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In this paper, we review the evidence base for social mixing in neighbourhoods, which is used as a strategy to tackle assumed negative neighbourhood effects. We discuss in detail the theoretical links between neighbourhood characteristics, and outcomes of individuals living in concentrations of...
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We examine the health and height of men born in England and Wales in the 1890s who enlisted in the army at the time of the First World War. We take a sample of the army service records and use this information to find the recruits as children in the 1901 census. Econometric results indicate that...
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substantial variation in the residential mix in neighbourhoods within a given municipality, and thus show the importance of having … information on a more detailed geographical level than that of the municipality …
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social environment affects women's STEM choices as early as high school. Using administrative data from China, we find that … school, while more high-performing males decrease this likelihood. We also find that peer quality has persistent effects on …
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children with immigrant background becomes larger in their municipality of residence. The effect is most pronounced in small …
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, even after conditioning on prior measures of school performance. We then provide causal evidence that a low …
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We develop a non-rational expectation econometric model of sequential schooling decisions. Using unique Italian panel data in which individual differences in attitudes toward risk are measurable (with error), we investigate the effect of risk aversion on the probability of entering higher...
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We estimate the effect of publicly disseminated information about school-level achievement on students' mobility … between elementary schools. We find that students are more likely to leave their school when poor school-level performance is …
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completely on grades in the terminal high school examinations. Thus, we can compare the application choices of students who have …
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Children who grow up in deprived neighborhoods underperform at school and later in life but whether there is a causal …
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