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The effect of socio-economic determinants on crime rates : an empirical research in the case of Greece with cointegration analysis

Nikolaos, Dritsakis; Alexandros, Gkanas - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 2 (2009) 2, pp. 51-64

The present paper analyzes the relationship between the criminal offences, the function of the justice system and some of their socio-economic determinants in the case of Greece by estimating their dynamic interactions. The analysis covers the period 1971-2006 and the cointegration methodologies...

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Intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban Chile

Núñez, Javier; Miranda, Leslie - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 195-221

This paper provides evidence on the degree and patterns of intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban Chile. We find intergenerational income elasticities for Greater Santiago in Chile in the range of 0.52 to 0.54. This is lower than recent nation-wide elasticities for Chile of...

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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

At the private university we analyze, the gap between white and black grade point averages falls by half between the students’ freshmen and senior year. This outcome could suggest that affirmative action policies are playing a key role to reduce racial differences. However, this convergence...

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Users’ satisfaction towards facilities management, FM help desk in public higher educational institutions in Malaysia

Shafie, Fazira; Yusoff, Wan Zahari Wan; Pawi, Soeb - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 3, pp. 59-69

Higher educational institution (HEI) is a one of an organisation in a service industry field. It likes any other organisations are realising that the mission of the university is to provide a high quality environment that meets the requirements of users in an efficient and effectively. Basically...

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Student mobility in low quality schools : segmentation among the most vulnerable students

Román, Marcela; Perticará, Marcela - In: Estudios de economía 39 (2012) 2, pp. 159-177

This study addresses the phenomenon of permanence for long years of low performance (urban) schools, measured by SIMCE. We also analyze mobility of students to other schools of same or better quality. The results show that student ?s mobility rates in these schools is almost 11%. Almost 30% of...

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Investitionen in Bildung : frühkindlicher Bereich hat großes Potential

Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 26, pp. 40-47

Investment in education is of great importance for the competitiveness of the German economy. In particular, early … childhood education programs promise high returns - because children can benefit from them even years later and find it easier … to learn new skills. These are the results of research in the field of the economics of education in recent years, at …

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Ausbau der Ganztagsschule : Kinder aus einkommensschwachen Haushalten im Westen nutzen Angebote verstärkt

Marcus, Jan; Nemitz, Janina; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 27, pp. 11-23

dramatically. The public investment program "Zukunft Bildung und Betreuung"(Future Education and Care) has made a significant …

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The earnings of immigrants and the quality adjustment of immigrant human capital

Sharaf, Mesbah - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-18

returns to schooling and over-education rates by country-of-origin. The key finding is that accounting for schooling quality … virtually eliminates native-immigrant gaps in returns to schooling and the incidence of over-education. The quality of human …

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Costos de cumplimiento de regulación ambiental con información incompleta : aplicación a fuentes fijas del PCE de Santiago, Chile

Clerger, Gaspard; Chávez, Carlos; Villena, Mauricio; … - In: Estudios de economía 36 (2009) 2, pp. 165-190

We study the cost-effectiveness of a transferable emissions permit system (TEPS) vis a vis a system of emissions standards. Our analysis includes along with abatement costs, the costs of enforcing the system to induce compliance. Further, the analysis considers complete and incomplete...

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The impact of minimum age of employment regulation on child labor and schooling

Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

Promoting minimum age of employment regulation has been a centerpiece in child labor policy for the last 15 years. If enforced, minimum age regulation would change the age profile of paid child employment. Using micro-data from 59 mostly low-income countries, we observe that age can explain less...

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