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A Competing Risks Analysis of the Determinants of Low Completion Rates in the Canadian Apprenticeship System
Dostie, Benoit - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010
In this paper, we estimate the determinants of low (and slow) completion rates with a competing risk duration model using data from the National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) 2007. This allows us to distinguish the impact age and duration dependence on the probability of dropping out. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008675768
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The Causal Effects of Education on Adaptability
Riddell, W. Craig; Song, Xueda - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals’ adaptability to employment shocks …. Specifically, we assess the extent to which education influences re-employment success for unemployed workers. We also examine the … impact of education on job search intensity, one potential mechanism through which education may increase the probability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004975590
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New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Childcare in Canada
Kottelenberg, Michael J.; Lehrer, Steven F. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
early education and care policies in other provinces. While these policies have proven to be incredibly popular among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184373
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Age at Migration, Language and Fertility Patterns among Migrants to Canada
Ferrer, Ana - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012
adulthood show similar fertility patterns as their native peers, whereas fertility of those who did not reach tertiary education …This paper explores the fertility patterns of immigrant children to Canada using the 20 percent sample of the Canadian … Census from 1991 through 2006. Fertility increases with age at immigration, with a sharp rise for those immigrating in their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493085
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The Effect of High School Shootings on Schools and Student Performance
Beland, Louis-Philippe; Kim, Dongwoo - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
We analyze how fatal shootings in high schools affect schools and students using data from shooting databases, school report cards, and the Common Core of Data. We examine schools’ test scores, enrollment, and number of teachers, as well as graduation, attendance, and suspension rates at...
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Labour Market Matters - August 2014
Tran, Vivian - Vancouver School of Economics - 2014
Canada’s population has been aging steadily for several decades. In 1976, the median age of men in the population was only 27.2 years, but by 2013, had risen to 39.4 years. The trend reflects both an increase in the life expectancy of Canadians at birth and also the impact of the aging...
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How Important are School Principals in the Production of Student Achievement?
Dhuey, Elizabeth; Smith, Justin - Vancouver School of Economics - 2011
As school leaders, principals can influence student achievement in a number of ways, such as: hiring and firing teachers, monitoring instruction, and maintaining student discipline, among others. We measure the effect of individual principals on gains in student math and reading achievement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395118
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Ability, Parental Valuation of Education and the High School Dropout Decision
Foley, Kelly; Gallipoli, Giovanni; Green, David A. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010
-cognitive ability and the value that parents place on education. Our results support three main conclusions. First, cognitive ability at … age 15 has a substantial impact on dropping out. Second, parental valuation of education has an impact of approximately … of dropping out of approximately .03 if his parents place a high value on education but .36 if their education valuation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509636
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The Changing Role of Family Income and Ability in Determining Educational Achievement
Belley, Phillippe; Lochner, Lance - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
This paper uses data from the 1979 and 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth cohorts(NLSY79 and NLSY97) to estimate changes in the effects of ability and family income on educational attainment for youth in their late teens during the early 1980s and early 2000s. Cognitive ability plays an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977030
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Long Term Consequences of Natural Resource Booms for Human Capital Accumulation
Emery, Herb; Ferrer, Ana; Green, David - Vancouver School of Economics - 2011
Tight labour markets driven by resource booms could increase the opportunity cost of schooling and crowd out human capital formation. For oil producing economies like the Province of Alberta, the OPEC oil shocks of 1973 to 1981 may have had an adverse long term effect on the productivity of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008852550