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Is '3+2' Equal to 4? University Reform and Student Academic Performance in Italy

Bratti, Massimiliano; Staffolani, Stefano; BROCCOLINI, … - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali, Facoltà … - 2006

In 2001 a '3+2' (unitary two-tier) university system was introduced in Italy where a 3-year First Level degree followed by a 2-year Second Level degree replaced a one-tier system where the 'old' degree (Laurea) duration varied between a minimum of four (e.g. economics) and a maximum of six...

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COLLEGE CHOICE AND EARNINGS AMONG UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN SWEDEN

Eliasson, Kent - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2006

This thesis consists of three papers that examine college choice and earnings among university graduates in Sweden. <p> Paper [I] analyzes how geographical accessibility to higher education affects university enrollment decisions in Sweden. The empirical findings show that the probability of...</p>

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How Robust is the Evidence on the Returns to College Choice? Results Using Swedish Administrative Data

Eliasson, Kent - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2006

We estimate the causal effect on earnings of graduating from old universities rather than new universities/university colleges. The study is based on Swedish administrative data that is comparatively rich in terms of school grades, parental characteristics and other attributes. Despite the more...

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Semiparametric Decomposition of the Gender Achievement Gap: An Application for Turkey

Gevrek, Z. Eylem; Seiberlich, Ruben R. - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Konstanz - 2012

Using the data from the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study sheds light on the … gender gap in mathematics and science achievement of 15-year-olds in Turkey. We apply a semiparametric Oaxaca-Blinder (OB …) decomposition to investigate the gap. This technique relaxes the parametric assumptions of the standard OB decomposition, accounts …

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The education of economists in Colombia: Quality differences and its determinants

Espinel, Jaime Andrés Sarmiento; Arias, Adriana … - Centro de Estudios Económicos, Colegio de México - 2015

Colombia, we apply the DiNardo, Fortin, and Lemieux (1996) decomposition technique to estimate what would be the distribution …

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On the effectiveness of case management for people with disabilities

Draheim, Matthias; Schanbacher, Peter; Seiberlich, Ruben - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 55 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

reintegrating people being incapable of working into the labor market. Using parametric and semiparametric decomposition methods, we …

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On the effectiveness of case management for people with disabilities

Draheim, Matthias; Schanbacher, Peter; Seiberlich, Ruben - In: Journal for labour market research 55 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

reintegrating people being incapable of working into the labor market. Using parametric and semiparametric decomposition methods, we …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544163

Decomposition of Differences in PISA Results in Middle Income Countries

Nieto, Sandra; Ramos, Raul - 2014

outcomes. With this aim, we use PISA microdata for 10 middle income and 2 high income countries and we apply decomposition …

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Educational policies and the gender gap in test scores: A cross-country analysis

Hermann, Zoltán; Kopasz, Marianna - 2018

, reading and science using the PISA 2012 dataset. Multilevel models are used in the estimation. The results suggest that the …

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Gender Equality in Educational Achievement : An East-West Comparison

Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2004

), the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Programme of International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS …

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