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Educational Attainment in the OECD, 1960-2010*
Fuente, Angel de la; Domènech, Rafael - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2012
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population in a sample of 21 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851476
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE OECD, 1960-2010
Fuente, Angel de la; Doménech, Rafael - Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, … - 2012
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population insample of 21 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010906115
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Educational Attainment in the OECD, 1960-2010
Fuente, Angel de la; Doménech, Rafael - Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE) - 2014
This paper describes the construction of series of educational attainment of the adult population in a sample of 22 OECD countries covering the period 1960-2010. These series are a revised and extended version of the data set described in de la Fuente and Doménech (2002).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950594
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Intensive math instruction and educational attainment : long-run impacts of double-dose algebra
Cortes, Kalena E.; Goodman, Joshua S.; Nomi, Takako - 2014
We study an intensive math instruction policy that assigned low-skilled 9th graders to an algebra course that doubled instructional time, altered peer composition and emphasized problem solving skills. A regression discontinuity design shows substantial positive impacts of double-dose algebra on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462901
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Sibling gender, inheritance customs and educational attainment : evidence from matrilineal and patrilineal societies
Collins, Matthew - 2022
Using data from 27 sub-Saharan African countries, I identify the causal effect of sibling gender on education and how it varies according to inheritance customs. Boys who inherit their father's property experience no effect of sibling gender, while boys who do not inherit experience a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013270266
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The Relationship between Health and Schooling: What's New?
Grossman, Michael - 2015
Many studies suggest that years of formal schooling completed is the most important correlate of good health. There is … much less consensus as to whether this correlation reflects causality from more schooling to better health. The … schooling to vary in the same direction. The past five years (2010-2014) have witnessed the development of a large literature …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401626
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How children's schooling and work are affected when their father leaves permanently: Evidence from Colombia
Fitzsimons, Emla; Mesnard, Alice - 2012
This paper investigates how the permanent departure of the father from the household affects children's school enrolment and work participation in rural Colombia. Our results show that departure of the father decreases children's school enrolment by around 4 percentage points, and increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330999
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The return to education in terms of wealth and health
Strulik, Holger - 2016
why compulsory schooling has comparatively small effects on longevity and why the gradient gets larger over time through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557039
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Does head start improve children's life chances? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Ludwig, Jens; Miller, Douglas L. - 2006
schooling. In 1965 the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) provided technical assistance to the 300 poorest counties to develop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268027
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The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
The trade-off between child quantity and education is a crucial ingredient of unified growth models that explain the transition from Malthusian stagnation to modern growth. We present first evidence that such a trade-off indeed existed before the demographic transition, exploiting a unique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269623