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The Unwavering SES Achievement Gap : Trends in U.S. Student Performance
Hanushek, Eric A. - 2019
Concerns about the breadth of the U.S. income distribution and limited intergenerational mobility have led to a focus on educational achievement gaps by socio-economic status (SES). Using intertemporally linked assessments from NAEP, TIMSS, and PISA, we trace the achievement of U.S. student...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890095
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The Role of School Improvement in Economic Development
Hanushek, Eric A. - 2007
The role of improved schooling, a central part of most development strategies, has become controversial because expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in promoting economic wellbeing, with a particular focus on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777643
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Folgekosten unzureichender Bildung durch entgangenes Wirtschaftswachstum
Piopiunik, Marco; Woessmann, Ludger - In: Wirtschaftsdienst / Sonderheft : … 91 (2011), pp. 34-41
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009672659
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Folgekosten unzureichender Bildung durch entgangenes Wirtschaftswachstum
Piopiunik, Marc; Woessmann, Ludger - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 91 (2011), pp. 34-41
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008841028
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Do better schools lead to more growth? : cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
We investigate whether a causal interpretation of the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth is appropriate and whether cross-country evidence supports a case for the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920009
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Do better schools lead to more growth? : cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806721
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Specifying human capital : a review, some extensions, and development effects
Woessmann, Ludger - 2000
A review of the measures of the stock of human capital used in empirical growth research reveals that human capital is mostly poorly proxied. The simple use of the most common proxy, average years of schooling of the working-age population, misspecifies the relationship between education and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473489
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The role of school improvement in economic development
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2007
The role of improved schooling, a central part of most development strategies, has become controversial because expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in promoting economic well-being, with a particular focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274157
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The legacy of Covid-19 in education
Werner, Katharina; Woessmann, Ludger - 2021
and students' cognitive and socio-emotional development. The German panel evidence shows that children's learning time … decreased severely during the first school closures, particularly for low-achieving students, and increased only slightly one … activities. The review shows substantial losses in cognitive skills on achievement tests, particularly for students from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012649748
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The legacy of COVID-19 in education
Werner, Katharina; Woessmann, Ludger - 2021
and students' cognitive and socio-emotional development. The German panel evidence shows that children's learning time … decreased severely during the first school closures, particularly for low-achieving students, and increased only slightly one … activities. The review shows substantial losses in cognitive skills on achievement tests, particularly for students from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651673