Narrow search
Showing 1 - 6 of 6
Cover Image
Can Propensity-Score Methods Match the Findings From a Random Assignment Evaluation of Mandatory Welfare-to-Work Programs?
Michalopoulos, Charles; Bloom, Howard S.; Hill, Carolyn J. - In: The review of economics and statistics 86 (2004) 1, pp. 156-179
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10006366377
Cover Image
The Effect of Grade Retention on High School Completion
Jacob, Brian A.; Lefgren, Lars - In: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1 (2009) 3, pp. 33-58
Low-achieving students in many school districts are retained in a grade to allow them to gain the academic or social skills that teachers believe are necessary to succeed academically. In this paper, we use plausibly exogenous variation in retention generated by a test-based promotion policy to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005014627
Cover Image
Remedial Education and Student Achievement: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis
Jacob, Brian A.; Lefgren, Lars - In: The review of economics and statistics 86 (2004) 1, pp. 226-244
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10006366373
Cover Image
Corrigendum to “The impact of NIH postdoctoral training grants on scientific productivity” [Res. Policy 40 (2011) 864–874]
Jacob, Brian A.; Lefgren, Lars - In: Research policy : policy and management studies of … 41 (2012) 2, pp. 497-498
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009823435
Cover Image
The impact of NIH postdoctoral training grants on scientific productivity
Jacob, Brian A.; Lefgren, Lars - In: Research policy : policy and management studies of … 40 (2011) 6, pp. 864-875
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009030678
Cover Image
The Short-Term and Localized Effect of Gun Shows: Evidence from California and Texas
Duggan, Mark; Hjalmarsson, Randi; Jacob, Brian A. - In: The review of economics and statistics 93 (2011) 3, pp. 786-800
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009181600