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Skills and inclusive growth in Sweden
Pareliussen, Jon K.; Bussi, Margherita; André, Christophe - 2015
. Educational outcomes could be improved through raising the attractiveness of the teacher profession, improving teacher education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399516
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How does education improve cognitive skills? : instructional time versus timing of instruction
Dahmann, Sarah - 2015
This paper investigates two mechanisms through which education may affect cognitive skills in adolescence: the role of …. Overall, secondary education therefore seems to impact students'cognitive skills in adolescence especially through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011287017
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The effects of shared school technology access on students digital skills in Peru
Bet, German; Cristia, Julián P.; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2014
This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246684
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Does the precision and stability of value-added estimates of teacher performance depend on the types of students they serve?
Stacy, Brian; Guarino, Cassandra; Reckase, Mark D.; … - 2013
This paper investigates how the precision and stability of a teacher's value-added estimate relates to the characteristics of the teacher's students. Using a large administrative data set and a variety of teacher value-added estimators, it finds that the stability over time of teacher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201321
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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation
Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018
Tailoring instruction to each student’s needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882683
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Minimum wages and vocational training incentives in Germany
Kellermann, Kim Leonie - 2017
training. The theoretical intuition on the impact of wage floors on education is ambiguous. On the one hand, they raise the … opportunity cost of education and prevent further skill accumulation. On the other hand, they lower the employment probability of … workers declines which lowers the opportunity cost of education. High requirements with regard to professional skills …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011710845
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Chapter 12 Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; … - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 1, (pp. 697-812). 2006
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023731
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School choice, student sorting and academic performance
Munteanu, Andrei - 2024
This study examines the impact of school choice on academic achievement. I use differences in the number of schools across similar Romanian towns, generating variation in school choice for local students, who compete for seats via test scores. I find that more school choice results in increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014461383
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School choice, student sorting and academic performance
Munteanu, Andrei - 2024
This study examines the impact of school choice on academic achievement. I use differences in the number of schools across similar Romanian towns, generating variation in school choice for local students, who compete for seats via test scores. I find that more school choice results in increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014521057
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Timing of school entry and personality traits in adulthood
Barabasch, Anton; Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Leibing, Andreas - 2024
This paper investigates the long-run consequences of a later school entry for personality traits. For identification, we exploit the statutory cutoff rules for school enrollment in Germany within a regression discontinuity design. We find that relatively older school starters have persistently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015078132