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-based instruction, but often additional non-technology based inputs such as more time on learning and instructional support by … affect academic outcomes among schoolchildren. We isolate and test the technology-based effects of CAL and additional … isolate the technology-based effect of CAL (over and above traditional pencil-and-paper learning) we generally find small to …
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differentiated according to their cost of acquiring human capital. A higher academic quality increases productivity upon training …We investigate the choice of quality, or academic content, in higher education in a two-sector model. Individuals are …, but is also associated with higher cost of acquiring skill. We consider both a differentiated university system in which …
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We investigate the effect of competition on quality in regulated markets (e.g., health care, higher education, public … the open-loop solution (providers choose the optimal quality investment plan based on demand at the initial period) and … the feedback closed-loop solution (providers observe demand in each period and choose quality in response to current …
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We conduct an experiment to understand how enrollment defaults affect the take up and impact of an education technology …% increase in willingness to pay for the technology when shifting implementation to automatic enrollment. …
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This paper uses teacher assessments at age 16 in Norwegian comprehensive schools to measure different types of skills. While we follow the literature and interpret test scores in Mathematics and Science as proxy for cognitive skills, we use a novel measure for another type of skills: Performance...
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A growing number of American states require that students who do not demonstrate basic reading proficiency at the end of third grade be retained and provided with remedial services. We exploit a discontinuity in the probability of third grade retention under Florida’s test-based promotion...
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the defense effort. The cost of participation is determined in the spirit of the median voter theorem. The alliance …
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We study the mechanisms that are associated with the gender education gap and its reversal in Germany. We focus on three outcomes, graduation from upper secondary school, any tertiary education, and tertiary degree. Neither individual and family background nor labor market characteristics appear...
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Student performance in Sub-Saharan Africa is tragically low. We study the importance of teacher subject knowledge for student performance in this region using unique international assessment data for sixth-grade students and their teachers. To circumvent potential bias due to unobserved student...
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enrolment and indicators of output quality in the form of graduation/completion rates and expected earnings after completed … indicator of output quality, Finland is the most efficient Nordic country (often fully efficient), whereas Sweden and especially … Norway and Denmark are clearly inefficient. However, using PISA test scores as indicators of student input quality in upper …
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