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Doubly robust estimation of causal effects with multivalued treatments
Uysal, S. Derya - 2013
This paper provides doubly robust estimators for treatment effect parameters which are defined in multivalued treatment effect framework. We apply this method on a unique data set of British Cohort Study (BCS) to estimate returns to different levels of schooling. Average returns are estimated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010368246
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Effects of In-Class Variation and Student Rank on the Probability of Withdrawal: Cross-Section and Time-Series Analysis for UK University Students
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy P. - 2003
From individual-level data for nine entire cohorts of undergraduate students in UK universities, we estimate the probability that an individual will drop out of university during their first-year. We examine the 1984-85 to 1992-93 cohorts of students enrolling full-time for a three or four-year...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262241
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A Hazard Model of the Probability of Medical School Dropout in the United Kingdom
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy P. - 2001
From individual-level longitudinal data for two entire cohorts of medical students in UK universities, we analyse the probability that an individual student will ?drop out? of medical school prior to the successful completion of their studies. We examine the cohort of students enrolling for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262539
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Who Pays for General Training? New Evidence for British Men and Women
Booth, Alison L.; Bryan, Mark L. - 2002
We use important new training information from waves 8-10 of the British Household Panel Survey to document the various forms of work-related training received by men and women over the period 1998-2000, and to estimate their impact on wages. We initially present descriptive information about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262766
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Genetic markers as instrumental variables: An application to child fat mass and academic achievement
von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie; Smith, George Davey - 2010
The use of genetic markers as instrumental variables (IV) is receiving increasing attention from economists. This paper examines the conditions that need to be met for genetic variants to be used as instruments. We combine the IV literature with that from genetic epidemiology, with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288210
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The cost of acting "girly": Gender stereotypes and educational choices
Favara, Marta - 2012
This paper looks at horizontal sex segregation in education as a factor contributing to gender segregation in the labor market. Economic theories fail to explain why women with the same years of schooling and educational attainment as men are under-represented in many technical degrees, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291423
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Genetic markers as instrumental variables: an application to child fat mass and academic achievement
Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie von; Smith, George Davey - 2010
The use of genetic markers as instrumental variables (IV) is receiving increasing attention from economists. This paper examines the conditions that need to be met for genetic variants to be used as instruments. We combine the IV literature with that from genetic epidemiology, with an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003942198
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School quality and the development of cognitive skills between age four and six
Borghans, Lex; Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Zölitz, Ulf - 2015
This paper studies the extent to which young children develop their cognitive ability in high and low quality schools …. We use a representative panel data set containing cognitive test scores of 4-6 year olds in Dutch schools. School quality … is measured by the school's average achievement test score at age 12. Our results indicate that children in high-quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307980
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Doubly robust estimation of causal effects with multivalued treatments
Uysal, S. Derya - 2013
This paper provides doubly robust estimators for treatment effect parameters which are defined in multivalued treatment effect framework. We apply this method on a unique data set of British Cohort Study (BCS) to estimate returns to different levels of schooling. Average returns are estimated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754699
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The cost of acting "girly" : gender stereotypes and educational choices
Favara, Marta - 2012
This paper looks at horizontal sex segregation in education as a factor contributing to gender segregation in the labor market. Economic theories fail to explain why women with the same years of schooling and educational attainment as men are under-represented in many technical degrees, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009674950