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Effects of In-Class Variation and Student Rank on the Probability of Withdrawal : Cross-Section and Time-Series Analysis for UK University Students
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin; Smith, Jeremy - 2021
From individual-level data for nine entire cohorts of undergraduate students in UK universities, we estimate the probability that an individual will drop out of university during their first-year. We examine the 1984-85 to 1992-93 cohorts of students enrolling full-time for a three or four-year...
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Effects of in-class variation and student rank on the probability of withdrawal : cross-section and time-series analysis for UK university students
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy - 2002
From individual-level data for nine entire cohorts of undergraduate students in UK universities, we estimate the probability that an individual will drop out of university during their first-year. We examine the 1984-85 to 1992-93 cohorts of students enrolling full-time for a three or four-year...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415250
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Are you what you consume? : impact of food, soft drinks, and coffee on cognitive and non-cognitive test scores
Sohnesen, Thomas Pave - 2019
Cognitive and non-cognitive tests are key factors in many aspects of economics, especially within labour market analysis. Non-cognitive tests and personality traits are increasingly used, as these are found to be as critical as cognitive abilities for labour market outcomes, while they might be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161346
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The Educational Consequences of Language Proficiency for Young Children
Yao, Yuxin - 2016
This paper studies the educational consequences of language proficiency by investigating the relationship between dialect-speaking and academic performance of 5-6 year old children in the Netherlands. We find that dialect-speaking has a modestly negative effect on boys' language test scores. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012996542
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The Educational Consequences of Language Proficiency for Young Children
Yao, Yuxin; Ohinata, Asako; van Ours, Jan C. - 2016
This paper studies the educational consequences of language proficiency by investigating the relationship between dialect-speaking and academic performance of 5-6 year old children in the Netherlands. We find that dialect-speaking has a modestly negative effect on boys' language test scores. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014128752
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Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit wider society? : education benefits individuals, but the societal benefits are likely even greater
Winters, John V. - 2015
Formal schooling increases earnings and provides other individual benefits. However, societal benefits of education may … exceed individual benefits. Research finds that increased average education levels in an area are correlated with higher … earnings, even for locals with relatively little education. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates …
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Family Background Variables as Instruments for Education in Income Regressions: A Bayesian Analysis
Hoogerheide, Lennart; Block, Joern H.; Thurik, Roy - Tinbergen Institute - 2010
The validity of family background variables instrumenting education in income regressions has been much criticized. In … (perfect validity of the instrument). The size of the bias is in many cases smaller than the standard error of education …
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Family Background Variables as Instruments for Education in Income Regressions: A Bayesian Analysis
Hoogerheide, Lennart; Block, Joern H.; Thurik, Roy - Tinbergen Instituut - 2010
This discussion paper was published in the <I> Economics of Education Review</I> (2012). Vol. 31(5), 515-523.<P> The … validity of family background variables instrumenting education in income regressions has been much criticized. In this paper … of the instrument). The size of the bias is in many cases smaller than the standard error of education’s estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257613
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Investing in Infants : The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfers to New Families
Barr, Andrew C.; Eggleston, Jonathan; Smith, Alexander A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We provide new evidence that cash transfers following the birth of a first child can have large and long-lasting effects on that child's outcomes. We take advantage of the January 1 birthdate cutoff for U.S. child-related tax benefits, which results in families of otherwise similar children...
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