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The long-run effects of attending an elite school : evidence from the UK

Clark, Damon; Del Bono, Emilia - 2014

This paper estimates the impact of elite school attendance on long- run outcomes including completed education, income and fertility. Our data consists of individuals born in the 1950s and educated in a UK dis- trict that assigned students to either elite or non-elite secondary schools. Using...

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The long-run effects of attending an elite school : evidence from the UK

Clark, Damon; Del Bono, Emilia - 2014

This paper estimates the impact of elite school attendance on long-run outcomes including completed education, income and fertility. Our data consists of individuals born in the 1950s and educated in a UK district that assigned students to either elite or non-elite secondary schools. Using...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434599

Class size, teacher hours and educational attainment

Browning, Martin; Heinesen, Eskil - Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (CAM), Økonomisk … - 2003

We employ a regression-discontinuity design to identify effects on educational attainment (years of education) of class size and the number of pupils per weekly teacher hour using administrative rules as instruments. We use a Danish administrative panel data set based on a 10% random sample of...

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South Africa's pro-firl gap in PIRLS and TIMSS : how much can be explained?

Hofmeyr, Heleen - 2020

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Schooling, literacy, numeracy and labor market success

Chiswick, Barry R.; Lee, Yew Liang; Miller, Paul W. - 2002

outcomes of literacy, numeracy and educational attainment. The survey includes a range of literacy and numeracy variables that … are highly inter-correlated. A "general to specific" approach identifies the most relevant literacy and numeracy variables … education on labour force participation and on unemployment can be attributed to literacy and numeracy (the indirect effect) and …

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Assessment drives learning : the effect of central exit exams on curricular knowledge and mathematical literacy

Jürges, Hendrik; Schneider, Kerstin; Senkbeil, Martin; … - In: Economics of education review 31 (2012) 1, pp. 56-65

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Revisit the real impact of China's send-down movement on rural education

Gong, Guan; Liu, Gordon G.; Lu, Ding; Wen, James G.; … - 2021

Chen et al. (2020) claim a positive causal effect of the send-down movement on rural education during China’s Cultural Revolution. Their result hinges on a highly sensitive key variable: education attained by the treatment cohorts, which is found to be treated with upward bias and...

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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper discusses Ugandaâ€™s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) 2004/05â€“2007/08. The PEAP provides an overarching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared through a consultative process involving central and local government, parliament,...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper focuses on the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for Bangladesh. The paper discusses that accelerating growth and bringing a pro-poor orientation in the growth process would be achieved through emphasizing four priority areas: accelerated growth in rural areas and...

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Birth spacing and educational outcomes

Hill, Elaine L.; Slusky, David - 2016

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