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indices related to socio-economic inequality, such as the Gini index, human development index, or gender inequality index …, along with purely economic variables, such as GDP per capita and government expenditure on education. The study covered 70 … insignificant, indicating income inequality had little effect on students’ PISA performance. On the other hand, the gender …
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This paper employs cross-sectional data from 100 countries to analyze the main determinants of inter-country Internet diffusion rates. We set up an empirical model based on strong theoretical foundations, in which we regress Internet usage on variables that capture social, economic and political...
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show that social concerns always lead to an increase in inequality both in terms of educational achievements and income. In … contrast, if stigma is stronger than prestige, we show that inequality may either increase or decrease depending on the …
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in Vietnam. In 2005, Holsinger called for further analysis of education inequality. Here we take up this challenge, with … concept not just to attainment but to input provision and achievement. Third, our analysis is not about the inequality of … education spending or attainment per se, but of its concentration along income lines. …
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in Vietnam. In 2005, Holsinger called for further analysis of education inequality. Here we take up this challenge, with … concept not just to attainment but to input provision and achievement. Third, our analysis is not about the inequality of … education spending or attainment per se, but of its concentration along income lines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010842309
The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational inequalities in cancer survival. We investigate to what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010817198
The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational inequalities in cancer survival. We investigate to what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011051274
concise overview of the report in the eight areas it covers: poverty, education, employment and inequality, energy, the …
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The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational inequalities in cancer survival. We investigate to what...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627563
in Vietnam. In 2005, Holsinger called for further analysis of education inequality. Here we take up this challenge, with … concept not just to attainment but to input provision and achievement. Third, our analysis is not about the inequality of … education spending or attainment per se, but of its concentration along income lines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010778588