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Does anti-discrimination legislation matter in low-income countries? : the impact of disability legislation on the educational attainment of children with disability

Odhiambo, Frank; Günther, Isabel; Harttgen, Kenneth - 2025

disparity is particularly pronounced in African countries, where disability legislation is often absent. In our sample … anti-discrimination legislation remains limited, and particularly for low-income settings. Existing literature has … impact of disability legislation on educational attainment. Our analysis shows that such legislation significantly increases …

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Young immigrant children and their educational attainment

Ohinata, Asako; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

We analyze the determinants of reading literacy, mathematical skills and science skills of young immigrant children in the Netherlands. We find that these are affected by age at immigration and whether or not one of the parents is native Dutch.

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Spillover effects of studying with immigrant students; a quantile regression approach

Ohinata, Asako; Ours, Jan C van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children in terms of their language and math performance at the end of primary school. Our paper studies the spill-over effects at different parts of the test score distribution of...

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How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children

van Ours, Jan; Ohinata, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

In this paper, we analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom affects the educational attainment of native Dutch children. Our analysis uses data from various sources, which allow us to characterize educational attainment in terms of reading literacy, mathematical skills and...

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Spillover Effects of Studying with Immigrant Students : A Quantile Regression Approach

van Ours, Jan; Ohinata, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2013

Abstract: We analyze how the share of immigrant children in the classroom aects the educational attainment of native Dutch children in terms of their language and math performance at the end of primary school. Our paper studies the spill-over effects at different parts of the test score...

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Pure ethnic gaps in educational attainment and school to work transitions: When do they arise?

Baert, Stijn; Cockx, Bart - In: Economics of Education Review 36 (2013) C, pp. 276-294

This article decomposes the observed gaps in educational attainment and school-to-work transitions in Belgium between grandchildren of natives and of women of “non-Western” nationality into (i) differences in observed family endowments and (ii) a residual “pure ethnic gap”. It innovates...

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Ethnic Segregation and Educational Outcomes in Swedish Comprehensive Schools

Szulkin, Ryszard; Jonsson, Jan O. - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2007

We ask whether ethnic density in Swedish comprehensive schools affect teacher-assigned school grades in ninth grade (age 16). The data, based on two entire cohorts who graduated in 1998 and 1999 (188,000 pupils and 1,043 schools), link school information with Census data on social origin, and...

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What Explains the Educational Attainment Gap between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth?

Frenette, Marc - Vancouver School of Economics - 2011

Aboriginal people generally have lower levels of educational attainment than other groups in Canada, but little is known about the reasons behind this gap. This study is the second of two by the same author investigating the issue in detail. The first paper (Frenette 2011) concludes that the...

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Young immigrant children and their educational attainment

Ohinata, Asako; Ours, Jan C. van - In: Economics Letters 116 (2012) 3, pp. 288-290

We analyze the determinants of reading literacy, mathematical skills and science skills of young immigrant children in The Netherlands. We find that these are affected by age at immigration and whether or not one of the parents is native Dutch.

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Young immigrant children and their educational attainment

Ohinata, Asako; van Ours, Jan - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

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