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The economics of international differences in educational achievement
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
growth. -- Human capital ; cognitive skills ; international student achievement tests ; education production function …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003961664
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The economics of international differences in educational achievement
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
growth. -- human capital ; cognitive skills ; international student achievement tests ; education production function …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003966504
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The information value of central school exams
Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
. Choices of higher-education programs and of occupations do not appear major channels of this result. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283115
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The information value of central school exams
Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
. Choices of higher-education programs and of occupations do not appear major channels of this result. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283839
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
uses the framework of an education production function to provide descriptive analysis of the extent to which different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489307
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The importance of school systems : evidence from international differences in student achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
uses the framework of an education production function to provide descriptive analysis of the extent to which different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011493943
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Central school exit exams and labor-market outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2012
Many countries use centralized exit exams as a governance devise of the school system. While abundant evidence suggests positive effects of central exams on achievement tests, previous research on university-bound students shows no effects on subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621692
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Central school exit exams and labor-market outcomes
Piopiunik, Marc; Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2012
Many countries use centralized exit exams as a governance devise of the school system. While abundant evidence suggests positive effects of central exams on achievement tests, previous research on university-bound students shows no effects on subsequent earnings. We suggest that labor-market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629764
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General education, vocational education, and labor-market outcomes over the life-cycle
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger; Zhang, Lei - 2011
Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition …. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less … vocational education decreases with age, we employ a difference-in-differences approach that compares employment rates across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009349947
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General education, vocational education, and labor-market outcomes over the life-cycle
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger; Zhang, Lei - 2011
Policy debates about the balance of vocational and general education programs focus on the school-to-work transition …. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less … vocational education decreases with age, we employ a difference-in-differences approach that compares employment rates across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009517433