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The impact of an unexpected wage cut on corruption : evidence from a "xeroxed" exam
Borcan, Oana; Lindahl, Mikael; Mitrut, Andreea - 2012
This paper aims to understand how corruption responds to financial incentives and, in particular, it is an attempt to … identify the causal impact of a wage loss on the prevalence of corruption in the education sector. Specifically, we exploit the … Baccalaureate. To exploit the effect of an income shock on corruption, we use a difference-in-difference strategy and compare the …
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The impact of an unexpected wage cut on corruption : evidence from a "Xeroxed" exam
Borcan, Oana; Lindahl, Mikael; Mitrut, Andreea - In: Journal of public economics 120 (2014), pp. 32-47
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The impact of an unexpected wage cut on corruption : evidence from a "Xeroxed" exam
Borcan, Oana; Lindahl, Mikael; Mitrut, Andreea - 2012 - This draft: 2012-11-29
This paper aims to understand how corruption responds to an income loss. We exploit an unexpected 25% wage cut incurred …-stake exam taking place shortly after the wage announcement. To measure corruption we compare changes in exam outcomes from 2009 … induced better exam outcomes in public than in private schools and we attribute this difference to increased corruption by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009687188
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The Impact of an Unexpected Wage Cut on Corruption : Evidence from a 'Xeroxed' Exam
Borcan, Oana - 2012
This paper aims to understand how corruption responds to financial incentives and, in particular, it is an attempt to … identify the causal impact of a wage loss on the prevalence of corruption in the education sector. Specifically, we exploit the … Baccalaureate. To exploit the effect of an income shock on corruption, we use a difference-in-difference strategy and compare the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104673
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The Impact of an Unexpected Wage Cut on Corruption : Evidence from a 'Xeroxed' Exam
Borcan, Oana - 2013
This paper aims to understand how corruption responds to an income loss. We exploit an unexpected 25% wage cut incurred …-stake exam taking place shortly after the wage announcement. To measure corruption we compare changes in exam outcomes from 2009 … induced better exam outcomes in public than in private schools and we attribute this difference to increased corruption by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089162
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay...
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493943
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Does autonomy over teacher hiring affect student math and science achievement?
Kim, Youngran - In: Education economics 25 (2017) 6, pp. 562-574
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Impact of for-profit and non-profit management on student achievement : the Philadelphia experiment
Peterson, Paul E. (contributor);  … - 2007
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Who chooses which private education? : theory and international evidence
Bertola, Giuseppe; Checchi, Daniele - 2013
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