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Gouvernance optimale moderne des universités
Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper is a theoretical introduction to modern governance of universities in developing countries. Indeed, adopting the approach of the paradigm of the theory of incentives Laffont and Tirole (1993), this paper discusses the effects of the presence of information asymmetry between the State...
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A theory of family education incentives and inequality
Jellal, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper, we examine the consequences of imperfect information on the pattern of transfers from parents to children. Drawing on the theory of mechanism design, we consider a model of family contract with two levels of effort. We prove that equal transfers among children are expected under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113407
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The Economics of Student Attendance
Pipergias Analytis, Pantelis; Ramachandran, Rajesh; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The most common method of education remains that of the student teacher relationship in the classroom. Within this framework, although the student has the final choice on attendance, the educational institution can affect his relevant incentives. At the two extremes, full attendance can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789577
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Multi-stage investment, long-term asymmetric information and equity issues
Miglo, Anton - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
information is short-term, equilibria are consistent with signalling theory and pecking-order theory. When private information is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110472
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Timing of Earnings and Capital Structure
Miglo, Anton - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
signalling theory point of view. The paper also contributes to the analysis of the link between debt-equity choice and subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111034
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The Effects of School Term Length on Education and Earnings: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
, employability, and earnings. I exploit an arbitrary rule that assigned students to a longer school year in Indonesia in 1978 …
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The Educational Attainment of Second Generation Immigrants in Canada: Analysis based on the General Social Survey
Kucera, Miroslav - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Using data from the 2001 General Social Survey, this study focused on differences in educational attainment between the children of immigrants to Canada, referred to as second-generation immigrants, and similarly-aged children of Canadian-born parents. Two definitions of second-generation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621731
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IMPACT OF SIBSHIP SIZE, BIRTH ORDER, AND SEX COMPOSITION ON SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN URBAN TURKEY
Kırdar, Murat G.; Dayıoğlu, Meltem; Tansel, Aysıt - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This paper investigates the effects of sibship size, birth order and sibling sex composition on children’s school enrollment in urban Turkey. Moreover, we examine how the effects of these variables vary by household income and the gender of the children. We utilize an instrumental variables...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789717
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Child Labour and Education in Jordan: A Rapid Assessment
Abu-Rumman, Raed; Shahateet, Mohammed; Shahin, Azmi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
As part of the Country Programme preparation activities, a rapid assessment on child labour and education was undertaken with a specific interest in the programme implications for IPEC. This study looked at child labour and education issues, not only to understand child labour, but also to...
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What Works Best to Motivate Students in a General Education Introductory Economics Course
Mahmud, Sakib - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
learning goal of my research is to find what works best to engender positive learning experience for students dealing with … most effective in motivating students. Quizzes or exams became the most effective motivational factor at the end of the … semester. This could be associated with students concern about their expected final grade, which is evident from student self …
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