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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China
Heckman, James J. - 2012
China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled … the past decade, China has made substantial investments in producing it. The egalitarian access to medium skilled …. China's growth will be fostered by expanding access to all levels of education, reducing impediments to labor mobility, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106083
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Skilled Human Capital and High-Growth Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Inventor Inflows
Balsmeier, Benjamin; Fleming, Lee; Marx, Matt; Shin, S. Ryan - 2022
To what extent does high-growth entrepreneurship depend on skilled human capital? We estimate the impact of the inflow of inventors into a region on the founding of high-growth firms, instrumenting mobility with the county-level share of millions of inventor surnames in the 1940 U.S. Census....
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The Impact of Migration Controls on Urban Fiscal Policies and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in China
Sieg, Holger; Yoon, Chamna; Zhang, Jipeng - 2022
services as city residents in China. We estimate a spatial overlapping generations model with heterogeneous households to … that offer the potential of decreasing the inequality within China while at the same time increasing the overall level of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013289318
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Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good?
Gibbs, Chloe - 2011
Head Start is a federal early childhood intervention designed to reduce disparities in preschool outcomes. The first randomized experimental study of Head Start, the National Head Start Impact Study (NHSIS), found impacts on academic outcomes of .15 to .3 standard deviations measured at the end...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120199
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The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Student Achievement
Dee, Thomas S. - 2009
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act compelled states to design school-accountability systems based on annual student assessments. The effect of this Federal legislation on the distribution of student achievement is a highly controversial but centrally important question. This study presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153978
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The Benefits and Costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens - 2007
In this essay we review what is known about Head Start and argue that the program is likely to generate benefits to participants and society as a whole that are large enough to justify the program's costs. Our conclusions differ importantly from those offered in some previous reviews because we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777386
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The Effects of School Reform Under Nclb Waivers : Evidence from Focus Schools in Kentucky
Bonilla, Sade - 2017
Under waivers to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the federal government required states to identify schools where targeted subgroups of students have the lowest achievement and to implement reforms in these “Focus Schools.” In this study, we examine the Focus School reforms in the state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954928
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Differentiated Accountability and Education Production : Evidence from Nclb Waivers
Hemelt, Steven W. - 2017
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education granted states the opportunity to apply for waivers from the core requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In exchange, states implemented systems of differentiated accountability in which they identified and intervened in their lowest-performing...
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Pathways to Education : An Integrated Approach to Helping At-Risk High School Students
Oreopoulos, Philip - 2014
Pathways to Education is a comprehensive youth support program developed to improve academic outcomes among those entering high school from very poor social-economic backgrounds. The program includes proactive mentoring to each student, daily tutoring, group activities, career counseling, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048107
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Admitting Students to Selective Education Programs : Merit, Profiling, and Affirmative Action
Cestau, Dario - 2015
For decades, colleges and universities have struggled to increase participation of minority and disadvantaged students. Urban school districts confront a parallel challenge; minority and disadvantaged students are underrepresented in selective programs that use merit-based admission. In their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021485