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Positive and negative impact of increased tertiary attainment

Busikova, Alena - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 41-57

The theory of human capital clearly states that the investments into the education bring many benefits and are worth the cost. The OECD Education at a Glance analysis provides support for both public and private investing in tertiary education as the net present value is positive for all...

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The use of cognitive ability measures as explanatory variables in regression analysis

Junker, Brian; Steuerle Schofield, Lynne; Taylor, … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 1 (2012), pp. 1-19

Cognitive ability measures are often taken as explanatory variables in regression analysis, e.g., as a factor affecting a market outcome such as an individual’s wage, or a decision such as an individual’s education acquisition. Cognitive ability is a latent construct; its true value is...

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Self-selection patterns among return migrants : Mexico 1990-2010

Campos-Vazquez, Raymundo M.; Lara, Jaime - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

This paper analyzes the self-selection patterns among Mexican return migrants during the period 1990–2010. To calculate the selection patterns, we nonparametrically estimate the counterfactual wages that the return migrants would have experienced had they never migrated by using the wage...

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Distintas formas de participación en el mercado laboral en Galicia (España) : influencia del género ; incorporation into the labour force in Galicia (Spain) ; gender effect

Sellero, Carmen Sánchez - In: Atlantic review of economics 1 (2012)

The personal features involved in the incorporation into the labour force are studied, together with how this incorporation is carried out in Galicia. Three logistic regression models are built with this purpose. The first one is an economical activity model, where the probability that a person...

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What happens after enrollment? : an analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice

Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban M.; Spenner, Ken - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 1 (2012), pp. 1-24

students’ freshmen and senior year. This outcome could suggest that affirmative action policies are playing a key role to … standards; all of which translate into students with weaker academic backgrounds being less likely to choose these majors …

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Employment status and job-studies relevance of social science graduates : the experience from a Greek public university

Kalamatianou, Aglaia G.; Kougioumoutzaki, Foteini - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 1, pp. 51-75

Research on social science graduates’ employment prospects reaches contradictor conclusions intensifying the scepticism on the value of these disciplines in the labour market. The paper examines two important labour market outcomes of these graduates, employment status and job-studies...

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Managing operating efficiencies of publicly owned universities : American university stochastic frontier estimates using panel data

Sav, G. Thomas - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-23

This paper investigates the extent of operating cost inefficiencies in the public provision of American higher education. The analysis employs panel data on American research and doctoral granting universities spanning four academic years, 2005-06 through 2008-09. Translog cost frontiers are...

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Productivity, efficiency, and managerial performance regress and gains in United States universities : a data envelopment analysis

Sav, G. Thomas - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 3, pp. 13-32

This paper uses data envelopment analys is to investigate the extent to which universities in the United States have undergone productivity and efficiency changes, partly due to managerial performance, during the 2005-09 academic years. Using panel data for 133 research a nd doctoral...

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The board structure and performance of private universities

Chiang, Hsiang-tsai; Lin, Mei-chih - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 4, pp. 185-208

This study applies the structure and operations of private universities' board to analyze the establishment of the structure and operating mechanism for the private universities boards as well as the relevance with school performance. The analysis of board forms shows that the numbers of...

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Rankings, accreditations, and international exchange students

Marconi, Gabriele - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-22

Do international university rankings or professional accreditations affect the preferences of exchange students over … Business and Economics (SBE) students’ choices of possible destinations for their compulsory period of study abroad. The unique … institutions across the world among which students can choose. A model is developed and estimated by means of the probit model. The …

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