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grant, STAR changes the price of education, thereby altering the incentives of voters and school officials and leading to … inequities in New York State’s education finance system, particularly compared to an equal-cost increase in state aid. This … article should be of interest to policy makers involved in property taxes or other aspects of education finance. © 2014 …
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Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …
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Almost all workers are educated at least to the upper secondary level and vocational education contributes to one of … the most successful transition performances of youth to employment in the OECD. Higher education enjoys an excellent … placements of Swiss universities in international rankings. Participation in continuous education is among the largest in the …
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The paper presents the GAMEO model. It is a dynamic microsimulation model which aims at analyse educational output. It develops a generational approach and put the stress on the ditribution of educational output differentiated by type an level of degree.
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in Vietnam. In 2005, Holsinger called for further analysis of education inequality. Here we take up this challenge, with … education spending or attainment per se, but of its concentration along income lines. …
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society’s education level. This research analyzes the dynamics of dropout during the school cycle and, at the same time … determinants of the interruption of the education. Likewise, simulation of a cash transfer program was performed. The results …
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This paper attempts to assess outcomes of school system decentralization in Poland. National examination results are analyzed using the value-added model of teaching quality. Variation in decentralized spending is related to estimates of achievement growth. Exploring exam results for three...
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I examine the effect of student aid on the distribution of educational attainment in the context of a post-secondary funding program for Indigenous students in Canada. I show that student aid programs targeted at marginalized groups can increase average educational attainment; however, these...
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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 …
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to remedy. We also show that cognitive ability is not the only determinant of education, labor market outcomes and …
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