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The bees algorithm for workload balancing in examination job assignment
Baykasoglu, Adil; Ozbakir, Lale; Tapkan, Pinar - In: European Journal of Industrial Engineering 3 (2009) 4, pp. 424-435
In this paper, an integer quadratic programming model is proposed for workload balancing in the examination job assignment problem. The proposed model can be classified as part of the 'Generalised Assignment Problem' or GAP, which is known as an NP-hard problem. To solve the proposed model, a...
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Time In Purgatory: Examining the Grant Lag for U.S. Patent Applications
Popp, David; Juhl, Ted; Johnson, Daniel - In: Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy 4 (2004) 1, pp. 1329-1329
As patent applications increase, and the range of patentable technologies increases, the length of time it takes for an invention to go through the examination process at the U.S. Patent Office has increased. Concerns over the distributional effects of these changes have been expressed during...
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The first hundred thirty years of university economic teaching in czech lands
Krameš, Jaroslav - In: Politická ekonomie 2002 (2002) 1
, seminars and examinations. Another topic is the number of students, relations between teachers and students and availability of …
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Educational(work)performance in african countries: problems, policies and prospects
Nwaobi, Godwin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Without education, development will not occur, only an educated people can command the skills necessary for sustainable economic growth and for a better quality of life. Recognizing this fact, African governments have placed heavy emphasis on expanding educational opportunities from primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789250
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The bees algorithm for workload balancing in examination job assignment
Baykasoglu, Adil; Ozbakir, Lale; Tapkan, Pinar - In: European Journal of Industrial Engineering 3 (2009) 4, pp. 424-435
In this paper, an integer quadratic programming model is proposed for workload balancing in the examination job assignment problem. The proposed model can be classified as part of the 'Generalised Assignment Problem' or GAP, which is known as an NP-hard problem. To solve the proposed model, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563644
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Efficient Tuition & Fees, Examinations and Subsidies
Gary-Bobo, Robert J.; Trannoy, Alain - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
A student's future log-wage is given by the sum of a skill premium and a random personal ‘ability’ term. Students observe only a private, noisy signal of their ability, and universities can condition admission decisions on the results of noisy tests. We assume first that universities are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136530
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Efficient Tuition Fees, Examinations, and Subsidies (new title: Efficient tuition fees and subsidies)
Gary-Bobo, Robert J.; Trannoy, Alain - CESifo - 2004
We assume that students can acquire a wage premium, thanks to studies, and form a rational expectation of their future earnings, which depends on personal "ability". Students receive a private, noisy signal of their ability, and universities can condition admission decisions on the results of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094423
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Collective Punishments: Incentives and Examinations in Organisations
Banerjee, Priyodorshi - In: Contributions to Theoretical Economics 7 (2007) 1, pp. 1388-1388
The paper investigates the impact of examinations on incentives and decision-making in bureaucracies and similar …
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Masvingo Province Secondary School Pupils and Teachers Views on the Educational Value of Zimbabwe Junior Certificate Examinations
Gonye, Jairos; Mareva, Rugare; Gamira, Daniel; Chiome, … - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 2 (2012) 8, pp. 1331-1338
(ZJC) examinations in light of the proposed re-introduction of the ZJC examinations that were discontinued in 1999. The … majority of secondary school  pupils and teachers  see the ZJC examinations as useful if the results were to be released … prepare pupils for ‘O’ Level examinations, among other reasons. Some pupils and teachers, however, view the examinations as a …
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The when and how of leaving school: The policy implications of new evidence on secondary schooling in South Africa
Gustafsson, Martin - Department of Economics, Fakulteit Ekonomiese en … - 2011
South African and international household and education datasets are analysed to characterise patterns of dropping out, grade repetition, academic under-performance and under-preparedness for post-school life in South African secondary schools. A number of measurement error problems are moreover...
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