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The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, the Labor Force and Productivity
Maestas, Nicole - 2016
Population aging is widely assumed to have detrimental effects on economic growth yet there is little empirical evidence about the magnitude of its effects. This paper starts from the observation that many U.S. states have already experienced substantial growth in the size of their older...
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When Given Discretion Teachers Did Not Shirk : Evidence from Remedial Education in Secondary Schools
Beg, Sabrin; Fitzpatrick, Anne E.; Kerwin, Jason; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Public-sector organizations face a tradeoff: allowing workers discretion at the point of service to adapt to local needs, versus rigid harmonization to ensure uniform service delivery. We examine this tradeoff in the context of secondary schools in Odisha, India, where the centrally set...
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Labor Market Effects of Population Aging
Boersch-Supan, Axel - 2001
, will have large effects on the pattern of employment across different sectors of the economy and will require a substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470075
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Automation After the Assembly Line : Computerized Machine Tools, Employment and Productivity in the United States
Boustan, Leah Platt; Choi, Jiwon; Clingingsmith, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
to CNC increased capital investment and experienced higher labor productivity. Total employment rose, with gains for … college-educated workers and abstract tasks compensating for losses of less-educated workers and routine tasks. Employment … gains were strongest for unionized jobs. Workers in exposed industries returned to school and relevant degree programs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362054
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Technology and Labor Displacement : Evidence from Linking Patents with Worker-Level Data
Kogan, Leonid; Papanikolaou, Dimitris; Schmidt, Lawrence; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
-augmenting technologies on occupation-level employment and wage bills. A model featuring labor-saving and labor-augmenting technologies with …
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Managing to Learn
Beg, Sabrin; Fitzpatrick, Anne E.; Lucas, Adrienne M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
. We show through a randomized controlled trial that school principals, i.e., school mangers, can act as leaders to improve …
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Effects of Childhood Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities on Adult Economic Outcomes
Corman, Hope; Noonan, Kelly; Reichman, Nancy E. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
, employment, wages, and access to transportation and credit in adulthood, using household fixed effects models to control for …
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The 'Pupil' Factory : Specialization and the Production of Human Capital in Schools
Fryer, Roland G, Jr - 2016
Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, I conducted a randomized field experiment in fifty traditional public elementary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456470
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Teachers' Use of Class Time and Student Achievement
Burgess, Simon M.; Rawal, Shenila; Taylor, Eric S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We study teachers' choices about how to allocate class time across different instructional activities, for example, lecturing, open discussion, or individual practice. Our data come from secondary schools in England, specifically classes preceding GCSE exams. Students score higher in math when...
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Reducing Bullying : Evidence from a Parental Involvement Program on Empathy Education
Cunha, Flávio; Hu, Qinyou; Xia, Yiming; Zhao, Naibao - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
According to UNESCO, one-third of the world's youths are victims of bullying, which deteriorates academic performance and mental health, and increases suicide ideation and the risk of committing suicide. This paper analyzes a four-month parent-directed intervention designed to foster empathy in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537721