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Gender and ethnic interactions among teachers and students: Evidence from Sweden
Lindahl, Erica - 2007
This study investigates the importance of gender and ethnic interactions among teachers and students for school … comprehensive national tests. The analysis is based on data on grade 9 students (age 16) from Sweden. I find that a student is … likely to obtain better test scores in Mathematics, when the share of teachers of the same gender as the student increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317909
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Comparing teachers' assessments and national test results: Evidence from Sweden
Lindahl, Erica - 2007
of grade 9 students (16 years old). I examine whether there are systematic differences correlated with gender and ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317940
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One size fits all? The effects of teacher cognitive and non-cognitive abilities on student achievement
Grönqvist, Erik; Vlachos, Jonas - 2008
Teachers are increasingly being drawn from the lower parts of the general ability distribution, but it is not clear how this affects student achievement. We track the position of entering teachers in population-wide cognitive and non-cognitive ability distributions using school grades and draft...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273945
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The gender gap in workplace authority in Sweden 1968 - 2000: A family affair?
Bygren, Magnus; Gähler, Michael - 2007
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317967
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Unemployment and Subsequent Wages: Does Gender Matter?
Wiklund, Fredrik - 1999
Are there any differences in how men and women fare from unemployment in terms of the wages they receive on a new job? This paper addresses that question using the 1991 wave of the Level of Living Survey. The results suggest that men who experience unemployment will suffer a reduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321796
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Trading off or having it all? Completed fertility and mid-career earnings of Swedish men and women
Boschini, Anne; Håkanson, Christina; Rosén, Åsa; … - 2011
Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require time and other resources and reflect the accumulated priorities of individuals and couples. We explore how these outcomes have changed for Swedish men and women born 1945-1962 by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321156
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Examination behavior: Gender differences in preferences?
Nekby, Lena; Skogman Thoursie, Peter; Vahtrik, Lars - 2013
A unique examination strategy in first year microeconomics courses is used to test for gender differences in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321162
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International Labour Force Participation Rates by Gender: Unit Root or Structural Breaks?
Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Balcilar, Mehmet; Tansel, Aysit - 2011
This paper examines the possibility of unit roots in the presence of endogenously determined multiple structural breaks in the total, female and male labour force participation rates (LFPR) for Australia, Canada and the USA. We extend the procedure of Gil-Alana (2008) for single structural break...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500194
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Do Benefit Hikes Damage Job Finding? Evidence from Swedish Unemployment Insurance Reforms
Bennmarker, Helge; Carling, Kenneth; Holmlund, Bertil - 2005
In 2001 and 2002, Sweden introduced several unemployment insurance reforms. A major innovation in the first reform was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321566
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Do benefit hikes damage job finding? Evidence from Swedish unemployment insurance reforms
Bennmarker, Helge; Carling, Kenneth; Holmlund, Bertil - 2005
In 2001 and 2002, Sweden introduced several unemployment insurance reforms. A major innovation in the first reform was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317960