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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market
Devereux, Paul J. - 2014
essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414158
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Intergenerational return to human capital : better educated parents invest more time and money in their children, who are more successful in the labor market
Devereux, Paul J. - 2019
essential aspect is that education can potentially make people better parents and thus improve the educational and employment … outcomes of their children. Interventions that encourage the educational attainment of children from poorer families will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131034
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Language proficiency and immigrants' economic integration : It is vital to measure language proficiency well, as it crucially determines immigrants’ earnings
Daley, Angela; Hu, Min; Warman, Casey - 2019
Over recent decades, Western countries have admitted many immigrants from non-traditional regions (e.g. Philippines, India, China), which has coincided with poor economic integration. Language proficiency is an important determinant of economic integration; in addition to being a component of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139489
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Impact of bilingual education on student achievement : language development programs should focus on quality rather than the language in which instruction is provided
Chin, Aimee - 2015
More than 4.4 million students enrolled in US public schools participate in English language learner programs because …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430704
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Central exit exams improve student outcomes : external school leaving exams raise student achievement and improve how grades are understood in the labor market
Woessmann, Ludger - 2018
’s institutional framework, which can hold students, teachers, schools, and administrators accountable for student outcomes. While … critics point to issues such as teaching test-only skills, which may leave students ill-prepared for the real world, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011781700
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The effect of price shocks on undocumented students' college attainment and completion
Conger, Dylan; Turner, Lesley J. - In: Journal of public economics 148 (2017), pp. 92-114
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Do social interactions in the classroom improve academic attainment? : Student sorting into classes complicates policies that utilize peer effects to optimize educational outcomes
Telhaj, Shqiponja - 2018
education, one essential aspect is that “good” peers can potentially improve students’ academic achievement, career choices, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863742
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How do adult returns to schooling affect children's enrollment? : raising future expected monetary gains to schooling and poor families' current incomes promotes school enrollment...
Swinnerton, Kenneth A. - 2016
predicted to induce increased school enrollment for children whose families wish to optimally invest in their children’s future … under-enroll their children. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011554972
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The today and tomorrow of kids : time preferences and educational outcomes of children
Castillo, Marco; Ferraro, Paul J.; Jordan, Jeffrey L.; … - In: Journal of public economics 95 (2011) 11/12, pp. 1377-1385
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Intended college attendance : evidence from an experiment on college returns and costs
Bleemer, Zachary; Zafar, Basit - In: Journal of public economics 157 (2018), pp. 184-211
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