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Do Merger Policies Increase University Efficiency? Evidence From A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design

Agasisti, Tommaso - 2020

This paper studies the effect of merger policies in Russia on university efficiency. We consider the non-voluntary merger policy conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science based on university performance indicators. First, the efficiency scores of universities are estimated using a...

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Matching between Students and Universities : What are the Sources of Inequalities of Access to Higher Education?

Prakhov, Ilya - 2017

It is assumed that a perfect balance between student academic achievement and university quality is beneficial both for students and higher education institutions (HEIs). Matching theory predicts the existence of perfect matching between the two groups in the absence of transaction costs...

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The Determinants Of Expected Returns On Higher Education In Russia : A Human Capital Theory Perspective

Prakhov, Ilya - 2019

This paper evaluates the determinants of the expected returns on higher education among students of Russian universities accounting for the variation of the socio-economic development of Russian regions. Based on the longitudinal study, ‘Trajectories in Education and Careers', it is shown that...

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The Barriers of Access to Elite Higher Education in Russia

Prakhov, Ilya - 2014

Despite the trends of massification of Russian higher education and recently introduced standardized entry exams, university applicants still may face barriers during the process of admission. As a result, they may be admitted to less selective universities, which generally offer low quality...

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The Dynamics of Investment in Pre-Entry Coaching and the Returns from Private Tutoring in Russia

Prakhov, Ilya - 2014

This paper examines the patterns of pre-entry coaching and corresponding investment in private tutoring before and after the introduction of the Unified State Exam (the USE). We estimate the effectiveness of private tutoring in 2012 – a few years after the USE became a prerequisite for...

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Is Brazilian Education Improving? A Comparative Foray Using PISA and SAEB Brazil Test Scores

Carnoy, Martin; Khavenson, Tatiana; Costa, Leandro; … - 2021

We use a national Brazilian test (SAEB) and an international test (PISA) to measure whether Brazilian students 13 …. We find that Brazilian students have made test score gains during this period on the PISA, but much less so on the SAEB …. Gains on the PISA test for advantaged Brazilian students are smaller than among disadvantaged students. This is also the …

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University Admission In Russia : Do the Wealthier Benefit from Standardized Exams?

Prakhov, Ilya; Yudkevich, Maria - 2012

This paper examines the impact of family income on the results of the Unified State Examination (the USE) and university choice in Russia. We argue that, even under the USE, which was introduced instead of high school exit exams and university-specific entrance exams, entrants from wealthy...

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The Four Motives of Educational Innovators

Khavenson, Tatiana - 2019

Education systems across the world are experiencing significant transformations. Grassroots innovators play an important role in these changes. To stimulate the development of grassroots innovations it is important to understand the mechanisms that underlie their creation. This paper...

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Closing the Skills-Jobs Gap : Russia and China Compared

Remington, Thomas F. - 2017

Around the world employers complain of shortages of skilled workers. Meantime, educational and training institutions often function as “bridges to nowhere.” This has implications for both social and economic development. When VET systems are ineffective, they either turn out individuals with...

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The Russian University Excellence Initiative : Is It Really Excellence that Is Promoted?

Matveeva, Nataliya - 2019

We estimate the effect of the Russian University excellence program (Project 5-100) initiated by the Government in 2013 on research performance of top Russian universities which received, on a competitive basis, substantial financial support within this program. To do so we use an econometric...

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