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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe

Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012

Education yields substantial non-monetary benefits, but the size of these gains is still debated. Previous studies, for … example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … compulsory education both in the shorter and longer run. In contrast, compulsory schooling reforms have little or no effect on …

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Technology and child development: Evidence from the one laptop per child program

Cristia, Julián P.; Ibarrarán, Pablo; Cueto, Santiago; … - 2012

Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of...

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The effect of village-based schools: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Afghanistan

Burde, Dana; Linden, Leigh L. - 2012

provide a comparable education to traditional schools. Estimating the effects of distance on academic outcomes, children prove …

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How do principals assign students to teachers? Finding evidence in administrative data and the implications for value-added

Dieterle, Steven G.; Guarino, Cassandra; Reckase, Mark D.; … - 2012

The federal government's Race to the Top competition has promoted the adoption of test-based performance measures as a component of teacher evaluations throughout many states, but the validity of these measures has been controversial among researchers and widely contested by teachers' unions. A...

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Academic achievement and tracking: A theory based on grading standards

Ehlers, Tim; Schwager, Robert - 2016

We present a theory explaining the impact of ability tracking on academic performance based on grading policies. Our model distinguishes between initial ability, which is mainly determined by parental background, and eagerness to extend knowledge. We show that achievements of low ability...

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Unlucky to Be Young? The Long-Term Effects of School Starting Age on Smoking Behaviour and Health

Bahrs, Michael; Schumann, Mathias - 2016

In this study, we analyse the long-term effects of school starting age on smoking behaviour and health in adulthood. School entry rules combined with birth month are used as an instrument for school starting age. The analysis adopts the German Socio- Economic Panel data and employs a fuzzy...

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Motivation, Resources and the Organization of the School System

Albornoz, Facundo; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Cabrales, Antonio - 2016

also provides a novel microfoundation for peer effects, with empirical implications for welfare and different education …

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Academic Achievement and Tracking - A Theory Based on Grading Standards

Ehlers, Tim; Schwager, Robert - 2019

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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools: A randomized evaluation

Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018

Tailoring instruction to each student's needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding approach...

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Do children benefit from internet access? Experimental evidence from a developing country

Malamud, Ofer; Cueto, Santiago; Cristia, Julian; … - 2018

This paper provides experimental evidence for the impact of home internet access on a broad range of child outcomes in Peru. Children who were randomly chosen to receive laptops with high-speed internet access are compared with i) those who did not receive laptops and ii) those who only received...

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