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Ermisch, John F; Francesconi, Marco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

Household Panel Study. Mother’s education is found to be a very powerful predictor of their children’s educational attainments … men moderately, but the effects on young women’s education are small. Part, if not all, of this negative effect of living …

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HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: TESTING FOR LONG-RUN RELATIONSHIPS AND CAUSAL LINKS in the United States

Aka, Bédia F.; Dumont, J.C. - In: Applied Econometrics and International Development 8 (2008) 2, pp. 101-110

This paper examines the causal relationships between human capital (Education, and Health) and Economic growth for the …-VAR investigations show bi-directional causality between Education and Health. Causality also exists from Education to Economic growth … show that the long-run dynamics of growth are slightly explained by past health and education level, and the health level …

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Economic development and sub-regional identities

Hussein F. Zeaiter*; Khalil, Raed El; Fakih, Khodr - In: Journal of Developing Areas 49 (2015) 1, pp. 157-176

This study argues that the regions classified by the World Bank are not coherent in terms of economic structures. The special identities within each region dictate that the economic performance in different sub-regions should be determined independently. Embracing Barro’s (1991) regional...

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The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement

Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger - In: Handbook of the Economics of Education

An emerging economic literature over the past decade has made use of international tests of educational achievement to analyze the determinants and impacts of cognitive skills. The cross-country comparative approach provides a number of unique advantages over national studies: It can exploit...

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The Economics of Tracking in Education

Betts, Julian R. - In: Handbook of the Economics of Education

Tracking refers to the practice of dividing students by ability or achievement. Students may be tracked within schools by placing them into different classrooms based on achievement, which is the typical practice in countries such as the United States or Canada. Alternatively, students could be...

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School Resources

Hanushek, Eric A. - In: Handbook of the Economics of Education

Although there is intense policy interest in improving educational outcomes around the world, there is much greater uncertainty about how to accomplish this. The primary governmental decisions often relate to the resources that are devoted to schooling, but the research indicates little...

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A Simple Economic Theory of Skill Accumulation and Schooling Decisions

Blankenau, William; Camera, Gabriele - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 9 (2006) 1, pp. 93-115

We propose a model of schooling that can account for the observed heterogeneity in workers' productivity and educational attainment. Identical unskilled agents can get a degree at a cost, but becoming skilled entails an additional unobservable effort cost. Individual labor can then be used as an...

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The New Stylized Facts About Income and Subjective Well-Being

Sacks, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

In recent decades economists have turned their attention to data that asks people how happy or satisfied they are with their lives. Much of the early research concluded that the role of income in determining well-being was limited, and that only income relative to others was related to...

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KNOWLEDGE-BASED LABOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS: CANADA CASE STUDY, 1961-2004

KHAZABI, Massoud; FALLAHI, F. - In: Applied Econometrics and International Development 8 (2008) 1, pp. 98-106

This paper examines the importance of Research and Development activities as a source of growth in labor productivity in the Canadian economy within last four decades. Time series data are used to develop an econometrics model that captures the interaction between labor productivity and R&D,...

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Economic Growth and Subjective Well-Being: Reassessing the Easterlin Paradox

Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

The "Easterlin paradox" suggests that there is no link between a society’s economic development and its average level of happiness. We re-assess this paradox analyzing multiple rich datasets spanning many decades. Using recent data on a broader array of countries, we establish a clear positive...

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