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The role of innovations in secondary school performance – Evidence from a conditional efficiency model
Haelermans, Carla; De Witte, Kristof - In: European Journal of Operational Research 223 (2012) 2, pp. 541-549
This paper studies the influence of educational innovations on school performance. We apply a tailored, fully … school data and a self-collected questionnaire on recent innovations in schools. In the nonparametric model, it is assumed … innovations are positively related to efficiency. We find that profiling, pedagogic, process and education chain innovations are …
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The economics of education in Adam Smith's "Wealth of nations"
Spalletti, Stefano - In: Journal of world economic research 3 (2014) 5, pp. 60-64
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Self-selection in the market of teachers
Correa, Juan A.; Parro, Francisco; Reyes, Loreto - In: Applied economics 47 (2015) 13/15, pp. 1331-1349
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Education, health and economic growth in African countries
Eggoh, Jude; Houeninvo, Hilaire; Sossou, Gilles-Armand - In: Journal of economic development 40 (2015) 1, pp. 93-111
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Optimal policy for secondary education in developing countries
Dosmagambet, Yergali - 2015
This paper shows that an accelerated increase in educational attainments in many East Asian countries derives from a dramatic augmentation of working population with vocational education relative to general education. This is consistent with the recent literature, which argues that the ratio of...
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Access all areas? : the impact of fees and background on student demand for postgraduate higher education in the UK
Wales, Philip - 2013
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Economic growth, comparative advantage, and gender differences in schooling outcomes : evidence from the birthweight differences of Chinese Twins
Rosenzweig, Mark Richard; Zhang, Junsen - 2012
This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A unique feature of the study is to use micro evidence on the relationship between birthweight - an early measure of nutritional advantage - and schooling outcomes to make...
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Paid to play truant : the impact of minimum wages on secondary enrolment rates in Indonesia
Colombé, Nancy - 2016
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Institutional governance, education and growth
Bouzahzah, Mohamed; Asongu, Simplice; Jellal, Mohammed - In: Theoretical economics letters 6 (2016) 2, pp. 131-137
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