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The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men
Altonji, Joseph G.; Humphries, John Eric; Zhong, Ling - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
degrees. We show annual earnings and hours worked while enrolled in graduate school vary a lot by gender and degree. Finally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334324
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Can Technical Education in High School Smooth Postsecondary Transitions for Students with Disabilities?
Brunner, Eric J.; Dougherty, Shaun; Ross, Stephen L. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Participation in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs has been proposed as a valuable strategy for supporting transition to independence among students with disabilities. We exploit a discontinuity created by admissions thresholds from a statewide system of CTE high schools. Our findings...
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Intensive math instruction and educational attainment : long-run impacts of double-dose algebra
Cortes, Kalena E.; Goodman, Joshua S.; Nomi, Takako - 2014
We study an intensive math instruction policy that assigned low-skilled 9th graders to an algebra course that doubled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462901
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Preschool Lottery Admissions and Its Effects on Long-Run Earnings and Outcomes
Akee, Randall; Clark, Leah R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
evidence that children, regardless of gender, from households with below median parental incomes realize the largest average …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014576599
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A Scalable Approach to High-Impact Tutoring for Young Readers : Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Cortes, Kalena E.; Kortecamp, Karen; Loeb, Susanna; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper presents the results from a randomized controlled trial of Chapter One, an early elementary reading tutoring program that embeds part-time tutors into the classroom to provide short bursts of 1:1 instruction. Eligible kindergarten students were randomly assigned to receive...
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Socio-economic gaps in university enrollment : the role of perceived pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns
Boneva, Teodora; Rauh, Christopher - 2017
To understand the socio-economic enrollment gap in university attendance, we elicit students’ beliefs about the benefits of university education in a sample of 2,540 secondary school students. Our choice model estimates reveal that perceived non-pecuniary benefits explain a large share of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011757767
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What Do Changes in State Test Scores Imply for Later Life Outcomes?
Doty, Elena; Kane, Thomas J.; Patterson, Tyler; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In the three decades before the pandemic, mean achievement of U.S. 8th graders in math rose by more than half a … improvement in a birth cohort's 8th grade math achievement was associated with an 8 percent rise in income, as well as improved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013477193
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It takes a village : the economics of parenting with neighborhood and peer effects
Agostinelli, Francesco; Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe - 2020
As children reach adolescence, peer interactions become increasingly central to their development, whereas the direct influence of parents wanes. Nevertheless, parents may continue to exert leverage by shaping their children's peer groups. We study interactions of parenting style and peer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202945
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Non-cognitive skills and the gender disparities in test scores and teacher assessments : evidence from primary school
Cornwell, Christopher Mark; Mustard, David B.; Van … - 2011
We extend the analysis of early-emerging gender differences in academic achievement to include both (objective) test … favoring girls, and that the misalignment of grades and test scores can be linked to gender differences in non … every case except for black fifth-graders. Boys score at least as well on math and science tests as girls, with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009410565
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Rise to the challenge or not give a damn : differential performance in high vs. low stakes tests
Attali, Yigal; Neeman, Zvika; Schlosser, Analia - 2011
. -- gender ; competition ; incentives ; GRE ; high stakes ; low stakes ; test score gap …
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