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Taking the easy way out : how the GED testing program induces students to drop out
Heckman, James J. (contributor);  … - 2008
raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003745363
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Taking the easy way out : how the GED testing program induces students to drop out
Heckman, James J.; LaFontaine, Paul A.; Rodríguez, Pedro L. - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003870348
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Taking the easy way out : how the GED testing program induces students to drop out
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; LaFontaine, Paul A. - In: Journal of labor economics 30 (2012) 3, pp. 495-520
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009659709
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Taking the easy way out : how the GED testing program induces students to drop out
Heckman, James J.; LaFontaine, Paul A.; Rodriguez, Pedro L. - 2008
raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725072
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Taking the Easy Way Out : How the Ged Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out
Heckman, James J. - 2008
The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school … students. This paper evaluates the effect of three different GED policy innovations on high school graduation rates. A six … high school dropout rates. The introduction of a GED certification program in high schools in Oregon produced a four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012771787
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Taking the Easy Way Out : How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out
Heckman, James J. - 2008
The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school … students. This paper evaluates the effect of three different GED policy innovations on high school graduation rates. A six … high school dropout rates. The introduction of a GED certification program in high schools in Oregon produced a four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464603
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Taking the Easy Way Out : How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out
Heckman, James J.; LaFontaine, Paul; Rodriguez, Pedro L. - 2021
raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324817
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Analyzing social experiments as implemented : a reexamination of the evidence from the HighScope Perry preschool program
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 1 (2010) 1, pp. 1-46
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665562
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Estimating marginal returns to education
Carneiro, Pedro; Heckman, James J.; Vytlacil, Edward - 2010
This paper estimates the marginal returns to college for individuals induced to enroll in college by different marginal policy changes. The recent instrumental variables literature seeks to estimate this parameter, but in general it does so only under strong assumptions that are tested and found...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008688882
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Analyzing social experiments as implemented: evidence from the HighScope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2010
Social experiments are powerful sources of information about the effectiveness of interventions. In practice, initial randomization plans are almost always compromised. Multiple hypotheses are frequently tested. "Significant" effects are often reported with p-values that do not account for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003990133