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Institutions vs. Policies : A Tale of Two Islands

Henry, Peter Blair - 2008

for explaining differences in their subsequent economic development. Barbados and Jamaica provide a striking counter … 1960 to 2002, Barbados' GDP per capita grew roughly three times as fast as Jamaica's. Consequently, the income gap between … Barbados and Jamaica is now almost five times larger than at the time of independence. Since their property rights and legal …

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External Capital Structures and Oil Price Volatility

Burger, John D. - 2010

oil price shocks. We study two Caribbean economies highly vulnerable to oil price shocks, an oil-importer (Jamaica) and an …

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Effect of Inquiry and Problem Based Pedagogy on Learning : Evidence from 10 Field Experiments in Four Countries

Bando, Rosangela - 2019

This paper uses data from 10 at-scale field experiments in four countries to estimate the effect of inquiry- and problem-based pedagogy (IPP) on students' mathematics and science test scores. IPP creates active problem-solving opportunities in settings that provide meaning to the child. Students...

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Social Security : A Financial Appraisal Across and Within Generations

Boskin, Michael J. - 1986

This paper computes the expected present value of Social Security retirement benefits and taxes for households of different marital circumstances, incomes, and age cohorts. Also computed are the net gain or loss from participation in the system and the expected internal rate of return it offers...

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Classification, Detection and Consequences of Data Error : Evidence from the Human Development Index

Wolff, Hendrik - 2010

We measure and examine data error in health, education and income statistics used to construct the Human Development Index. We identify three sources of data error which are due to (i) data updating, (ii) formula revisions and (iii) thresholds to classify a country's development status. We...

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Reported Income in the NLSY : Consistency Checks and Methods for Cleaningthe Data

Cole, Nancy - 1994

The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth collects information about over 20 separate components of respondent income. These disaggregated income components provide many opportunities to verify the consistency of the data. This note outlines procedures we have used to identify and `clean'...

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Survey Under-Coverage of Top Incomes and Estimation of Inequality : What is the Role of the UK’s SPI Adjustment?

Burkhauser, Richard V. - 2017

Survey under-coverage of top incomes leads to bias in survey-based estimates of overall income inequality. Using income tax record data in combination with survey data is a potential approach to address the problem; we consider here the UK's pioneering 'SPI adjustment' method that implements...

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An Appraisal of the 1950 Census Income Data : Studies in Income and Wealth.

Garvey, Gerald (contributor) - 1958

This volume, from the 1956 Conference, deals with the nature, reliability, and the uses of the income data included in the 1950 census. It contrasts this data with income information from other sources—field surveys, and administrative records of government regulatory, fiscal, and social...

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Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados

Beuermann, Diether W.; Bottan, Nicolas L.; Hoffmann, Bridget - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Barbados to explore the causal impact of improved education on job loss during this period. Using a regression discontinuity … for more selective schools in Barbados attain more years of education than those that scored just below (essentially …

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What is a Good School, and Can Parents Tell? Evidence on the Multidimensionality of School Output

Beuermann, Diether - 2018

Is a school's impact on high-stakes test scores a good measure of its overall impact on students? Do parents value school impacts on tests, longer-run outcomes, or both? To answer the first question, we exploit quasi-random school assignments and data from Trinidad and Tobago. We construct...

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