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The “Sheepskin Effects” of Canadian Credentials

Hui, Taylor Shek-wai - 2004

This paper re-examines the “sheepskin effects” of educational credentials in Canada using data from the 1996 Census and Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. I found that the estimated credential effects are sensitive to specifications. Regressions analysis in the standard model may not be...

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A Roy Model of Social Interactions

Cicala, Steve; Fryer, Roland G.; Spenkuch, Jörg L. - 2011

functions. Second, since a student’s comparative advantage is typically unobserved, the theory implies that important …

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Skill Premiums of Trading in International Markets and Equity: Some Lessons for Pro Poor Education Policies in Developing Countries

Mamoon, Dawood - 2007

The aim of this paper is to examine whether the human capital accumulation, that is a result of increased trade, further exacerbates industrial wage differentials. We find that level of education is one of the key determinants in explaining wage inequalities. Though countries which have a higher...

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High Performing Peers and Female STEM Choices in School

Mouganie, Pierre; Wang, Yaojing - 2017

Women have historically been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs. There are concerns that the persistence of this gap over time is in part due to path dependence and the historical lack of high-performing women in these fields. This paper uses administrative...

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Returns to Education Through Access to Higher-Paying Firms: Evidence from US Matched Employer-Employee Data

Engbom, Niklas; Moser, Christian - 2017

This paper sheds light on the microfoundations of reduced-form returns to education. Specifically, we ask: are more advanced higher education degrees associated with increased earnings within employers or higher average pay across employers? And to the extent that sorting across firms matters,...

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Son Preference and Human Capital

Wang, Qingfeng - 2018

We have developed a theoretical link between the existence of a son preference and the quantity and quality of children …. In our model, decisions about the quantity and quality of children are interdependent and are influenced by a son … preference. A son preference substantially widens the gap between the quality of female and male children, and increases the …

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Employment and sustainable development: education, training and R&D in the regulation of the labour market

Kovács, Ilona; Chagas Lopes, Margarida - 2010

“Employment and sustainable development: education, training and R&D in the regulation of the labour market” Ilona Kovács & Margarida Chagas Lopes Abstract Sustainable development has been considered in various discourses as the answer to the economic, social and ecological crisis. However,...

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Measuring teacher and school effectiveness at improving student achievement in Los Angeles elementary schools

Buddin, Richard - 2011

This study uses longitudinal student-level test score data to examine the effectiveness of elementary teachers and schools in Los Angeles. The results show that teacher effectiveness varies widely both across the Los Angeles school district and within district schools. Controlling for student...

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From Learning to Knowing: A Psychological-Neurological Approach to Explain the Human Capital Formation Process

Tamilina, Larysa; Tamilina, Natalya - 2013

By drawing on neurological and psychological theories of learning, our study introduces a new conceptual framework to analyse the role learning plays in knowledge and skill acquisition. Learning is modelled through four mechanisms defined as individuals' participation in formal, non-formal, and...

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Technology vs Nationalism: The Global Clash

Obregon, Carlos - 2022

In less than fifteen years, the world has experienced the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s, the worst global pandemic since the flu in 1918, and the largest war fought since the Second World War. This manuscript argues that these crises are not isolated events. The main thesis is that...

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