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Remittances and the human capital of children: New evidence from Kyrgyzstan during revolution and financial crisis, 2005–2009
Kroeger, Antje; Anderson, Kathryn H. - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 42 (2014) 3, pp. 770-785
We analyze the effect of the receipt of remittances on the education and health of children in Kyrgyzstan during a … trends in nutrition and education. …
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Value added of teachers in high-poverty schools and lower poverty schools
Sass, Tim R.; Hannaway, Jane; Xu, Zeyu; Figlio, David N.; … - In: Journal of Urban Economics 72 (2012) 2, pp. 104-122
Using student-level microdata from 2000–2001 to 2004–2005 from Florida and North Carolina, we compare the effectiveness of teachers in schools serving primarily students from low-income families (70% free-and-reduced-price-lunch students) with teachers in schools serving more advantaged...
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HUMAN CAPITAL: CAUSE AND EFFECT OF THE ECONOMIC GROWTH. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
OLIMPIA, NEAGU - In: Annals of Faculty of Economics 1 (2013) 1, pp. 726-735
of human capital in the economy and the association between education and health. The paper aims to test several … association between education and life expectancy. The paper demonstrates that human capital, in his two components (education and … available in the economy for improvements in health and education and, on the other hand, human capital is influencing …
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Grain inflation: Identifying agent discretion in response to a conditional school nutrition program
Linden, Leigh L.; Shastry, Gauri Kartini - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 1, pp. 128-138
Many incentive programs rely on local agents with significant discretion to allocate benefits. We estimate the degree of discretion exercised by teachers within a conditional transfer program designed to improve nutrition and encourage student attendance in Mumbai, India. The program allocates...
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School Management: Norwegian Legacies Bowing to New Public Management
Tjeldvoll, Arild - In: Managing Global Transitions 6 (2008) 2, pp. 177-205
education policies and strategies. A specific question was asked: How relevant is the teaching professors’ understanding of …
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Community colleges and economic mobility
Kolesnikova, Natalia - In: Review (2010) Jan, pp. 27-54
This paper examines the role of community colleges in the U.S. higher education system and their advantages and … education for various demographic groups. It offers new evidence on the returns to an associate's degree. Furthermore, the paper … outcomes of individuals who start their postsecondary education at community colleges with those who start at four …
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From community college to a bachelor's degree and beyond: How smooth is the road?
Kolesnikova, Natalia - In: The Regional Economist (2009) Jul, pp. 10-11
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Discussion: Human Capital and Rural Economic Development
Barefield, Alan - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 02
One of the most critical elements of a nation’s social infrastructure is its system of education. Concerns with …
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Regional estimates of multidimensional poverty in India
Dehury, Bidyadhar; Mohanty, Sanjay K. - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 9 (2015) 2015-36, pp. 1-35
Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), 2011-12. Multidimensional poverty is measured in the dimensions of health, education … indicates that the economic dimension accounts for 22%, the health dimension accounts for 36%, the education dimension accounts …
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Differential influence of phytase supplementation on the balance of phosphorus and other elements in laying hens' feed
Sobolewska, Sylwia; Orda, Janusz; Budny-Walczak, Anna - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 15 (2015) 4, pp. 461-468
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of microbial phytase addition to laying hen diet on the balance of phosphorus, calcium, manganese and zinc. Phytase supplementation caused a decrease in phosphorus excretion by 8% in the group with low-phytase diet and 21% in the group with...
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