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Can education compensate for low ability? : Evidence from British data

Denny, Kevin (contributor); O'Sullivan, Vincent (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The first 2,000 days and child skills : evidence from a randomized experiment of home visiting

Doyle, Orla - 2017

Using a randomized experiment, this study investigates the impact of sustained investment in parenting, from pregnancy until age five, in the context of extensive welfare provision. Providing the Preparing for Life program, incorporating home visiting, group parenting, and baby massage, to...

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Math matters! : the importance of mathematical and verbal skills for degree performance

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2019

We find that mathematics skills have a stronger relationship to university performance than verbal skills. While both are predictive of degree completion and class of degree obtained, mathematics skills have a larger effect, and are particularly predictive of achieving a first-class honours...

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Can early intervention have a sustained effect on human capital?

Doyle, Orla - 2020

Evidence on the sustained effect of early intervention is inconclusive, with many studies experiencing a dissolution of treatment effects once the program ends. Using a randomized trial, this paper examines the impact of Preparing for Life (PFL), a pregnancy to age five home visiting and...

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The evolution of inequality in education trajectories and graduation outcomes in the US

Belzil, Christian; Hansen, Jörgen; Liu, Xingfei - 2022

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Technology adoption, turbulence and the dynamics of unemployment

Duernecker, Georg - 2011

The divergence of unemployment rates between the United States and Europe coincided with a substantial acceleration in … change. The proposed framework offers a novel explanation for the observed divergence of unemployment rates across economies … adoption. The results of the paper challenge the popular, but controversial, view that blames generous unemployment insurance …

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