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In this paper, I examine how student academic achievements and behavior were affected by a school finance policy experiment undertaken in elementary schools in Israel. Begun in 2004, the funding formula changed from a budget set per class to a budget set per student, with more weight given to...
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Higher birth order positions are often associated with poorer outcomes, possibly due to fewer resources received within the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are due to unequal allocation of the particular resource...
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We compare the characteristics of 77 convicted home-grown Islamic terrorists in the UK to a representative sample of 858 UK Muslims. UK Muslims are more likely to be convicted of terrorism if they are better educated and young, which accords with findings from recent research on the behaviour of...
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Die Dissertation besteht aus vier eigenständigen empirischen Aufsätzen. Das erste Kapitel untersucht auf der Grundlage von Gewerbesteuererhöhungen auf Gemeindeebene in Deutschland, inwieweit Unternehmen ihre Investitionspläne an höhere Steuersätze anpassen. Die weiteren Kapitel befassen...
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The hospitality workforce is characterized by various generations working together, who share different values and expectations towards their employer. The purpose of the study was to examine which attitudes differentiate Generations X, Y and Z employed in SME family hotels. A quantitative...
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El artículo presenta un novedoso planteamiento, sobre la alternativa deaumentar los niveles de ocupación, en un escenario de disminución de lapobreza y miseria, a partir del subsidio directo de la mano de obra porparte del Estado, hasta lograr que el inversionista, pueda conseguir en...
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Este documento analiza los determinantes de la participación femenina en cuatro tipos de ocupación considerando tales elecciones para tres categorias socioeconomicas: estrato bajo, medio y alto.
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En este artículo se utiliza la ecuación de Mincer para calcular los retornos a la educación de la población trabajadora en Colombia. El artículo se concentra en el análisis de la relación entre los retornos educativos y las zonas donde se educaron los individuos. Se examinan las...
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En este artículo se analiza la segmentación laboral en el mercado de trabajo de la Argentina. Un mercado laboral está segmentado si trabajadores comparables arrojan diferencias en resultados (ejemplo, salarios), si sus mecanismos de fijación de remuneraciones difieren y si hay barreras que...
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Single-sex classes within coeducational environments are likely to modify students' risktaking attitudes in economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices over real-stakes lotteries at two distinct dates. Students...
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