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Speaking in numbers : the effect of reading performance on math performance among immigrants

Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Piopiunik, Marc; … - 2015

This paper is the first to estimate a causal effect of immigrant students' reading performance on their math performance. To overcome endogeneity issues due to unobserved ability, we apply an IV approach exploiting variation in age-at-arrival and the linguistic distance between origin and...

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Heterogeneity in high math achievement across schools : evidence from the American Mathematics Competition

Ellison, Glenn; Swanson, Ashley - 2012

achievement. Data from the American Mathematics Competitions is used to produce counts of high-scoring students from more than two … Mathematics Competition ; mathematics education …

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Small group instruction to improve student performance in mathematics in early grades : results from a randomized field experiment

Bonesrønning, Hans; Finseraas, Henning; Hardoy, Inés; … - 2021

years. The intervention includes students aged 7-9 and consists of pulling students from their regular mathematics classes … into small, homogenous groups for mathematics instruction for 3 to 4 hours per week, for two periods of 4-6 weeks per … their performance in mathematics by .16 standard deviations at the end of the school year and by .06 standard deviations in …

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High-ability influencers? : the heterogeneous effects of gifted classmates

Balestra, Simone; Sallin, Aurélien; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2020

This paper examines how exposure to students identified as gifted (IQ ≥ 130) affects achievement in secondary school, enrollment in post-compulsory education, and occupational choices. By using student-level administrative data on achievement combined with psychological examination records, we...

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Identification and estimation of heterogeneous agent models : a likelihood approach

Parra-Alvarez, Juan Carlos; Posch, Olaf; Wang, Mu-Chun - 2017

In this paper, we study the statistical properties of heterogeneous agent models with incomplete markets. Using a Bewley-Hugget-Aiyagari model we compute the equilibrium density function of wealth and show how it can be used for likelihood inference. We investigate the identifiability of the...

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Partially adaptive econometric methods and the modern obesity epidemic

Carson, Scott Alan; McDonald, James B. - 2018

Assumptions about explanatory variables and errors are central in regression analysis. For example, the well-known method of ordinary least squares yields consistent and efficient estimators if the underlying error terms are independently, identically, and normally distributed. Additionally, the...

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The econometrics and economics of the employment effects of minimum wages : getting from known unknowns to known knowns

Neumark, David - 2018

I discuss the econometrics and the economics of past research on the effects of minimum wages on employment in the …

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Real time econometrics

Pesaran, M. Hashem; Timmermann, Allan - 2004

This paper considers the problems facing decision-makers using econometric models in real time. It identifies the key stages involved and highlights the role of automated systems in reducing the effect of data snooping. It sets out many choices that researchers face in construction of automated...

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Econometric methods for causal evaluation of education policies and practices : a non-technical guide

Schlotter, Martin; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009

Education policy-makers and practitioners want to know which policies and practices can best achieve their goals. But research that can inform evidence-based policy often requires complex methods to distinguish causation from accidental association. Avoiding econometric jargon and technical...

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Medieval anti-semitism, Weimar social capital, and the rise of the nazi party : a reconsideration

Guinnane, Timothy; Hoffman, Philip - 2022

this type works best when it incorporates careful econometrics, serious consideration of underlying mechanisms (including …

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