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represent an understudied channel for this type of social learning. We study an environmentally-focused law in the shale gas …
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a quality upgrade one of these inputs requires a period of learning before it can be used effectively, then in general … wasteful to tie up funds in the other inputs which will be underutilized until the date learning is over. We provide evidence …
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, endogenous learning here eliminates that effect …
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We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or distance learning) on test scores …
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by a worker for learning those skills. This measure arises naturally in a dynamic model of occupational choice and human … capital accumulation with multidimensional skills and Bayesian learning about one's ability to learn skills. Not only does …
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.39 and 0.23 standard deviations, respectively, after four years. We also identify important gender learning gaps with boys …
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Mastery learning - the process by which students must demonstrate proficiency with a single topic before moving on - is … implement it into a classroom setting. This study evaluates a program to encourage greater mastery learning through technology … coaching in how to use Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) for helping students follow a customized roadmap of incremental …
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the life cycle in a calibrated general equilibrium model. Two forms of skill accumulation are considered: learning by … doing and on-the-job training. In our economy with learning by doing, individuals supply more labor early in the life cycle …
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resembles learning by doing even in its absence. We demonstrate how the model can be simulated to show the effect of a shock to …
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We survey work using Bayesian learning in macroeconomics, highlighting common themes and new directions. First, we … present many of the common types of learning problems agents face---signal extraction problems---and trace out their effects … information. Models differ in their motives for information acquisition and the cost of information, or learning technology …
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