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achievements. According to the theoretical framework, the decision to invest in tertiary education is a sequential process made … under gradually decreasing levels of uncertainty on education costs and future returns. Students, applying a learning by … education. Accordingly, they decide whether to continue university studies in order to get a degree or to withdraw. This …
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learn remotely are more likely to repeat grades and end their education early, especially where grades repetition is more … common: Spain, Germany, and Italy. Education policies should be designed accordingly. …
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We utilize a natural experiment, an education reform increasing compulsory schooling from five to eight years in Turkey …, to obtain endogeneity-robust estimates of the effect of male education on the incidence of abusive and violent behaviour … against women. We find that husband's education lowers the probability of suffering physical, emotional and economic violence …
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This paper examines patterns of school choice in Egypt from primary through higher education. We use a mixed … private schools at the pre-university level, we find that attendance of private higher education institutions has increased …
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We present experimental evidence on the impact of delivering double-fortified salt (DFS), salt fortified with iron and iodine, through the Indian school-feeding program called "mid-day meal" on anemia, cognition, and math and reading scores of primary school children. We conducted a field...
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primary school education from 7 to 8 years. At the same time, the reform did not affect the education system at post …-primary levels, that is the system of secondary and higher education. In result, all education tracks were extended by one year … reform had a negative impact on the hourly earnings of individuals with primary education. …
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peak among those whose education was no longer compulsory. For schoolchildren in that age group, the negative effect of … increased gender inequality in education among children aged 12 to 18. This result suggests that COVID-19 lockdown measures may …
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/methodology/approach - This paper provides several measures of duration, including education level and other criteria. Furthermore, it attempts to … earlier than those with compulsory education. At a macroeconomic level, the duration over the years 2004-2017 was inversely … related to spending in the labour market policy and in education, GDP growth, and the degree of trade-union density; however …
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education inequalities. Using PISA 2018 data from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, we find that students … are more likely to end their education early and repeat grades, especially in Spain, Germany and Italy. The distribution …
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This essay provides a comprehensive interpretative framework to understand the reasons why the school-to-work transition (SWT) is so slow and hard in Italy. The country is a typical example of the South European SWT regime, where the educational system is typically rigid and sequential, the...
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