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Can increased education help reduce the political opportunity gap?
Lindgren, Karl-Oskar; Oskarsson, Sven; Persson, Mikael - 2017
education on vocational training programs. We find that the reform reduced the gap in voting mainly by means of its stronger … compared to persons from high-status families. This paper examines whether reforms in education can help to reduce the socio …-economic gap in voting. We distinguish between reforms of two types that may lead to differences in the exercise of voting; (a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039333
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Can political inequalities be educated away? Evidence from a Swedish school reform
Lindgren, Karl-Oskar; Oskarsson, Sven; Dawes, Christopher T. - 2014
recruitment. In this study, we examine the effectiveness of one such proposal: the expansion of mass education. More precisely, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464473
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The political economy of regional integration projects at borders where rich and poor meet: the role of cross-border shopping and community sorting
Dascher, Kristof; Haupt, Alexander - 2008
At borders where rich and poor countries meet, services prices differ hugely. In principle, price differentials could be exploited to mutual benefit, offering improved job opportunities to the poor as well as better shopping opportunities to the rich. However, cross-border shopping is often...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264347
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Practice makes voters? Effects of student mock elections on turnout
Öhrvall, Richard; Oskarsson, Sven - 2018
having experienced a mock election as a student does not increase the likelihood of voting in subsequent real elections. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145483
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The evolution of the racial gap in education and the legacy of slavery
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2011
initial racial gap in education and that slavery affects growth indirectly through this channel. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282571
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Chasing the smokestack: Strategic policymaking with multiple instruments
Fredriksson, Per G.; List, John A.; Millimet, Daniel L. - 2002
Recent studies suggest a considerable amount of horizontal strategic interaction amongst governments exists. The empirical approach in these studies typically relies on estimating reaction functions in a uni-dimensional policy framework, where a nonzero slope estimate suggests strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335710
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On the optimal design of disaster insurance in a federation
Goodspeed, Timothy J.; Haughwout, Andrew - 2007
Recent experience with disasters and terrorist attacks in the US indicates that state and local governments rely on the federal sector for support after disasters occur. But these same governments are responsible for investing in infrastructure designed to reduce vulnerability to natural and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264051
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National Interference in Local Public Good Provision
Dur, Robert; Staal, Klaas - 2003
We analyze a simple model of local public good provision in a country consisting of a large number of heterogeneous regions, each comprising two districts, a city and a village. When districts remain autonomous and local public goods have positive spillover effects on the neighbouring district,...
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The effects of "girl-friendly" schools: Evidence from the BRIGHT school construction program in Burkina Faso
Kazianga, Harounan; Levy, Dan; Linden, Leigh L.; Sloan, Matt - 2012
We evaluate the causal effects of a program that constructed high quality girl-friendly primary schools in Burkina Faso, using a regression discontinuity design 2.5 years after the program started. We find that the program increased enrollment of all children between the ages of 5 and 12 by 20...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282424
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Chancengleichheit und lebenslanges Lernen: Zur Zukunft der Bildung in Deutschland
Ritzen, Jo; Hinte, Holger - 2012
demografisch bedingt rückläufigen Humankapitalressourcen ist eine tatkräftige Bildungspolitik von großer Bedeutung. Sie muss durch …
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