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adult children and their parents. We then examine whether differences in family structure affect the amount of informal care … adult children provide to their elderly parents. Lastly, we look for cross-country differences in family location and … insights into how family-related and institutional factors shape patterns of time transfers from adult children to elderly …
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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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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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consumption, government social expenditures, and the progressivity of the income tax system have negative effects on student …
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investigate the mechanisms behind this relationship using data on German pre-teen students. We show that (i) taller children are … better recommendations to taller students. This holds even when controlling for academic achievement and parental background … respect to education policy, our findings suggest that early school tracking might increase disadvantages for students with …
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Norway. Using a rich data set covering all students transferring from compulsory education to upper secondary education in …
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Does after-school care provision promote mothers’ employment and balance the allocation of paid work among parents of …
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children of better educated parents …We use Swiss data to test whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children first …
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use in schools, and ii) home use by students. Theoretically, ICT investment and CAI use by schools and the use of …
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in higher education. We investigate students' knowledge and their receptiveness to information campaigns about the costs … financial barriers to university participation, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds …
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