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Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation

Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We investigate whether a causal interpretation of the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth is appropriate and whether cross-country evidence supports a case for the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking...

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Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap

Hanushek, Eric A.; Peterson, Paul E.; Talpey, Laura M.; … - 2020

Rising inequality in the United States has raised concerns about potentially widening gaps in educational achievement by socio-economic status (SES). Using assessments from LTT-NAEP, Main-NAEP, TIMSS, and PISA that are psychometrically linked over time, we trace trends in achievement for U.S....

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Sample Selectivity and the Validity of International Student Achievement Tests in Economic Research

Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Critics of international student comparisons argue that results may be influenced by differences in the extent to which countries adequately sample their entire student populations. In this research note, we show that larger exclusion and non-response rates are related to better country average...

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Schooling, Cognitive Skills, and the Latin American Growth Puzzle

Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning as expressed in tests of cognitive skills, on which...

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Corruption and the shadow economy: an empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. …

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Corruption and the Shadow Economy: An Empirical Analysis

Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

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Testing

Bergbauer, Annika B.; Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2018

School systems regularly use student assessments for accountability purposes. But, as highlighted by our conceptual …

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