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Future skill shortages in the U.S. economy?
Neumark, David; Johnson, Hans; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar - In: Economics of Education Review 32 (2013) C, pp. 151-167
education to assess the potential for skill imbalances to emerge. Based on our formal projections, we see little likelihood of …
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Educational attainment of children of immigrants: Evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth
Siahaan, Freddy; Lee, Daniel Y.; Kalist, David E. - In: Economics of Education Review 38 (2014) C, pp. 1-8
children of immigrants relies on the combination of their foreign-born parents’ strong values on education and the children …
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The University and the Economy
Geuna, Aldo; Rossi, Federica - Edward Elgar
This book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the many ways in which universities contribute to economic development and growth. It demonstrates the causal interactions between universities’ activities and economic outcomes, and presents up-to-date quantitative and qualitative...
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Am I missing something? The effects of absence from class on student performance
Arulampalam, Wiji; Naylor, Robin A.; Smith, Jeremy - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 4, pp. 363-375
We analyse a rich dataset of Economics students at a UK university to identify causal effects of class absence on student performance, exploiting the random assignment of students and information on students’ class timetables to avoid selection problems. We use panel properties of the data to...
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Every child matters? An evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” programmes in England
Keslair, Francois; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 932-948
The need for education to help every child has become more important for policy in the US and the UK. Remedial …
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Knowledge, Diversity and Performance in European Higher Education
Bonaccorsi, Andrea (contributor) - Edward Elgar
For the first time, data on individual European higher education institutions (rather than data aggregated at the … a range of key questions, including: what is the role of non-university tertiary education, such as vocational training …
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The impact of household possessions on youth's academic achievement in the Ghana Youthsave experiment: A propensity score analysis
Chowa, Gina A.N.; Masa, Rainier D.; Wretman, Christopher J. - In: Economics of Education Review 33 (2013) C, pp. 69-81
Household assets as part of youth's family background have been found to have a significant impact on youth's academic achievement. In this study, the impact of household possessions on youth's academic achievement in the Ghana YouthSave experiment is investigated. Findings support the...
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Effects of welfare reform on vocational education and training
Dave, Dhaval M.; Reichman, Nancy E.; Corman, Hope; Das, … - In: Economics of Education Review 30 (2011) 6, pp. 1399-1415
welfare: vocational education and training. The results suggest that welfare reform reduced enrollment in full-time vocational … education and had no significant effects on part-time vocational education or participation in other types of work … education (including college enrollment), which we replicated in this study, have been offset by increases in vocational …
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The Economic Dynamics of Modern Biotechnology
McKelvey, Maureen (contributor); Rickne, Annika (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This book offers a novel insight into the economic dynamics of modern biotechnology, using examples from Europe to reflect global trends. The authors apply theoretical insight to a fundamental enigma of the modern learning society, namely, how and why the development of knowledge and ideas...
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The Economic Theory of Invention and Innovation
Link, Albert N. (contributor) - Edward Elgar
This comprehensive collection presents the classic articles in the economics of invention and innovation. It covers topics related to sources of inventive and innovative activity, including exogenous and endogenous innovation, with an emphasis on R&D activity and the diffusion of new techniques....
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