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Growing up: School, family and area influences onadolescents’ later life chances
Burgess, Simon M.; Gardiner, Karen; Propper, Carol - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
This paper explores the links between school, family and areabackground influences during adolescence and later adult … Survey ofYouth. For a sample of individuals aged 14 to 19 in 1979, estimates areproduced of the impact of family, school and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695292
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Understanding low achievement in English Schools
Kingdon, Geeta; Cassen, Robert - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
quality. We suggest a method ofcalculating school quality (how effective a school is in helping its pupils to avoid …Tens of thousands of young people leave school with no or very few qualifications inEngland. This paper seeks to build … correlation with unobserved school and neighborhood quality, i.e. the role ofsorting into schools and neighborhoods of different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354011
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Urban size, spatial segregation and educational outcomes
Gordon, Ian (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001835134
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Ethnic segregation in England’s schools
Burgess, Simon M.; Wilson, Deborah - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004
We document ethnic segregation in secondary schools in England in 2001 inorder to contribute to the debate on the degree of ethnic group social integration.We use indices of dissimilarity and isolation to compare the patterns ofsegregation across nine ethnic groups. We find that levels of ethnic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354049
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Education, location, education : a spatial analysis of English secondary school public examination results
Gordon, Ian (contributor);  … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003434149
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Sub-regional disparities in Britain : convergence, asymmetries and spatial dependence
Monastiriotis, Vassilis (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003434121
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Modernisation and Son Preference
Burgess, Robin; Zhuang, Juzhong - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001
Gaps in welfare attainment between boys and girls in China have attractedinternational attention. In this paper demand analysis is used to try and uncoverthe factors which may be driving the emergence of these gender gaps.Drawing on household expenditure data from a poor (Sichuan) and rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009248848
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Parental Investment in Childhood and Later Adult Well-Being: Can More Involved Parents Offset the Effects ofSocioeconomic Disadvantage?
Hango, Darcy - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005
compare with the reduction in the povertyeffect as a result of father interest in school.[...] …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354030
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Entrepreneurial talent, occupational choice, and trickle up policies
Ghatak, Maitreesh; Morelli, Massimo; Sjöström, Tomas - London School of Economics and Political Science; Ohio …; … - 2006
We study market inefficiencies and policy remedies when agents choose their occupations, and entrepreneurialtalent is subject to private information. Untalented entrepreneurs depress the returns to entrepreneurshipbecause of adverse selection. The severity of this problem depends on the outside...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008860726
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Intentions to participate in adolescent Training Programs: Evidence from Uganda
Bandiera, Oriana; Gulesci, Selim; Burgess, Robin; … - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2009
,girls that are in school full-time are less likely to intend to participate. We also find thatthe program attracts girls from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009248836