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This paper reviews evidence that a greater education causes better outcomes in life, over and above the effects of … than just earnings-related) benefits of education, although studies which ignore these benefits might considerably … underestimate the total return from a additional year of education or an additional qualification. Research suggests that increased …
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education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run effects. We use individual records of Swedish birth cohorts from 1915 … direct biological mechanisms. We do not find evidence of indirect pathways through ability or education, and the long …-run effects are not mitigated by education. …
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This is the first study to investigate whether age gaps between classmates (that is, relative age) affect life-satisfaction gaps in adolescence. To this end, we analyse data from the multi-country Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey. We find evidence that relative age...
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effect of education on emigration intentions. Our IV estimates indicate that an additional year of schooling increases the … effect of education on emigration intentions does not operate through financial dissatisfaction but rather through …
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, through education especially at higher levels, will allow human capital to evolve dynamically and increase long-run growth in … Nigeria. This tendency engenders multiplier effects in stimulating sustainable development given that education-driven growth … growth. Therefore, investments in education have been identified as a vital channel for building human capital and achieving …
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Schools are ripe for policy intervention. We demonstrate that implementing different teaching practices is effective, finding a greater prevalence of group discussion used in schools positively affects students’ life satisfaction and noncognitive skills but has no impact on test scores. The...
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business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …
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business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …
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business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470486
business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014467760