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False beliefs about natural, health and socio-economic issues are pervasive in society. Many persist even when contradicted by scientific evidence. We conduct a classroom field and a laboratory experiment to investigate the effect of a particular communication strategy, the refutation text,...
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Using data from a Spanish assessment program of fourth-grade pupils, we analyze to what extent using certain teaching practices and materials in class is related to achievement in maths and reading. We distinguish using traditional and modern teaching styles. As a novelty, we measure in-class...
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This paper develops a structural model for obtaining price elasticities and evaluating consumer's response to changes in nonlinear tariffs when only panel data on household consumption are available. The model and the empirical strategy address problems implied by nonlinear tariffs, existence of...
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This paper analyzes grade progression in high school, with the focus on the impact of working while studying. The effect of employment is estimated distinguishing the type of track attended (academic or vocational). Using a Spanish database on education and labor histories, the empirical...
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This paper develops a structural model for obtaining price elasticities and evaluating consumer’s response to changes in nonlinear tariffs when only panel data on household consumption are available. The model and the empirical strategy address problems implied by nonlinear tariffs, existence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959129