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Linguistic diversity in the classroom, student achievement, and social integration
Bredtmann, Julia; Otten, Sebastian; Vonnahme, Christina - 2018
In this article, we analyze whether non-native speakers in the classroom affect the educational achievement and social integration of migrant and native students. In contrast to previous studies, which mainly examine the effect of the share of immigrant pupils, we focus on language heterogeneity...
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The Interplay of Standardized Tests and Incentives – An Econometric Analysis with Data from PISA 2000 and PISA 2009
Helbach, Christoph - 2012
Since their first implementation in 2000, the PISA studies have attracted public attention and spurred the demand for …. Identification is based on within-country variation between PISA 2000 and PISA 2009. The results indicate that comparing schools by …Die PISA-Studien haben die Bildungspolitik in den vergangenen Jahren zunehmend in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit gerückt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287374
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The Interplay of Standardized Tests and Incentives – An Econometric Analysis with Data from PISA 2000 and PISA 2009
Helbach, Christoph - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012
Since their first implementation in 2000, the PISA studies have attracted public attention and spurred the demand for …. Identification is based on within-country variation between PISA 2000 and PISA 2009. The results indicate that comparing schools by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561280
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Explaining the body mass index gaps between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002-2012: A decomposition analysis of socio-economic causes
Dang, Rui - 2015
In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335981
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Beyond the Average Elasticity – Applying Quantile Panel Regression to German Household Mobility Data
Ritter, Nolan - 2012
This paper employs quantile panel regression to the study of fuel price elasticities. Contrasting with standard panel approaches, this method reveals the impact of explanatory variables across all points in the conditional distribution of the response variable while controlling for unobserved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290714
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Beyond the Average Elasticity – Applying Quantile Panel Regression to German Household Mobility Data
Ritter, Nolan - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012
This paper employs quantile panel regression to the study of fuel price elasticities. Contrasting with standard panel approaches, this method reveals the impact of explanatory variables across all points in the conditional distribution of the response variable while controlling for unobserved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010617557
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Returns to Education in Europe – Detailed Results from a Harmonized Survey
Middendorf, Torge - 2008
We use the European Community Household Panel, a harmonized data set covering the countries of the European Union, to provide detailed estimates of the returns to education. Our results can be summarized as follows. Firstly, average returns to education have been mostly stable during the second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264735
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Returns to Education in Europe – Detailed Results from a Harmonized Survey
Middendorf, Torge - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2008
We use the European Community Household Panel, a harmonized data set covering the countries of the European Union, to provide detailed estimates of the returns to education. Our results can be summarized as follows. Firstly, average returns to education have been mostly stable during the second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561996
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Multiple testing and the distributional effects of accountability incentives in education
Lehrer, Steven F.; Pohl, R. Vincent; Song, Kyungchul - 2019
Economic theory that underlies many empirical microeconomic applications predicts that treatment responses depend on individuals' characteristics and location on the outcome distribution. Using data from a large-scale Pakistani school report card experiment, we consider tests for treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011994802
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The long-term effect of age at school entry on competencies in adulthood
Görlitz, Katja; Penny, Merlin; Tamm, Marcus - 2019
The previous literature has shown that children who enter school at a more advanced age outperform their younger classmates on competency tests taken between kindergarten and Grade 10. This study analyzes whether these effects of school starting age continue into adulthood. Based on data on math...
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