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School quality and cognitive achievement production : a case study for rural Pakistan
Behrman, Jere R. (contributor) - In: Economics of education review 16 (1997) 2, pp. 127-142
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Aligning learning incentives of students and teachers : results from a social experiment in Mexican high schools
Behrman, Jere R.; Parker, Susan; Todd, Petra; Wolpin, … - In: Journal of political economy 123 (2015) 2, pp. 325-364
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Aligning learning incentives of students and teachers : results from a social experiment In Mexican high schools
Behrman, Jere R.; Parker, Susan; Todd, Petra; Wolpin, … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009741537
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Teacher quality in public and private schools under a voucher system : the case of Chile
Behrman, Jere R.; Tincani, Michela M.; Todd, Petra; … - In: Journal of labor economics 34 (2016) 2, pp. 319-362
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Mental health, schooling attainment and polygenic scores : are there significant gene-environment associations?
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051039
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Mental health, schooling attainment and polygenic scores : are there significant gene-environment associations?
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2019
It is well-established that (1) there is a large genetic component to mental health, and (2) higher schooling attainment is associated with better mental health. Given these two observations, we test the hypothesis that schooling may attenuate the genetic predisposition to poor mental health....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012027657
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What Is The Real Impact of Schooling On Age of First Union And Age of First Parenting ? : New Evidence From Guatemala
Behrman, Jere R. - 2006
The ages of first union and of first parenting are of considerable interest, not only because of their implications for individual welfare and well-being over the life cycle, but also because they are strongly associated with fertility patterns that are thought to have important implications for...
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The causal effects of parents' schooling on children's schooling in urban China
Behrman, Jere R.; Hu, Yuan; Zhang, Junsen - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012178139
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Mental health, schooling attainment and polygenic scores : are there significant gene-environment associations?
Amin, Vikesh; Behrman, Jere R.; Fletcher, Jason; … - 2019
It is well-established that (1) there is a large genetic component to mental health, and (2) higher schooling attainment is associated with better mental health. Given these two observations, we test the hypothesis that schooling may attenuate the genetic predisposition to poor mental health....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012152213
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What determines adult cognitive skills? : influences of pre-school, school, and post-school experiences in Guatemala
Behrman, Jere R.; Hoddinott, John; Maluccio, John A.; … - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 23 (2014), pp. 1-32
longitudinal data to estimate production functions for adult verbal and nonverbal cognitive skills, we find that: (1) School …; and (2) Pre-school and post-school experiences also have substantial positive significant effects on adult cognitive … skills. Pre-school experiences captured by height for age at 6 years substantially and significantly increase adult nonverbal …
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