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Public sector decentralization and school performance : international evidence
Falch, Torberg; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2010
Using a panel of international student test scores 1980 2000 (PISA and TIMSS), panel fixed effects estimates suggest that government spending decentralization is conducive to student performance. The effect does not appear to be mediated through levels of educational spending. -- Fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003948740
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Does a generous welfare state crowd out student effort? : panel data evidence from international student tests
Falch, Torberg (contributor);  … - 2008 - Version: March 2008
Student achievement has been identified as an important contributor to economic growth. This paper investigates the hypothesis that redistributive government activities have a negative effect on investment in human capital using data from international comparative student achievement tests in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003666280
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Public sector decentralization and school performance : international evidence
Falch, Torberg; Fischer, Justina A. V. - In: Economics letters 114 (2012) 3, pp. 276-279
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009550781
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Does a generous welfare state crowd out student achievement? : panel data evidence from international student tests
Falch, Torberg (contributor);  … - 2008
Student achievement has been identified as important contributor to economic growth. This paper investigates the relationship between redistributive government activities and investment in human capital measured by student performance in international comparative tests in Mathematics and Science...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003749642
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Does a Generous Welfare State Crowd Out Student Achievement? Panel Data Evidence from International Student Tests
Falch, Torberg - 2008
Student achievement has been identified as important contributor to economic growth. This paper investigates the relationship between redistributive government activities and investment in human capital measured by student performance in international comparative tests in Mathematics and Science...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770446
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Public sector decentralization and school performance : International evidence
Falch, Torberg; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
Using a panel of international student test scores, 1980 2000, panel fixed effects estimates suggest that government spending decentralization is conducive to student performance. The effect does not appear to be mediated through levels of, or decentralization in, educational spending.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003810366
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Does a generous welfare state crowd out student achievement? Panel data evidence from international student tests
Falch, Torberg (contributor);  … - 2008
Student achievement has been identified as important contributor to economic growth. This paper investigates the relationship between redistributive government activities and investment in human capital measured by student performance in international comparative tests in Mathematics and Science...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770894
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Does a generous welfare state crowd out student effort? Panel data evidence from international student tests
Falch, Torberg (contributor);  … - 2008
Student achievement has been identified as an important contributor to economic growth. This paper investigates the hypothesis that redistributive government activities have a negative effect on investment in human capital using data from international comparative student achievement tests in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003723079