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Generating Jobs through State Employer Tax Credits: Is there a Better Way? (Revised)
Garrett-Peltier, Heidi; Thompson, Jeffrey - Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University … - 2010
Revised April 13, 2010The Governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and several other states have recently proposed employer tax credits as measures to fight high unemployment in their states. Such policies are also being considered at the federal level. In the Working Paper, Jeff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008515073
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The Standard of Living in Latin America During the Twentieth Century
Bergés, Ame; Fitzgerald, Valpy - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004
Assessing the economic development of Latin America during the twentieth century requires reliable estimates of living standards as measured by per capita income, life expectancy, and literacy. New comparable series for Latin America suggest that these three indicators made the greatest strides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152490
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Escaping the Poverty Trap in Latin America: The Role of Family Factors
Carroll, Enrique Aldaz; Morán, Ricardo - In: Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos … 38 (2001) 114, pp. 155-190
Much like an inherited trait, poverty trends to pass from parent to child. How prevalent is this "curse of the poor," why do some escape it, and how can we help improve the odds? This study sets out to gauge the extent of this "Intergenerational transmiss
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005509984
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The Standard of Living in Latin America During the Twentieth Century
Astorga, Pablo; Bergés, Ame E.; Fitzgerald, Valpy - Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford - 2004
Assessing the economic development of Latin America during the twentieth century requires reliable estimates of living standards as measured by per capita income, life expectancy, and literacy. New comparable series for Latin America suggest that these three indicators made the greatest strides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005549215
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Interpreting the evidence on life cycle skill formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James Joseph; Lochner, Lance J.; … - 2005
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275686
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Modeling approaches in educational research
Ehlers, Tim - 2017
This dissertation focuses on three different questions in the field of education, using the method of theoretical …
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Education, Education Financing, and the Economy in Viet Nam
Cobbe, Jim - Department of Economics, Florida State University - 2007
years, upper secondary and higher education have expanded rapidly, while disparities in the provision and financing of … primary and lower secondary education have increased, despite official commitments to universalization of basic education and … equity in provision. Official policy seeks to increase the fraction of government expenditure devoted to public education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005078717
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Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance - In: Handbook of the Economics of Education
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005349644
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Chapter 12 Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; … - In: Handbook of the economics of education : volume 1, (pp. 697-812). 2006
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023731
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Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703306