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Equity in an educational boom: Lessons from the expansion and marketization of tertiary schooling in Poland
Herbst, Mikolaj; Rok, Jakub - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
paper demonstrates how the probability of enrolment in tertiary schools evolves for different social groups in Poland over … programs versus programs requiring tuition. Between 1994 and 2008 Poland has undoubtedly improved the participation of students …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323936
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Divergent historical experiences and inequality in academic achievement: the case of Poland
Herbst, Mikolaj; Rivkin, Steven - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
social structures and inequality in economic and social outcomes. Given its changing borders and turbulent history, Poland … regional variation in academic achievement in Poland in order to gain a better understanding of the effects of local social and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368154
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Growth and divergence of the polish subregions over 1995–2006: a search for determinants and spatial patterns
Herbst, Mikolaj; Wójcik, Piotr - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper investigates the presence of sigma and beta convergence between the Polish subregions over 1995–2006. We verify for the absolute convergence, as well as for the convergence conditioned on the stock of physical capital, human capital and the size of the central city, these being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369620
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Bottlenecks in the decentralisation of education funding in Poland
Herbst, Mikolaj - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
education funding system in Poland still faces open challenges of fundamental importance. Although the decentralisation of … policy. Recently, several ideas have been raised in the public debate in Poland on how to reform the funding of education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836516