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over the period 1990-2010. We find that enrollment and graduation rates increased during that period while dropout rates …We use 292 household surveys from 18 Latin American countries to document patterns in secondary school graduation rates … this progress, graduation rates are still generally low, there still persist remarkable gaps in educational outcomes in …
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the first large scale, quantitative evidence on FiF graduates in England using a nationally representative survey linked … two-thirds of all university graduates. Comparing individuals with no parental higher education we show that ethnic … likely to study other Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities than students whose parents are university graduates. We also find …
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. Estimates indicate that certain types of intensive mental health intervention can lower dropout and increase high … on dropout tend to be greater among youth believed to be less academically engaged prior to treatment. The positive …
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This paper studies the impact of PROBEMS, a scholarship program in Mexico aimed at improving graduation rates and test … graduation rates three years later in 2012. The paper finds that, on average, the program has no discernible impact on graduation …
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higher CSL age scheme. Potential explanations of increased dropout rates include a decrease in the quality of teaching in …
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How do disruptive peers shape academic and career paths? We examine this question by leveraging the random assignment of students to classrooms in Greece and identifying the effects of peer disruptiveness on academic performance and career paths. Using suspension hours as a measure of...
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How do disruptive peers shape academic and career paths? We examine this question by leveraging the random assignment of students to classrooms in Greece and identifying the effects of peer disruptiveness on academic performance and career paths. Using suspension hours as a measure of...
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emerging adults, state policymakers have expanded high school personal finance graduation requirements. Did these added … graduation rates overall, by race, by gender, or by family income. Existing research quantifies improvements in debt and credit …
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This paper provides estimates of the short-term individual returns to Higher Education (HE) in the United Kingdom, focusing on the effects of attending HE on the labour market outcomes for dropouts. Results show differential labour market outcomes for dropouts vs. individuals who have never...
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