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Do Historically Black Institutions of Higher Education Confer Unique Advantages on Black Students : An Initial Analysis
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Rothstein, Donna S. - 2021
Do Historically Black Institutions (HBIs)of Higher Education confer unique advantages on black students? Our paper consists of two separate analyses that begin 10 address this issue. The first uses data from the ?National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972? to ascertain whether...
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Estimating Benefits from University-Level Diversity
Wolfe, Barbara - 2013
One of the continuing areas of controversy surrounding higher education is affirmative action. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, and their ruling may well influence universities' diversity initiatives, especially if they overturn Grutter v. Bollinger and rule that diversity...
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The End of Free College in England : Implications for Quality, Enrolments, and Equity
Murphy, Richard - 2018
Despite increasing financial pressures on higher education systems throughout the world, many governments remain resolutely opposed to the introduction of tuition fees, and some countries and states where tuition fees have been long established are now reconsidering free higher education. This...
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The Endless Frontier : Reaping What Bush Sowed?
Stephan, Paula E. - 2014
I examine and document how the Endless Frontier changed the research landscape at universities and how universities responded to the initiative. I show that the agencies it established and funded initially recruited research proposals from faculty and applications from students for fellowships...
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Local Effects of Land Grant Colleges on Agricultural Innovation and Output
Andrews, Michael - 2019
To estimate the local effect of establishing land grant colleges, I compare locations that receive a land grant college to “runner-up” counties that were in contention to receive the land grant but did not for as-good-as-random reasons. I find that establishing a land grant college causes an...
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Tapping into Talent : Coupling Education and Innovation Policies for Economic Growth
Akcigit, Ufuk; Pearce, Jeremy; Prato, Marta - 2022
How do innovation and education policy affect individual career choice and aggregate productivity? This paper analyzes the various layers that connect R&D subsidies and higher education policy to productivity growth. We put the development of scarce talent and career choice at the center of a...
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Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data
Amarante, Verónica - 2011
births in Uruguay, we estimate that participation in a generous cash transfer program led to a sizeable 15% reduction in the …
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Distance and Political Boundaries : Estimating Border Effects Under Inequality Constraints
Borraz, Fernando - 2012
selection bias, and propose a new methodology based on quantile regressions. Using a novel data set from Uruguay, we apply our …
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Smokers’ Rational Lexicographic Preferences for Cigarette Package Warnings : A Discrete Choice Experiment with Eye Tracking
Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2018
We asked 97 cigarette smokers to make a series of 12 binary choices between experimental cigarette packages with varying warnings and background colors. Each smoker had to decide which of the two packages contained cigarettes less risky for his health. We tested whether the smokers, confronted...
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Tobacco Control Campaign in Uruguay : Impact on Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2014
Background. In 2005, Uruguay instituted a nationwide tobacco control campaign that has resulted in a substantial … Uruguay during 2007-2012, supplemented by data on cigarette prices and various governmental policies.Methods. We estimated … birth weight by an estimated 163 grams.Conclusion. Uruguay's nationwide tobacco control campaign led to a substantial …
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