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Are Some Degrees Worth More than Others? Evidence from college admission cutoffs in Chile
Hastings, Justine S.; Neilson, Christopher A.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
students from different types of backgrounds. We combine administrative and archival data from Chile with score … status. Our findings suggest a role for policies that guide students toward higher-return degrees, such as targeted loans and … better college preparation for students from low-income backgrounds. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950920
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School, what is it good for? Useful Human Capital and the History of Public Education in Central Europe
Cvrcek, Tomas; Zajicek, Miroslav - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
The rise of education has featured prominently in the debate on the sources of modern long-term economic growth. Existing accounts stress the positive role of public education and the importance of political support for its provision. We argue that such an explanation for the spread of schooling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951215
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Decentralizing Education Resources: School Grants in Senegal
Carneiro, Pedro; Meghir, Costas; Koussihouèdé, Oswald; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
The impact of school resources on the quality of education in developing countries may depend crucially on whether resources are targeted efficiently. In this paper we use a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which decentralized a portion of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240567
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The Long-term Effects of Early Lead Exposure: Evidence from a case of Environmental Negligence
Rau, Tomás; Reyes, Loreto; Urzúa, Sergio S. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper estimates the effect of early lead exposure on academic achievement and adult earnings. We analyze longitudinal information from individuals attending primary and secondary schools in the city of Arica (in northern Chile). Between 1984 and 1989, Arica received more than 20,000 tons of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969226
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Empowering Women: The Effect of Schooling on Young Women's Knowledge and Use of Contraception
Grossman, Michael; Andalón, Mabel; Williams, Jenny - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Large differences in fertility between women with high and low levels of education suggest that schooling may have a direct impact on knowledge and use of contraception. We investigate this issue using information on women in Mexico. In order to identify the causal effect of schooling, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969284
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Immigration, International Collaboration, and Innovation: Science and Technology Policy in the Global Economy
Freeman, Richard B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
influx of international students; granting fellowships to students working on turning scientific and technological advances …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969311
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Manufacturing Growth and the Lives of Bangladeshi Women
Heath, Rachel; Mobarak, A. Mushfiq - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
We study the effects of explosive growth in the Bangladeshi ready-made garments industry on the lives on Bangladeshi women. We compare the marriage, childbearing, school enrollment and employment decisions of women who gain greater access to garment sector jobs to women living further away from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887111
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Land Reform and Sex Selection in China
Li, Hongbin; Almond, Douglas; Zhang, Shuang - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
Following the death of Mao in 1976, abandonment of collective farming lifted millions from poverty and heralded sweeping pro-market policies. How did China's excess in male births respond to rural land reform? In newly-available data from over 1,000 counties, a second child following a daughter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950798
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Marriage Institutions and Sibling Competition: Evidence from South Asia
Vogl, Tom - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
Using data from South Asia, this paper examines how arranged marriage cultivates rivalry among sisters. During marriage search, parents with multiple daughters reduce the reservation quality for an older daughter's groom, rushing her marriage to allow sufficient time to marry off her younger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950843
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Home Computers and Child Outcomes: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
Beuermann, Diether Wolfgang; Cristia, Julian P.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
proficiency, though there were no effects on objective and self-reported skills for using a Windows-based PC and Internet. There …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950930