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This paper reviews some of the econometric methods that have been used in the economics of education. The focus is on understanding how the assumptions made to justify and implement such methods relate to the underlying economic model and the interpretation of the results. We start by...
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Nach dem sogenannten PISA-Schock wird insbesondere in Deutschland intensiv diskutiert, wie die Qualität der schulische … staatlichen Bildungsausgaben gesteuert werden kann. Investitionen in Humankapital gelten folgerichtig ganz allgemein als … Faktoren als das Humankapital für die großen internationalen Unterschiede in der Produktivität des Faktors Arbeit …
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Nach dem sogenannten PISA-Schock wird insbesondere in Deutschland intensiv diskutiert, wie die Qualität der schulische … staatlichen Bildungsausgaben gesteuert werden kann. Investitionen in Humankapital gelten folgerichtig ganz allgemein als … Faktoren als das Humankapital für die großen internationalen Unterschiede in der Produktivität des Faktors Arbeit …
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In this paper I survey the recent economics of education literature in order to identify which education policies can effectively improve the quality of primary schooling, as measured by pupil test-based achievements. Particular attention is devoted to the experience of England, a country which...
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We use the PISA student-level achievement database to estimate international education production functions. Student characteristics, family backgrounds, home inputs, resources, teachers and institutions are all significantly related to math, science and reading achievement. Our models account...
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We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...
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