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Peer review for the evaluation of the academic research: the Italian experience
Reale, Emanuela; Barbara, Anna; Costantini, Antonio - Istituto di Ricerca sulla Crescita Economica … - 2006
Peer review, that is the evaluation process based on judgments formulated by independent experts, is generally used for … science” sectors, which have similar type of research output submitted for the three-year evaluation process, and two sectors …’ performance. Moreover, some basic features of the evaluation process are discussed, in order to understand their usefulness for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005246683
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GUIDE FOR PROGRAM EVALUATIO??
Roucan-Kane, Maud; Suttles, Joseph - Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University - 2009
, either qualitatively and quantitatively. There are many different methods and formats for evaluation, and choosing the … correct evaluation can be critical to ensuring the accuracy and relevance of the evaluation results. Considerable thought must … be put into determining the correct method for an evaluation, and they must always be focused on the specific objectives …
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Testing calibrated general equilibrium models
Canova, Fabio; Ortega, Eva - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 1996
This paper illustrates the philosophy which forms the basis of calibration exercises in general equilibrium macroeconomic models and the details of the procedure, the advantages and the disadvantages of the approach, with particular reference to the issue of testing ``false'' economic models. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248461
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A Note on Estimated Coefficients in Random Effects Probit Models.
Arulampalam, W. - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 1998
This note points out to applied researchers what adjustments are needed to the coefficient estimates in a random effects probit model in order to make valid comparisons in terms of coefficient estimates and marginal effects across different specifications. These adjustments are necessary because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005368759
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Labor Informality Effects of a Poverty-Alleviation Program
Gasparini, Leonardo; Haimovich, Francisco; Olivieri, Sergio - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional … - 2007
In the midst of a serious macroeconomic crisis Argentina implemented a large social program – the Programa Jefes de Hogar (PJH) – that provides cash transfers to unemployed household heads meeting certain criteria. In practice, giving the difficulties in monitoring informal jobs, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005384960
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Earnings effects of adult secondary education in Sweden
Ekström, Erika - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003
In Sweden adult secondary education (ASE) has been offered since 1968, but we know little about its labour market effects. ASE offers courses at the compulsory and upper secondary level and is aimed to give adults who lack these types of education. This paper provides the first long-run annual...
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Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Meghir, Costas - Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE - 2007
Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy initiative - Excellence in Cities - which has been a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005017280
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Bingo pricing: a game simulation and evaluation using the derivatives approach
Annibali, Antonio; Bellini, Francesco - Society for Computational Economics - SCE - 2002
order to choose if maintain it or sell it out. The evaluation will work in accordance to the traditional Galilee's method of …
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An Evaluation of Wage Subsidy Programs to SMEs Utilising Propensity Score Matching
Venetoklis, Takis - Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government … - 2004
. Evaluation, employment, wage subsidies, estimation methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005353539
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Reframing technical change: Livestock Fodder Scarcity Revisited as Innovation Capacity Scarcity: Part 3. Tools for Diagnosis and Institutional Change in Innovation Systems
Hall, Andy; Sulaiman, Rasheed; Bezkorowajnyj, Peter - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2008
analysis of institutional change processes (iv) Project team process learning And (iv) Project evaluation. There is a wide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150765