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Skill Policies for Scotland
Heckman, James J.; Masterov, Dimitriy V. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822555
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Education and Inequality in Greece
Tsakloglou, Panos; Cholezas, Ioannis - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
In the public discourse, education is usually considered as the main vehicle for the promotion of social equality and … social mobility. The paper surveys the existing literature and concludes that the relationship between education and … inequality in Greece is strong. Inequities are evident at all levels of the education system; especially as regards access to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233849
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Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J.; Lochner, Lance; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This paper presents economic models of child development that capture the essence of recent findings from the empirical literature on skill formation. The goal of this essay is to provide a theoretical framework for interpreting the evidence from a vast empirical literature, for guiding the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703306
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The Changing Economic Advantage from Private School
Green, Francis; Machin, Stephen; Murphy, Richard; Zhu, Yu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
focuses on changing wage and education differentials between privately educated and state educated individuals in Britain. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557224
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887064
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Gender Differences in the Effects of Behavioral Problems on School Outcomes
Kristoffersen, Jannie H. G.; Smith, Nina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Behavioral problems are important determinants of school outcomes and later success in the labor market. We analyze whether behavioral problems affect girls and boys differently with respect to school outcomes. The study is based on teacher and parent evaluations of the Strength and Difficulties...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011156455
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Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children
Corak, Miles - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
immigration. This paper examines the education outcomes of a cohort of immigrants who arrived in Canada as children. The 2006 … of both early childhood investment and the structure of the education system faced by young adolescents in determining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367499
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First and Second Generation Immigrant Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada
Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Sweetman, Arthur - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
attainment of US immigrants is currently lower than that in Canada and the intergenerational transmission of education is … in educational attainment, but a lower immigrant rate of return attenuates education’s impact. Moreover, observable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703360
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Student Loan Reforms for German Higher Education: Financing Tuition Fees
Chapman, Bruce; Sinning, Mathias - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
It is generally agreed that the funding base for German universities is inadequate and perhaps the time has come for serious consideration of the imposition of non-trivial tuition charges. Against this background, this paper compares conventional and income contingent loans for financing tuition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855352
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Lifecycle Impact of Alternative Higher Education Finance Systems in Ireland
Flannery, Darragh; O'Donoghue, Cathal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
With increasing numbers of young people participating in higher education in Ireland and a heavy reliance of higher … education institutions on state funding, the introduction of an alternative finance system for Ireland has been muted over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008924605