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The evolution of cognitive skills inequalities by socioeconomic status across Canada
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 … PISA scores, in reading, maths and science, are large but unwavering. In other words inequality by SES is stable, and …
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Inequalities in education across Canada : lessons for the pandemic
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
cognitive skills. In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada using PISA data. We use … PISA tests scores over 7 cycles, from 2000 to 2018, to provide an exhaustive portrait of the evolution of the tests scores … differences in PISA scores, in reading, maths and science, are large but unwavering. In other words inequality by SES is stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219488
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Creativity, education or what? : on the measurement of regional human capital
Bode, Eckhardt; Pérez-Villar, Lucia - 2014
This paper substantiates the debate following Richard Florida’s suggestion to measure regional human capital by creative occupations rather than education. Consistent with Florida’s notion of creativity, it suggests a microfoundation that relates creativity to workers’ cognitive and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010406921
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Assessing developing countries students' achievements in international educational testing by socio-economic status across regions, areas, and gender : a case of Vietnam Participat...
Thi Hong Thu Nguyen; Lefebvre, Pierre - In: International journal of education economics and … 14 (2023) 2, pp. 143-172
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Home broadband and human capital formation
Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa; Montalbán, José; Weinhardt, Felix - 2021
This paper estimates the effect of home high-speed internet on national test scores of students at age 14. We combine comprehensive information on the telecom network, administrative student records, house prices and local amenities in England in a fuzzy spatial regression discontinuity design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418611
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Home broadband and human capital formation
Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa; Montalbán, José; Weinhardt, Felix - 2021
This paper estimates the effect of home high-speed internet on national test scores of students at age 14. We combine comprehensive information on the telecom network, administrative student records, house prices and local amenities in England in a fuzzy spatial regression discontinuity design...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012423667
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Educational quality and regional disparity : one application of hierarchical model to Brazilian dataset
Menezes, Tatiane; Soares, Sammara Cavalcanti - 2011
(SAEB) for 4th grades of elementary education. The estimation method is the hierarchical regression, which, in this work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527229
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Gender differential of educational outcomes in India : how does space matter?
Bhattacharyya, Antara; Haldar, Sushil Kumar - In: Risks and Resilience of Emerging Economies : Essays in …, (pp. 289-312). 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339227
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Creativity, education or what? : on the measurement of regional human capital
Bode, Eckhardt; Pérez-Villar, Lucia - In: Papers in regional science : the journal of the … 96 (2017), pp. 51-67
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761405
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Compulsory schooling and geographic distribution on voluntary education
Filiztekin, Alpay; Karahasan, Burhan Can - 2015
Compulsory schooling increases average level of education in a country and provides other benefits, its effect on geographical distribution is, however, not obvious. We explore the effect of a sudden change in compulsory schooling in Turkey, that increased mandatory years of schooling from five...
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