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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Exam Scores? An Experiment in a Coeducational University

Booth, Alison L.; Sosa, Cardona; Marcela, Lina; Nolen, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in other studies on single-sex...

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Schooling and Voter Turnout: Is there an American Exception?

Chevalier, Arnaud; Doyle, Orla - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

One of the most consistent findings in studies of electoral behaviour is that individuals with higher education have a greater propensity to vote. The nature of this relationship is much debated, with US studies generally finding evidence of a causal relationship, while European studies...

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Spillovers from Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Bolsa Família and Crime in Urban Brazil

Chioda, Laura; Mello, João M. P. de; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper investigates the impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs on crime. Making use of a unique dataset combining detailed school characteristics with time and geo-referenced crime information from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, we estimate the contemporaneous effect of the...

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The Crime Reducing Effect of Education

Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier; Vujić, Sunčica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However, it is essential to ensure that the direction of...

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Effects of Parental Background on Other-Regarding Preferences in Children

Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; Pertold-Gebicka, Barbara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Other-regarding preferences are central for the ability to solve collective action problems and thus for society's welfare. We study how the formation of other-regarding preferences during childhood is related to parental background. Using binary-choice dictator games to classify subjects into...

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Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren

Fairlie, Robert W.; Robinson, Jonathan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

minority children – lack access to a computer at home. Does this impede educational achievement? We test this hypothesis by … conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving the random provision of free computers for home use to students. 1 …,123 schoolchildren grades 6-10 in 15 California schools participated in the experiment. Although the program significantly increased …

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