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Words in Patents : Research Inputs and the Value of Innovativeness in Invention
Packalen, Mikko - 2014
Intelligently allocating research effort and funds requires deciding whether to build on recent advances or on more … established knowledge. When recent advances create superior opportunities for invention, their adoption as research inputs in the … invention process promotes technological progress. The gains from pursuing such innovative research paths may, however, be very …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013065176
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The Life Cycle of Scholars and Papers in Economics -- the "Citation Death Tax"
Aizenman, Joshua - 2008
The information content of academic citations is subject to debate. This paper views premature death as a tragic quot;natural experiment,quot; outlining a methodology identifying the quot;citation death taxquot; -- the impact of death of productive economists on the patterns of their citations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012772315
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“If You Compete with Us, We Shan't Marry You” the (Mary Paley and) Alfred Marshall Lecture
Pande, Rohini; Roy, Helena - 2023
Cambridge University, where Paley became one of the first women to take the Tripos exam and the first female lecturer in … enforces them, and suggest relevant policy work and areas for future research …
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Evaluating Methods for Evaluating Instruction : The Case of Higher Education
Weinberg, Bruce A. - 2010
concludes with a discussion of easily-implemented, optimal methods for evaluating teaching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760442
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Seeing and Hearing : The Impacts of New York City’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program on the Health of Low-Income Children
Hong, Kai - 2019
We examine the effect of New York City's universal pre-kindergarten program (UPK) on the health and utilization of children enrolled in Medicaid using a difference-in-regression- discontinuities design. We find that UPK increases the probability that a child is diagnosed with asthma or with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012902107
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Do Differences in Schools’ Instruction Time Explain International Achievement Gaps? Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
Lavy, Victor - 2010
The time that children spend in school varies across countries. Do these differences explain international gaps in pupils' academic achievements? In this paper, I estimate the effects of instructional time on students' achievement using PISA 2006 data, which includes data samples from over 50...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139755
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Instruction Time, Classroom Quality, and Academic Achievement
Rivkin, Steven G. - 2013
devoted to core academic classes. Recent research generally supports the notion that additional time raises achievement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075429
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Long-Run Effects from Comprehensive Student Support : Evidence from Pathways to Education
Lavecchia, Adam - 2019
We estimate long-run impacts to the Pathways to Education program, a comprehensive set of coaching, tutoring, group activities and financial incentives offered to disadvantaged students beginning in Grade 9. High school administrative records are matched to income tax records to follow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890864
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An Extra Year to Learn English? Early Grade Retention and the Human Capital Development of English Learners
Figlio, David N. - 2019
In this study, we use microdata from 12 Florida county-level school districts and a regression discontinuity design to examine the effects of early grade retention on the short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes of English learners. We find that retention in the third-grade substantially improves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894413
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School Competition and Efficiency with Publicly Funded Catholic Schools
Card, David - 2010
The province of Ontario has two publicly funded school systems: secular schools (known as public schools) that are open to all students, and separate schools that are open to children with Catholic backgrounds. The systems are administered independently and receive equal funding per student. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758576