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School quality and family background in Italy
Brunello, Giorgio; Checchi, Daniele - 2003
We study if the combined significant reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio and increase in parental education observed … is positively correlated with higher educational attainment, but that the overall improvement of parental education has … attainment and returns to education has been particularly significant for individuals born in regions and cohorts with poorer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011589663
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Does Tax Evasion Affect Unemployment and Educational Choice?
Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe - 2006
ability, and the choice of education is determined endogenously. Job opportunities in an informal sector are available only to … workers who choose not to acquire higher education. We find that increased punishment of informal activities increases the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012142275
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The effects of shared school technology access on students digital skills in Peru
Bet, Germán; Cristia, Julian; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2014
This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246126
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Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system
Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Cabrales, Antonio - 2016
also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …
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Does gamification in education work? : experimental evidence from Chile
Araya, Roberto; Arias Ortiz, Elena; Bottan, Nicolas L.; … - 2019
Gamification, or the introduction of game elements to non-game contexts, has the potential to improve learning by increasing student motivation. However, there is little rigorous evidence about its effectiveness. In this paper, we experimentally evaluate an innovative technology program that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028146
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¿Funciona la gamificación en la educación? : evidencia experimental de Chile
Araya, Roberto; Arias Ortiz, Elena; Bottan, Nicolas L.; … - 2019
Gamification, or the introduction of game elements to non-game contexts, has the potential to improve learning by increasing student motivation. However, there is little rigorous evidence about its effectiveness. In this paper, we experimentally evaluate an innovative technology program that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028345
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Do children benefit from internet access? : experimental evidence from a developing country
Malamud, Ofer; Cueto, Santiago; Cristia, Julian; … - 2018
This paper provides experimental evidence for the impact of home internet access on a broad range of child outcomes in Peru. Children who were randomly chosen to receive laptops with high-speed internet access are compared with i) those who did not receive laptops and ii) those who only received...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926187
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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation
Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018
Tailoring instruction to each student’s needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882683
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Does technical education improve academic outcomes? : evidence from Brazil
Elacqua, Gregory; Navarro-Palau, Patricia; Prada, Maria … - 2019
Despite the renewed interest in technical education, only a handful of studies analyze its effect on academic outcomes …, Brazil, to identify the impact of technical education during high school on student academic outcomes. We find that students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012117510
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Home broadband and human capital formation
Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa; Montalbán, José; Weinhardt, Felix - 2021
This paper estimates the effect of home high-speed internet on national test scores of students at age 14. We combine comprehensive information on the telecom network, administrative student records, house prices and local amenities in England in a fuzzy spatial regression discontinuity design...
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