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either a concept-based, general' education or a skill-specific, vocational' education. General education is more costly to … policies favor vocational education will grow slower in equilibrium than one that favors general education. Moreover, the gap … education subsidy policy we demonstrate that the optimal subsidy for general education increases with the growth rate of …
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challenges and offers policy recommendations to ensure inclusivity in education for children with disabilities …This study seeks to examine gender gaps and disability issues in education in Indonesia, and to suggest policy actions … outcomes and educational achievement for all children. Secondary data analysis shows that Indonesia has demonstrated great …
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in childhood on primary school enrollment status, using pseudo-panel data for children ages six to nine years in …-a difference of 8 to 10 percentage points-for children ages six to seven. It is also strong in rural areas. The results are …
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Income Dynamics (PSID). We find that children raised by step, adoptive or foster mothers obtain significantly less education …In this paper we compare the educational attainment of birth and non-birth children of women in the Panel Study of … on average than do the birth children of the same women. Controlling for the women's fixed effects, the non …
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In this paper we evaluate the degree to which the adverse parental divorce effect on university education operates … education outcome. Non-economic mechanisms, such as psychological and mental shocks, are more likely to dominate. Our further …
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associations with adult health. Net of adolescent influences, completed education has a significant association with adult health …
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The Ku Klux Klan reached its heyday in the mid-1920s, claiming millions of members. In this paper, we analyze the 1920s Klan, those who joined it, and the social and political impact that it had. We utilize a wide range of newly discovered data sources including information from Klan membership...
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Although mental disorders are common among children, we know little about their long term effects on child outcomes …. This paper examines U.S. and Canadian children with symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression … representative samples of children from both countries. Second, we focus on "screeners" that were administered to all children in our …
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order has a significant and large effect on children's education; children born later in the family obtain less education … match adult children to their parents and siblings. In addition, we use exogenous variation in family size induced by the … children's educational attainment. However, when we include indicators for birth order, the effect of family size becomes …
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adulthood in worse health and with less education than wealthier children, these results indicate that a key determinant of …, educations and social status, that children who experience poor health have significantly lower educational attainment, and … effects on educational attainment and initial adult health. Taken together with earlier findings that poorer children enter …
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