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Gender gaps in early educational achievement
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Moschion, Julie - 2015
This paper analyzes the source of the gender gap in third grade numeracy and reading. We adopt an Oaxaca …-Blinder approach and decompose the gender gap in educational achievement into endowment and response components. Our estimation relies … because they achieve higher numeracy test scores than girls with the same education-related characteristics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388336
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Discrimination in universal social programs? : a nationwide field experiment on access to child care
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2024 - This version: 04.03.2024
Although explicit discrimination in access to social programs is typically prohibited, more subtle forms of discrimination prior to the formal application process may still exist. Unveiling this phenomenon, we provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014483500
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Motivating low-achievers : relative performance feedback in primary schools
Hermes, Henning; Huschens, Martin; Rothlauf, Franz; … - 2020
, we document substantial gender differences in response to this type of RPF: improvements in motivation and learning are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424267
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The impact of working memory training on children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Berger, Eva M.; Fehr, Ernst; Hermes, Henning; Schunk, Daniel - 2020
. Because these abilities substantially affect individuals' life trajectories in terms of health, education, and earnings, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012236361
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The joy of lottery play : evidence from a field experiment
Burger, Martijn J.; Hendriks, Martijn; Pleeging, Emma; … - 2018
We conducted a field experiment to increase our understanding of lottery participation. Using representative data for the Netherlands, we find that lottery participation increased the happiness of participants before the draw. Winning a small prize had no effect on happiness. Our results...
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023 - This version: April 3, 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014249558
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250508
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide fielde experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014251336
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18,000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014283062
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Discrimination on the child care market : a nationwide field experiment
Hermes, Henning; Lergetporer, Philipp; Mierisch, Fabian; … - 2023 - This version: April 2023
We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18, 000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014265938