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Education and Mobility
Machin, Stephen; Pelkonen, Panu; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based … be due to differences in levels of education in the respective regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822153
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The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier; Vujić, Sunčica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources … from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However …, it is essential to ensure that the direction of causation flows from education to crime. Therefore, we identify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602724
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What makes a test score? The respective contributions of pupils, schools, and peers in achievement in English primary education
Kramarz, Francis; Machin, Stephen; Ouazad, Amine - 2008
This study develops an analytical framework for evaluating the respective contributions of pupils, peers, and school quality in affecting educational achievement. We implement this framework using rich data from England that matches pupils to their primary schools. The dataset records all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269210
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Education and mobility
Machin, Stephen; Pelkonen, Panu; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2008
We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based … be due to differences in levels of education in the respective regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269328
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The crime reducing effect of education
Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier; Vujić, Sunčica - 2010
In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources … from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However …, it is essential to ensure that the direction of causation flows from education to crime. Therefore, we identify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269760
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The Quest for More and More Education: Implications for Social Mobility
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279293
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The quest for more and more education: Implications for social mobility
Lindley, Joanne; Machin, Stephen - 2012
In this paper, we discuss the quest for more and more education and its implications for social mobility. We document … increases in education acquisition by people from relatively rich family backgrounds. At the same time, wage differentials for … the more educated have risen. Putting these two together (more education for people from richer backgrounds and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282394
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Resources and Standards in Urban Schools
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Meghir, Costas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether … resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233794
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What Makes a Test Score? The Respective Contributions of Pupils, Schools, and Peers in Achievement in English Primary Education
Kramarz, Francis; Machin, Stephen; Ouazad, Amine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This study develops an analytical framework for evaluating the respective contributions of pupils, peers, and school quality in affecting educational achievement. We implement this framework using rich data from England that matches pupils to their primary schools. The dataset records all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703749