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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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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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. 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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An important feature of post-secondary schooling is the experimentation that accompanies sequential decision-making. Specifically, by entering college, a student gains the option to decide at a future time whether it is optimal to remain in college or to drop out, after resolving uncertainty...
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Evidence suggests that acquiring human capital is related to better life outcomes, yet young peoples' decisions to invest in or stop acquiring human capital are still poorly understood. We investigate the role of time and reference-dependent preferences in such decisions. Using a data set that...
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Evidence suggests that acquiring human capital is related to better life outcomes, yet young peoples' decisions to invest in or stop acquiring human capital are still poorly understood. We investigate the role of time and reference-dependent preferences in such decisions. Using a data set that...
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are more likely than upper secondary school graduates with no university education to progress in their careers. And many …
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access in schools on repetition, dropout and initial enrollment. Large sample sizes allow ruling out even modest effects. …
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The economic situation of young people is unsatisfactory. Educational inequalities have been widening for over a decade, due to a sharp decline in the results of the most highly disadvantaged students. The unemployment rate for the 20-24 age bracket has not dropped below 16% for nearly 30 years....
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