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We examine the differential effects of Covid-19 and related restrictions on individuals with dependent children in … groups. In a difference-in-differences design, we compare the change for individuals with children to the change for … individuals without children, accounting for unrelated trends as well as potential survey mode and context effects. We find that …
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-economically disadvantaged households. Instead, parents who do not send their children to day care should be specifically informed of the …In Germany, around 94 percent of children between the ages of three and six attend a day care center. Regarding the … remaining six percent, many experts have speculated that children, primarily those from socio-economically disadvantaged …
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This systematic review covers 56 studies that measure the effects of school closures on learning outcomes during the … coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and 20 studies that evaluate the impact of measures to reduce learning loss. It restricts … attention to evaluations with credible control groups and provides the first meta-analysis of learning losses that covers more …
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ideal. This circumstance may cause negative attitudes towards single parents, who are also among the most vulnerable groups … of society. Motivated by these findings, we study whether schools are more reluctant to interact with single parents than … with heterosexual couples. We conduct a field experiment with schools during the children's pre-registration period. We …
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positive effects on children's prosocial behavior, self-awareness, and cognitive learning. The intervention also had an impact … children ages 3 to 6. Given the context of COVID-19, the original design was adapted as a hybrid model, alternating in … the children's caregivers compared with those in the control group. Treated caregivers had better stimulation practices …
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Aside from effects on nearby property values, research is sparse on how foreclosures may generate negative externalities. Employing a unique dataset that matches individual student records from Boston Public Schools - including test scores, demographics, home address moves, and school changes -...
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One of the most robust findings in health economics is that higher-educated individuals tend to be in better health. This paper tests whether health disparities across education are to some extent due to differences in reporting error across education. We test this hypothesis using data from the...
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It is still taken for granted that (early) ability tracking increases the impact of social origin on achievement in (lower) secondary education, but without gains in the overall level. This contribution addresses the question of whether this common conviction is really correct. The various...
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The paper attempts to identify causal effects of being enrolled in different educational tracks on student achievement in upper-secondary education in Hungary. Rejected and admitted students are compared who applied to the same school and performed similarly in the previous grade. Average...
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advanced high school courses, especially in scientific subjects. Parents from long term oriented cultures are more likely to … secure better educational opportunities for their children. A larger fraction of immigrants speaking the same language in the …
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