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Education enrollment rate vs employment rate : implications for sustainable human capital development in Nigeria
Adejumo, Opeyemi Oluwabunmi; Asongu, Simplice; Adejumo, … - 2021
, through education especially at higher levels, will allow human capital to evolve dynamically and increase long-run growth in … Nigeria. This tendency engenders multiplier effects in stimulating sustainable development given that education-driven growth … growth. Therefore, investments in education have been identified as a vital channel for building human capital and achieving …
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The impact of cannabis use on short-term educational outcomes
Mart, Joaquim; Perini, Lionel - 2013
heterogeneity into account when assessing the impact of substance use on education. …
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The return to college : selection bias and dropout risk
Hendricks, Lutz; Leukhina, Oksana - 2014
This paper estimates the effect of graduating from college on lifetime earnings. Motivated by the fact that nearly half of all college students fail to earn a bachelor's degree, we study a model of risky college completion. The central idea is that students drop out of college mainly because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338707
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The returns to education at community colleges : new evidence from the education longitudinal survey
Marcotte, Dave E. - 2016
Community colleges have long been recognized for their potential in providing access to post-secondary education for … years ago. In the meantime, the market for higher education has changed drastically, and the Great Recession and economy of … the evidence on the employment and earnings effects of community college education. I study the experiences of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011532313
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Motivation, resources and the organization of the school system
Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Cabrales, Antonio - 2016
also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …
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The return to college : selection and dropout risk
Hendricks, Lutz; Leukhina, Oksana - 2014
This paper studies the effect of graduating from college on lifetime earnings. We develop a quantitative model of college choice with uncertain graduation. Departing from much of the literature, we model in detail how students progress through college. This allows us to parameterize the model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010424979
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Returns to education : the causal effects of education on earnings, health and smoking
Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Veramendi, Gregory - 2016
This paper estimates returns to education using a dynamic model of educational choice that synthesizes approaches in … differentials. For some, there are substantial causal effects of education at all stages of schooling. …
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How equal are educational opportunities? : family background and student achievement in Europe and the United States
Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
This paper estimates the effects of family-background characteristics on student performance in the US and 17 Western European school systems. Family background has strong effects both in Europe and the United States, remarkably similar in size. France and Flemish Belgium achieve the most...
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Modeling the effects of grade retention in high school
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2015
A dynamic discrete choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short- (end-of-year evaluation) and long-run (drop-out and delay). In contrast to regression discontinuity designs, this approach captures treatment heterogeneity and controls for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406802
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Modeling the effects of grade retention in high school
Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart; Picchio, Matteo - 2015
A dynamic discrete choice model is set up to estimate the effects of grade retention in high school, both in the short- (end-of-year evaluation) and long-run (drop-out and delay). In contrast to regression discontinuity designs, this approach captures treatment heterogeneity and controls for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407792