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Human capital quality and aggregate income differences : development accounting for US states
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
Although many U.S. state policies presume that human capital is important for state economic development, there is little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we investigate the extent to which quality-adjusted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283829
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Human capital quality and aggregate income differences : development accounting for US states
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
Although many U.S. state policies presume that human capital is important for state economic development, there is little research linking better education to state incomes. In a complement to international studies of income differences, we investigate the extent to which quality-adjusted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288586
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Do Public Expenditures Improve Child Outcomes in the U.S.? A Comparison Across Fifty States
Harknett, Kristen - 2011
Our paper utilizes variation across the 50 U.S. states to examine the relationship between public expenditures on children and child outcomes. We find that public expenditures on children are related to better child outcomes across a wide range of indicators including measures of child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127071
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Integrationsbedarfe von Kindern im regionalen Vergleich : ein Vergleich der Anteile der Kinder ohne deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit
Geis-Thöne, Wido - 2023 - Stand: Dezember 2022
Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts im Jahr 2000 alle in Deutschland zur Welt kommenden Kinder mit Geburt die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit, wenn sich … bedeutet, dass in der Regel nur noch Kinder, die selbst zugewandert sind oder deren Eltern erst vergleichsweise kurz vor ihrer … eine besondere Unterstützung im Bereich der Integration benötigen, sind die Anteile der Kinder ohne deutsche …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013485786
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Better together? : heterogeneous effects of tracking on student achievement
Matthewes, Sönke Hendrik - 2018
This study estimates mean and distributional effects of early between-school ability tracking on student achievement. For identification, I exploit heterogeneity in tracking regimes between German federal states. After comprehensive primary school, about 40% of students are selected for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938776
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Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity : German States as a Microcosm for OECD Countries
Woessmann, Ludger - 2007
Cross-country evidence on student achievement might be hampered by omitted country characteristics such as language or legal differences. This paper uses cross-state variation in Germany, whose sixteen states share the same language and legal system, but pursue different education policies. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776982
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Economic gains for US states from educational reform
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Ruhose, Jens; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and foreign immigration, we estimate growth regressions that incorporate worker skills. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011405723
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Economic Gains for U.S. States from Educational Reform
Hanushek, Eric A. - 2015
There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and foreign immigration, we estimate growth regressions that incorporate worker skills. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009508
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Economic Gains for U.S. States from Educational Reform
Hanushek, Eric A. - 2016
There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly-developed measures of the human capital of each state that allow for internal migration and foreign immigration, we estimate growth regressions that incorporate worker skills. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000838