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the child, yet less so by sex and birth order. Homogamous couples where both partners share high levels of education are … of education. Relationships are stronger in countries characterized by higher GDP per capita, Human Development Index …, and female education, yet also in countries with higher income and gender inequalities. Besides stressing the importance …
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a randomized experiment evaluating the effects of a home-based parenting program delivered by cadres in China's Family … infant skill development after six months and that increased investments by caregivers alongside improvements in parenting …
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We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
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We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013479027
Students in low-income contexts often lack guidance in their career decisions which can lead to a misallocation of educational investments. We report on a randomized field experiment conducted with 1715 students in rural Cambodia and show that a half-day workshop designed to support adolescents...
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career paths and shift their focus from occupations that require university education towards those that require a high …
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Elisabeth Grewenig prepared this study while she was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo … Munich. It consists of five distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of human capital formation and education …
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constrained households' decisions to invest in their education. We use a direct measure of child ability for all primary school … and how much to invest in their child's education. We find children with one standard deviation higher own ability are 16 …
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families receiving the "education" transfer, which targeted 6-18 year-olds, perceived no benefit. In comparison with other … differences in conditions: while the "education" component imposed conditions only on children of schooling age, the "health …
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families receiving the "education" transfer, which targeted 6-18 year-olds, perceived no benefit. In comparison with other … differences in conditions: while the "education" component imposed conditions only on children of schooling age, the "health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141956