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The Scandinavian fantasy : the sources of intergenerational mobility in Denmark and the U.S.
Landersø, Rasmus; Heckman, James J. - 2016
because of disincentives to acquire education arising from the redistributional policies that increase income mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493939
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Gerontocracy revisited : unilateral transfer to the young may benefit the middle-aged
Poutvaara, Panu - 2001
-aged owning land may gain by providing public education even when they cannot tax the young. This requires that labor is not … mobile. Furthermore, establishing public education may benefit only the generation which pays for education twice, first for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398916
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Why some sectors of transition economies are less reformed than others? : the case of research and education
Ciaian, Pavel; Pokrivčák, Ján - 2005
We analyze university research and education in transition countries. University system differs from industry in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011513084
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Academic achievement and tracking : a theory based on grading standards
Ehlers, Tim; Schwager, Robert - 2019
We present a theory explaining the impact of ability tracking on academic performance based on grading policies. Our model distinguishes between initial ability, which is mainly determined by parental background, and eagerness to extend knowledge. We show that achievements of low ability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012105595
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Education platform for more cooperation among schools
Weinhardt, Felix - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 9 (2019) 16/18, pp. 158-159
The living situation of the elderly population in Europe is gaining importance due to demographic change. In many European countries, women receive substantially lower pensions than men; gender pension gaps among pensioners can be up to 69 percent. When taking elderly people without a pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012007531
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Financial education for the disadvantaged? : a review
Entorf, Horst; Hou, Jia - 2018
In contrast to the popularity of financial education interventions worldwide, studies on the economic effects of those … between the concepts of, and the relationships between, financial education, financial literacy and financial behavior to … identify the true effects of financial education. The review addresses possible biases caused by third factors such as numeracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859150
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The E-word on the public acceptance of experiments
Fischer, Mira; Grewenig, Elisabeth; Lergetporer, Philipp; … - 2019
Randomized experiments are often viewed as the "gold standard" of scientific evidence but people's scepticism towards experiments has compromised their viability in the past. We study preferences for experimental policy evaluations in a representative survey in Germany (N1,900). We find that a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139067
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Financial education for the disadvantaged? : a review
Entorf, Horst; Hou, Jia - 2018 - This version: 20 April 2018
In contrast to the popularity of financial education interventions worldwide, studies on the economic effects of those … between the concepts of, and the relationships between, financial education, financial literacy and financial behavior to … identify the true effects of financial education. The review addresses possible biases caused by third factors such as numeracy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011823319
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Class size: does it matter for student achivement? : smaller classes are often associated with increased achievement, but the evidence is far from universal
Jepsen, Christopher - 2015
the costs and benefits of smaller classes concludes that other education policies, such as tutoring, early childhood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433601
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Impact of voucher design on public school performance : evidence from Florida and Milwaukee voucher programs
Chakrabarti, Rajashri (contributor) - 2008
This paper examines the impact of vouchers in general and voucher design in particular on public school performance. It argues that all voucher programs are not created equal. There are often fundamental differences in voucher designs that affect public school incentives differently and induce...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003781454