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Gender and Race Heterogeneity: The Impact of Increases in Students with Limited English on Native Students' Performance
Diette, Timothy M.; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The influx of immigrants has shifted the ethnic composition of public schools in many states including North Carolina. Recent evidence from North Carolina suggests that increases in Limited English students' concentration have led to a slight decline in performance solely for students at the top...
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Kick It Like Özil? Decomposing the Native-Migrant Education Gap
Krause, Annabelle; Rinne, Ulf; Schüller, Simone - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We investigate second generation migrants and native children at several stages in the German education system to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960127
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A New Profile of Migrants in the Aftermath of the Recent Economic Crisis
Arslan, Cansin; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Kone, Zovanga; … - Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs … - 2015
Growing international migration and diverse characteristics of migrant populations make internationally comparable high-quality data on migrants essential. Regular update of these data is crucial to capture the changes in size and composition of migrant populations. This document presents the...
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Do Significant Immigrant Inflows Create Negative Education Impacts? Lessons from the North Carolina Public School System
Diette, Timothy M.; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
academic performance of native students who remain. To address this question, we analyze education data from North Carolina, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279298
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Wage and Occupational Assimilation by Skill Level
Alcobendas, Miguel Angel; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
While much of the literature on immigrants' assimilation has focused on countries with a large tradition of receiving immigrants and with flexible labor markets, very little is known on how immigrants adjust to other types of host economies. With its severe dual labor market, and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279332
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Education and Economic Well-Being in Racially Diverse Rural Counties: The Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Mykerezi, Elton; Mills, Bradford F. - In: The Review of Regional Studies 34 (2004) 3, pp. 303-19
The role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in increasing the education and economic well-being of … rural Blacks is not, perhaps, as clear today as in the past given the abolition of formal segregation in public education … high concentrations of Blacks. Further, the impact of HBCUs in promoting college education among Blacks is above and beyond …
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The Racial Test Score Gap and Parental Involvement in Britain
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We investigate the racial gap in test scores between black and white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is an increasing racial gap in test scores between ages 7 and 11, and a decreasing one between ages 11 and 16. Using the richness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703084
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Do School-to-Work Programs Help the "Forgotten Half"?
Neumark, David; Rothstein, Donna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
-secondary education, and coop, school enterprise, and internship/apprenticeship programs boost employment and decrease idleness after …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822045
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Schooling and the AFQT: Evidence from School Entry Laws
Cascio, Elizabeth; Lewis, Ethan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
Is the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) a measure of achievement or ability? The answer to this question is critical for drawing inferences from studies in which it is employed. In this paper, we test for a relationship between schooling and AFQT performance in the NLSY 79 by comparing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822343
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Sibling Rivalry in Educational Attainment: The German Case
Bauer, Thomas K.; Gang, Ira N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2000
Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
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