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Cross-country Efficiency of Secondary Education Provision: a Semi-parametric Analysis with Nondiscretionary Inputs
Afonso, António; Aubyn, Miguel St. - ISEG - School of Economics and Management, Department … - 2005
We address the efficiency of expenditure in education provision by comparing the output (PISA results) from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005593045
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Non-parametric approaches to education and health efficiency in OECD countries
Afonso, António; Aubyn, Miguel St. - In: Journal of Applied Economics VIII (2005) November, pp. 227-246
non-parametric methodologies: FDH and DEA. Those are two areas where public expenditure is of great importance so that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005168968
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A DEA-inspired model to evaluate the efficiency of education in OECD countries
Dominguez-Gil, Carlota; Contreras, Ignacio - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 31 (2021), pp. 329-346
across countries is developed. With the information published in the PISA 2015, Data Envelopment Analysis methodology is … quantify the results of the learning process, the percentages of students in each proficiency level of the PISA test have been … computed.An ad hoc model based on the Additive DEA-model is proposed, adapting the formulation to the particular features of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012522521
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Incentive Effects on Efficiency in Education Systems’ Performance
Coco, Giuseppe; Lagravinese, Raffaele - Society for the Study of Economic Inequality - ECINEQ - 2012
cognitive skills, due to incentive effects. We then use a two-stage DEA approach to identify factors affecting inefficiency in … education performance of OECD countries when the output is proxied by PISA scores. Along with other well known factors, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592831
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The Importance of School Systems: Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522451
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The Importance of School Systems: Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524932
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489307
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493943
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Do the Average Level and Dispersion of Socio-Economic Background Measures Explain France's Gap in PISA Scores?
Boulhol, Hervé; Sicari, Patrizio - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
OECD’s PISA publications highlight the impact of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) on students’ results … level of economic development, differences in ESCS might account for a substantial amount of France’s gap in average PISA … mesures du statut socio-économique expliquent-ils l'écart observé pour la France dans les résultats aux tests PISA ?<BR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276829
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Israeli Education Policy: How to Move Ahead in Reform
Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Israel’s education system is complicated by multiple streams at the primary and secondary levels and by military conscription. Population growth and economic expansion have brought a massive increase in demand for all levels of education. Educational attainment statistics are impressive, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552862