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Migrant opportunity and the educational attainment of youth in rural China
De Brauw, Alan - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003709765
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When goal-setting forges ahead but stops short
Islam, Asad; Kwon, Sungoh; Masood, Eema; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2020
(Tanzania) to examine the effects of personal best goal-setting on student outcomes. The paper also tests the impact of … combining goal setting with non-financial rewards conditional on students meeting the goals they set. The results suggest that … goal-setting has a significant, positive impact on students' time use, study effort, and self-discipline. However, there …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388650
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Behavioral change promotion, cash transfers and early childhood development : experimental evidence from a government program in a low-income setting
Premand, Patrick; Barry, Oumar - 2020
Signs of development delays and malnutrition are widespread among young children in low-income settings. Social protection programs such as cash transfers are increasingly combined with behavioral change promotion or parenting interventions to improve early childhood development. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297234
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The medium-term impact of entrepreneurship education on labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from university graduates in Tunisia
Alaref, Jumana; Brodmann, Stefanie; Premand, Patrick - 2019
Despite the widespread popularity of entrepreneurship education, there is thin evidence on its effectiveness in improving employment outcomes over the medium to long term. A potential time lag between entrepreneurial intentions and actions is sometimes presented as a reason why employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004724
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Do information technologies improve teenagers' sexual education? : evidence from a randomized evaluation in Colombia
Chong, Alberto; González-Navarro, Marco; Karlan, Dean; … - 2019
This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022264
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Texting parents about early child development : behavioral changes and unintended social effects
Barrera, Oscar; Macours, Karen; Premand, Patrick; … - 2020
Parenting interventions have the potential to improve early childhood development. Text messages are considered a promising channel to deliver parenting information at large scale. This paper tests whether sending text messages about parenting practices impacts early childhood development....
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Managing sudden stops
Eichengreen, Barry; Gupta, Poonam - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454069
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Providing policy makers with timely advice : the Timeliness-Rigor trade-off
Bell, Clive; Squire, Lyn - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454280
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Environmental policy and time consistency : emissions taxes and emissions trading
Kennedy, Peter W.; Laplante, Benoît - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001487337
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What works to reduce inequalities in higher education? : a systematic review of the (quasi-)experimental literature on outreach and financial aid
Herbaut, Estelle; Geven, Koen - 2019
Policy makers are increasingly searching for ways to allow more disadvantaged students to access and complete higher education. The quickly growing (quasi-)experimental literature on policy interventions in higher education provide the opportunity to identify the causal effects of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008334