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Why the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far: Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
Parents with higher education levels have children with higher education levels. However, is this because parental … relationship between parents’ education and children’s education, despite significant OLS relationships. We find 2SLS estimates … children’s education are due primarily to family characteristics and inherited ability and not education spillovers. …
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births
Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
their children. We know that low-educated women are more likely to have a teenage birth, but does this imply that policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566799
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Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?
Black, Sandra E.; Cortes, Kalena E.; Lincove, Jane Arnold - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
College admissions officers face a rapidly changing policy environment where court decisions have limited the use of affirmative action. At the same time, there is mounting evidence that commonly used signals of college readiness, such as the SAT/ACTs, are subject to race and socioeconomic bias....
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Measuring Organizational Capital in the New Economy
Black, Sandra E.; Lynch, Lisa M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
A growing body of literature over the past decade suggests that a firm’s organizational structure/capital can contribute in significant ways to the productive capacity of a firm. But, as with other intangible assets, there is no consensus definition of what this organizational capital is, how...
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