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Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are well-defined objectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders’ characteristics. We show that a strong predictor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822232
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Expert Leaders in a Fast-Moving Environment
Goodall, Amanda H.; Pogrebna, Ganna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
leader’ model of leadership. We differentiate between four kinds of leaders according to their level of inherent knowledge … competitive high-technology sectors (Formula 1 competition) in which each organization’s performance can be measured objectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661200
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Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit
Drago, Francesco; Nannicini, Tommaso; Sobbrio, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
, political selection, and government efficiency. We address these issues in the Italian context by constructing a new dataset …, and an improvement in the efficiency of the municipal government (as measured by the speed of revenue collection). The … effect of newspapers on government efficiency is larger when mayors are not term-limited and thus face reelection incentives …
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Principal Accountability at Private Secondary Schools
Billger, Sherrilyn M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
, I use SASS and Census data to investigate accountability and outcomes at private secondary schools, focusing on … principals, student outcomes, and administrator effectiveness. I find that principals are not rewarded for facing accountability … high quality schools. However, accountability does improve student outcomes at the (conditionally) weakest schools. …
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Unscheduled School Closings and Student Performance
Marcotte, Dave E.; Hemelt, Steven W. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Do students perform better on statewide assessments in years in which they have more school days to prepare? We explore this question using data on math and reading assessments taken by students in the 3rd, 5th and 8th grades since 1994 in Maryland. Our identification strategy is rooted in the...
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Bureaucratic Delay, Local-Level Monitoring, and Delivery of Small Infrastructure Projects: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bolivia
Yanez-Pagans, Monica; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
voice, transparency, and accountability among grassroots organizations. The experiment consists of randomly providing sub … mechanisms of local accountability are subject to be captured by local elites or are weak, monitoring tools might have limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010575485
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Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports
Ferraz, Claudio; Finan, Frederico - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
municipalities with lame-duck mayors. The findings suggest that electoral rules that enhance political accountability play a crucial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566436
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Exit Exams and High School Dropout
Marcotte, Dave E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In this paper, I consider the impact of the expansion of exams students must pass in order to graduate high school on dropout rates. "Exit exams," as these tests are known, have become more common, and more difficult. These exams are controversial, with opponents claiming they drive marginal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855347
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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
To date there has been few systematic and comparative empirical analyses of the nature of economic development in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of structural change between 1980 and 2010, focusing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884080
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The Effects of Shared School Technology Access on Students Digital Skills in Peru
Bet, German; Cristia, Julián P.; Ibarrarán, Pablo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884229