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age for attaining compulsory education was kept at 14 until 1990. To study the effects of this change, we exploit the …-compulsory education level increased after the reform. In addition, we find that the reform decreases mortality while young (16-25) for …
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This paper investigates how the precision and stability of a teacher's value-added estimate relates to the characteristics of the teacher's students. Using a large administrative data set and a variety of teacher value-added estimators, it finds that the stability over time of teacher...
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(i.e., caregiver education and experience), and convenience (i.e., caregiver car ownership and availability). We find …
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management of prisoners has changed, with more prisoners being encouraged to undertake some form of education, training and … 2003 Survey of Prisoners in Western Australia, the decision of prisoners to invest in education/training during their … prison term and the potential labour market outcomes of this investment. The results suggest that prisoners use education …
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This paper estimates the effects of extending the school day during elementary school on students' education outcomes …
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gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors - international migration and education - on the … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan … participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female …
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The federal government's Race to the Top competition has promoted the adoption of test-based performance measures as a component of teacher evaluations throughout many states, but the validity of these measures has been controversial among researchers and widely contested by teachers' unions. A...
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Rotation Group (MORG) extracts. Imputed Highest Grade Completed provides a convenient measure of years of education and is …
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gap in labour force participation. We highlight the role of two factors – international migration and education – on the … education and migration have a significant association with the gender gap in labour force participation in Tajikistan … participation by men domestically; increased female education, especially at the university and vocational level, increases female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959572
The federal government's Race to the Top competition has promoted the adoption of test-based performance measures as a component of teacher evaluations throughout many states, but the validity of these measures has been controversial among researchers and widely contested by teachers' unions. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252291