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The impact of school lunches on school enrolment: Evidence from an exogenous policy change in India
Jayaraman, Rajshri - 2009
Education is thought to be central to economic development. Yet, relatively little is known about how developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301467
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Spatial Patterns of Technology Diffusion: An Empirical Analysis Using TFP
Abreu, Maria; Groot, Henride; Florax, Raymond - 2004
We investigate the spatial distribution of TFP growth rates using exploratory spatial data analysis and other spatial econometric techniques. Our sample consists of 73 countries and covers the period 1960-2000. We identify significant positive spatial autocorrelation in TFP growth rates,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011318952
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Academic knowledge commercialization in Romania - a discriminant analysis
Serbanica, Cristina - 2012
In the modern knowledge economy, Higher Education Institutions are being required to operate more entrepreneurially … Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports in 2011. In this purpose, we have used the discriminant analysis, due to its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011340772
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Student mobility - Recruitment to studies and supply of post-graduates in a geographical perspective
Stambøl, Lasse Sigbjørn - 2013
One important incentive for a regional, decentralised university- and college structure is that higher education … paper is to investigate the function of the higher education institution due to the local, regional and national recruitment … to high education and the local, regional and national distribution of the supply of post-graduates. The investigation is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397477
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Evolution of long distance students' mobility: The role of the air transport service in Italy
Cattaneo, Mattia; Malighetti, Paolo; Paleari, Stefano; … - 2015
education system and transport infrastructures co-evolve over time, mainly focusing on the impact of transports infrastructures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400620
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The Impact of Blended Learning on Students' Performance and Satisfaction in South East European University
Zeqiri, Jusuf; Kareva, Veronika; Alija, Sadri - 2020
Blended learning is a new way of teaching and learning. As the name implies it is a combination of classroom learning with the online learning platform. This way of learning enables students to partially control the process of learning. The study aims to find out the effect of blended learning...
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We Don't Need No Education: The Effect of Persistent Income Shocks on Human Capital
Ishak, Phoebe W.; Gradstein, Mark - 2021
We explore the effects of persistent income shocks on human capital using oil price fluctuations in a large sample of relevant African countries and employing micro data from multiple waves of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Theoretically, such shocks enable human capital investment via...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012623114
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The Role of Institutional Development in Education System: R&D and Innovation and their Impact on Economic Growth
Shukarov, Miroljub; Maric, Kristina - 2015
crucial for economic growth. Thus, investing in education, R&D and innovation is essential for a country's prospects for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011920262
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Higher Education Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Usage of Social Network Sites
Mabić, Mirela; Gašpar, Dražena; Zovko, Jelena - 2018
The paper presents the research of the current state of the presence and activities of higher education institutions in … Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on social network sites (SNS). Although higher education institutions in BiH have recognized the … content posted on SNS and its frequency. The authors use content analysis to examine SNS posts from BiH higher education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011920440
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Minimum Quality Standards and Non-Compliance
Voßwinkel, Jan; Birg, Laura - 2015
This paper studies the effect of non-compliance with a minimum quality standard on prices, quality, and welfare in a vertical differentiation model. Non-compliance with a minimum quality standard by a low-quality firm reduces quality levels of both firms, increases the price for the high-quality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301479