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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
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Taking the easy way out : how the GED testing program induces students to drop out
Heckman, James J. (contributor);  … - 2008
We exploit an exogenous increase in General Educational Development (GED) testing requirements to determine whether raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a six point decrease in GED pass rates induces a 1.3...
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.; Rodriguez, Pedro L. - 2008
"We exploit an exogenous increase in General Educational Development (GED) testing requirements to determine whether raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a six point decrease in GED pass rates induces a 1.3...
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 …
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. - 2008
The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school …
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.; LaFontaine, Paul; Rodriguez, Pedro L. - 2021
We exploit an exogenous increase in General Educational Development (GED) testing requirements to determine whether raising the difficulty of the test causes students to finish high school rather than drop out and GED certify. We find that a six point decrease in GED pass rates induces a 1.3...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324817
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Comparing China REACH and the Jamaica Home Visiting Program
Zhou, Jin; Heckman, James J.; Liu, Bei; Mai, Lu; Chang, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
and Learn home visiting program in China, China REACH. It collects more detailed information than is available on the …, treatment effect sizes and skill growth curves are comparable across the Jamaica and China REACH interventions, despite …
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Selection bias, comparative advantage and heterogeneous returns to education : evidence from China in 2000
Heckman, James J.; Li, Xuesong - 2003 - Revised
return to education has increased substantially in China, compared to the returns measured in the 1980 s and the early 1990's. …This paper uses newly available Chinese micro data to estimate the return to college education for late 20th century … China when allowing for heterogeneous returns among individuals selecting into schooling based on these differences. We use …
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Estimating distributions of treatment effects with an application to the returns to schooling and measurement of the effects of uncertainty on college choice
Carneiro, Pedro (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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