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Public opinion and the acceptance and feasibility of educational reforms
Busemeyer, Marius R.; Lergetporer, Philipp; Woessmann, … - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011662781
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The information value of central school exams
Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
The central vs. local nature of high-school exit exam systems can have important repercussions on the labor market. By increasing the informational content of grades, central exams may improve the sorting of students by productivity. To test this, we exploit the unique German setting where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283115
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The information value of central school exams
Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2015
The central vs. local nature of high-school exit exam systems can have important repercussions on the labor market. By increasing the informational content of grades, central exams may improve the sorting of students by productivity. To test this, we exploit the unique German setting where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283839
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Does innovation cause exports? : evidence from exogenous innovation impulses and obstacles
Lachenmaier, Stefan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
Trade and growth theories predict a mutual causation of innovation and exports. We test empirically whether innovation causes exports using a uniquely rich German micro dataset. Our instrumental-variable strategy identifies variation in innovative activity that is caused by specific impulses and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402447
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Does innovation cause exports? : Evidence from exogenous innovation impulses and obstacles using German micro data ; presented at CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy, Jan. 200...
Lachenmaier, Stefan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
Trade and growth theories predict a mutual causation of innovation and exports. We test empirically whether innovation causes exports using a uniquely rich German micro dataset. Our instrumental-variable strategy identifies variation in innovative activity that is caused by specific impulses and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002069283
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The information value of central school exams
Schwerdt, Guido; Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574674
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Computers and student learning : bivariate and multivariate evidence on the availability and use of computers at home and at school
Fuchs, Thomas (contributor); Woessmann, Ludger (contributor) - 2004
conditional relationship between student achievement and computer and internet use at school has an inverted U-shape, which may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002520865
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Computers and student learning : bivariate and multivariate evidence on the availability and use of computers at home and at school
Fuchs, Thomas; Woessmann, Ludger - 2005
for education and communication at home and an inverted U-shaped relationship with computer and internet use at school. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008858481
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Surfing alone? : the Internet and social capital ; evidence from an unforeseeable technological mistake
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Woessmann, Ludger - 2011
Does the Internet undermine social capital or facilitate inter-personal and civic engagement in the real world? Merging … unique telecommunication data with geo-coded German individual-level data, we investigate how broadband Internet affects … second exploits a quasi-experiment in East Germany created by a mistaken technology choice of the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009307324
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Surfing alone? : the Internet and social capital ; evidence from an unforeseeable technological mistake
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Woessmann, Ludger - 2011
Does the Internet undermine social capital or facilitate inter-personal and civic engagement in the real world? Merging … unique telecommunication data with geo-coded German individual-level data, we investigate how broadband Internet affects … second exploits a quasi-experiment in East Germany created by a mistaken technology choice of the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009269266