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The golden hello and political transitions

Aidt, Toke; Albornoz, Facundo; Gassebner, Martin - 2012

have taken place. We test this unexplored implication of the theory empirically. We find in a world sample from 1970 to …We analyze the influence of IMF and World Bank programs on political regime transitions. We develop an extended version … transitions ; democracy ; autocracy ; IMF ; World Bank …

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The empirics of China's outward direct investment

Cheung, Yin-Wong; Qian, Xingwang - 2009

We investigate the empirical determinants of China's outward direct investment (ODI). It is found that China's investments in developed and developing countries are driven by different sets of factors. Subject to the differences between developed and developing countries, there is evidence that...

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Do better schools lead to more growth? : cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009

We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, over...

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China's current account and exchange rate

Cheung, Yin-Wong; Chinn, Menzie David; Fujii, Eiji - 2009

predicted by estimates based upon a cross-country sample, when using the 2006 vintage of the World Development Indicators. The …

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A cross-country empirical analysis of international reserves

Cheung, Yin-Wong; Itō, Hiro - 2009

Using data from more than 100 economies for the period of 1975 to 2005, we conduct an extensive empirical analysis of the determinants of international reserve holdings. Four groups of determinants, namely, traditional macro variables, financial variables, institutional variables, and dummy...

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School competition and students' entrepreneurial intention : international evidence using historical Catholic roots of private schooling

Falck, Oliver; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010

School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for economic growth. We use international PISA-2006 student-level data to estimate the effect of private-school competition on students’...

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Computers and student learning : bivariate and multivariate evidence on the availability and use of computers at home and at school

Fuchs, Thomas; Woessmann, Ludger - 2005

We estimate the relationship between computers and students' educational achievement in the international student-level PISA database. Bivariate analyses show a positive correlation between achievement and computer availability both at home and at school. However, once we control extensively for...

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Dualism and cross-country growth regressions

Temple, Jonathan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2006

This paper develops empirical growth models suitable for dual economies, and studies the relationship between structural change and economic growth. Changes in the structure of employment will raise aggregate productivity when the marginal product of labour varies across sectors. The models in...

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Frühkindliche Bildung und spätere kognitive und nicht-kognitive Fähigkeiten : deutsche und internationale Evidenz

Schlotter, Martin; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010

Dieser Artikel präsentiert Ergebnisse mehrerer international vergleichender und deutscher mikroökonometrischer Untersuchungen zum Zusammenhang zwischen frühkindlicher Bildung und späteren kognitiven und nicht-kognitiven Fähigkeiten anhand der TIMSS-, PISA-, IGLU- und...

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Sample selectivity and the validity of international student achievement tests in economic research

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010

Critics of international student comparisons argue that results may be influenced by differences in the extent to which countries adequately sample their entire student populations. In this research note, we show that larger exclusion and non-response rates are related to better country average...

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