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It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the relationship between teachers' college major and student achievement by using unique data from Ecuador, which,...
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compensated through school resources. In this way, by incorporating the behavioral responses of parents, teachers and policymakers …
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students around year-specific catchment boundaries that cannot be exactly anticipated by parents. I find that attending the …-added. Results suggest that parents select schools that are specifically effective in increasing their children's achievement …Expanding parental choice in education may increase system-wide productivity if parents select schools that form a …
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estimates, while causal, may also reflect peer effects due to differences in peer quality of non-randomized students. We exploit … universal random assignment of students to high schools in certain areas of South Korea to provide estimates of school effects …
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Children starting school at older ages consistently exhibit better educational outcomes. In this paper, we underscore … relatively younger children to special needs services. The effect is persistent throughout compulsory schooling, resulting in …
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reduces contemporaneous academic performance, final educational attainment and labor income throughout the life-cycle. The …
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school-based financial education programs for youth. The intervention improves students’ and teachers’ financial knowledge by … sizable positive impacts on self-control and consumption habits among students are identified. Teachers in the treatment group …
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that small increases in shared computer access, one more computer per 40 students, can produce large increases in digital …
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