Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 4,701
Cover Image
Report Cards : The Impact of Providing School and Child Test Scores on Educational Markets
Andrabi, Tahir; Das, Jishnu; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz
We study the impact of providing school report cards with test scores on subsequent test scores, prices, and enrollment in markets with multiple public and private providers. A randomly selected half of our sample villages (markets) received report cards. This increased test scores by 0.11...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012702447
Cover Image
Bildungsverhalten der Schulabgänger in Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Uckermark und Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Brandenburg)
Bundesmann-Jansen, Jörg (contributor);  … - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004253291
Cover Image
Confidence and the Erosion of Confidence : Economic Functions and Effects
Sell, Friedrich L. - Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und … - 2004
sogenannten Sozialkapital zu leisten vermag und porträtieren die Erosion von Vertrauen innerhalb, zwischen und gegenüber US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462110
Cover Image
SOCIAL CAPITAL, TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Valentinov, Vladislav - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
latter. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Sozialkapital wird definiert als geteiltes Wissen, Vertrauen und gemeinsame Kultur, eingebettet in … Netzwerkstrukturen und andere stabile Beziehungen zwischen Agenten. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass Sozialkapital schwieriger aufzubauen ist … Sozialkapital-Konzeptes für die Agenda der Transformationsländer wird erklärt durch die wachsende Verantwortung von privaten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038568
Cover Image
Measuring community strength and social capital
Western, John; Stimson, Robert; Baum, Scott; GELLECUM, … - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1095-1109
Western J., StimsonR., Baum S. and Van Gellecum Y. (2005) Measuring community strength and social capital, Regional Studies 39 , 1095-1109. Five case study communities in both metropolitan and regional urban locations in Australia are used as test sites to develop measures of 'community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005491529
Cover Image
Differences in social capital between 54 Western European regions
Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd; Schaik, Ton Van - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1053-1064
Beugelsdijk S. and Van Schaik T. (2005) Differences in social capital between 54 Western European regions, Regional Studies 39 , 1053-1064. Based on the extant literature, a newly developed index measuring social capital at the regional level in Europe is presented. It is shown that there are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005491593
Cover Image
Social capital in building regional innovative capability
Tura, Tomi; Harmaakorpi, Vesa - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1111-1125
Tura T. and Harmaakorpi V. (2005) Social capital in building regional innovative capability, Regional Studies 39 , 1111-1125. The paper focuses on the relation of social capital and regional innovative capability. It examines the social nature of the innovative processes placing demands on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005452564
Cover Image
Social capital, economic growth and regional development
Iyer, Sriya; Kitson, Michael; Toh, Bernard - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1015-1040
Iyer S., Kitson M. and Toh B. (2005) Social capital, economic growth and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1015-1040. This paper examines the relationships between social capital, economic performance and regional development, and it stresses the complexity and variability across space...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005457465
Cover Image
Social capital, firm embeddedness and regional development
Cooke, Philip; Clifton, Nick; Oleaga, Mercedes - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1065-1077
Cooke P., Clifton N. and Oleaga M. (2005) Social capital, firm embeddedness and regional development, Regional Studies 39 , 1065-1077. This paper presents the results of a research project examining the effects of social capital on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005457854