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intervention was to strengthen the teachers' professional development, e.g. through coaching and further training, and thereby …
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Teacher absenteeism and shirking are common problems in developing countries. While monitoring teachers should … paper provides causal evidence that this might result from non-monotonic effects of monitoring teachers. Cross …-randomizing nudges to teachers and parents in Ivory Coast - to motivate and monitor teachers directly, and to mobilize parents -, we find …
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literature in the field and draws key lessons learned. The findings can assist policymakers in the design and implementation of …
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both the theoretical and the empirical literature on social policy. The main concern is that social protection could have … could also lift liquidity constraints that prevent people from investing more in children's education, starting a new …
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Economic organization of the imaginary worlds depicted in popular literary works may be viewed as a mirror to public opinion on the economic organization of life. If a book becomes a best-seller, it is because the book conveys messages, feelings, and events the readers can relate to. In other...
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Recent studies in psychology and neuroscience find that fictional works exert strong influence on readers and shape their opinions and worldviews. We study the Potterian economy, which we compare to economic models, to assess how Harry Potter books affect economic literacy. We find that some...
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The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender … a meta-analysis and our own study using data from 90 countries. Our meta-analysis summarizes the literature, highlights …. In primary education, effects vary substantially by country and outcome. In secondary education, same-sex teacher effects …
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We study same-sex role model effects of teachers with a meta-analysis and our own study of three million students in 90 …
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asymmetry and sensitivity of labor force participation decisions are found across gender, age, and education groups, and these …
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exist that quantify the disadvantage of immigrant children in education and there has not been any attempt to identify … institutional conditions of the education system that contribute to educational integration. Using data from five international …)integration is related to institutional characteristics of the schooling system. The study shows that early education, time in school …
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