
The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We investigate the racial gap in test scores between black and white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is an increasing racial gap in test scores between ages 7 and 11, and a decreasing one between ages 11 and 16. Using the richness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703084
Cover Image
Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighborhood Quality and/or Parents’ Involvement?
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We develop a model that analyzes the impact of residential neighborhood and parents’ involvement in education on … quality of the neighborhood, the higher the parents’ involvement in children’s education, indicating cultural complementarity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761919