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Consumer confidence from Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, in the food labeling system

Iancu, Ioana Ancuța; Nedelea, Alexandru-Mircea - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 20 (2018) 47, pp. 116-133

), regarding the information on the food label and their reading frequency a study based on a questionnaire was made. This was … children under the age of 5 influence the frequency of label reading. On the other side, women grant a higher importance to the … trust of consumers in the food labelling system by increasing the frequency of reading. We underline that information of …

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Decomposing international gender test score differences

Munir, Farzana; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 52 (2018) 12, pp. 1-17

In this paper, we decompose worldwide PISA mathematics and reading scores. While mathematics scores are still tilted … towards boys, girls have a larger advantage in reading over boys. Girls' disadvantage in mathematics is increasing over the …)equality also contributes to girls' disadvantage. For reading, at the upper end of the talent distribution, girls' advantage can be …

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The Long-Run and Gender-Equalizing Impacts of School Access: Evidence from the First Indochina War

Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Hoang, Trung X.; Nguyen, Ha - 2018

Very few studies currently exist on the long-term impacts of schooling policies in developing countries. We examine the impacts—half a century later—of a mass education program conducted by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the occupied areas during the First Indochina War....

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Decomposing international gender test score differences

Munir, Farzana; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2018

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Too Little or Too Much? Actionable Advice in an Early-Childhood Text Messaging Experiment

Cortes, Kalena E.; Fricke, Hans; Loeb, Susanna; Song, … - 2018

Text-message based parenting programs have proven successful in improving parental engagement and preschoolers' literacy development. The tested programs have provided a combination of (a) general information about important literacy skills, (b) actionable advice (i.e., specific examples of such...

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