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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries
Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Ferreira, María M.; Urzua, Sergio; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...
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The Unintended Impacts of Agricultural Fires : Human Capital in China
Zivin, Joshua S. Graff - 2019
detected by high-resolution satellites in China during 2005 to 2011, this paper investigates the impacts of fires on cognitive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480149
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Going Green in China : Firms’ Responses to Stricter Environmental Regulations
Fan, Haichao - 2019
This paper examines the effect of stringent environmental regulations on firms' environmental practices, economic performance, and environmental innovation. Reducing COD levels by 10% relative to 2005 levels is an aim of the Chinese 11th Five-Year Plan. Using a difference-in-differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480484
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Combating Cross-Border Externalities
Shiyi, Chen; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Wang, Huanhuan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
(ECI) in China, which establishes side payments between upstream and downstream provinces along the same river. The program …
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