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Arts vs engineering : the choice among consumption of and investment in education

Romano, Richard E.; Tampieri, Alessandro - 2013 - Preliminary

In this paper we develop a model in which students choose their university coursework based on both investment and consumption incentives. We show that these education decisions are socially inefficient. This result is driven by the fact that students do not consider an externality in the...

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A contractual look at the role of religion in the stability of marriage

Bose, Feler - In: Journal of economics, theology and religion : JETR 1 (2021) 1, pp. 45-63

Christianity. The paper takes a historical and contemporary look at how religious traditions affect marriage, using a modified … contractual lens, which enables us to theorize about long-run marriage and divorce rates. …

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Sex ratios, polygyny, and the value of women in marriage : a Beckerian approach

Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana - 2014

A central component of his theory of marriage Becker's Demand and Supply (D&S) models of marriage are also among the … of men to women in marriage markets - on individual consumption of married men and women, and indicate some of the ways … benefits women and used the positive association between brideprice and polygyny as evidence. Relying on D&S models of marriage …

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Mathematical Models of Multi-Criteria Optimization of Subsystems of Higher Educational Institutions

Kitaeva, Marina; Speshilova, Natalia; Shepel, Vyacheslav - 2016

In new conditions an institution for successful work needs optimization of control, adaption of existing mathematical tools and development of new aspects. In the article it is suggested viewing the activities of higher educational institutions as production activities and higher educational...

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Theory and evidence on teacher policies in developed and developing countries

Vegas, Emiliana; Ganimian, Alejandro - 2013

The past decade has seen the emergence of numerous rigorous impact evaluations of teacher policies. This paper reviews the economic theory and empirical evidence on eight teacher policy goals: (1) setting clear expectations for teachers; (2) attracting the best into teaching; (3) preparing...

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Applied Education, Investment in Social Skills for Better Social Economic Results

Tripunoski, Mirko - 2019

The education and application of skills in it is an essential prerequisite for the growth and development of each national economy in the future. Investing in education and skills development are essential incentive for raising the growth and competitiveness of each country and its participation...

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Manufacturing Equality : Title IX, Proportionality, and Natural Demand

Emam, Daniel - 2020

This paper poses the following question in the context of civil rights in education — is proportionality synonymous with parity? Since 1974 the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has determined that in order for an educational institution to be in compliance with Title IX of the Educational...

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Making the Grade : The Sensitivity of Education Program Effectiveness to Input Choices and Outcome Measures

Kerwin, Jason - 2020

This paper demonstrates the acute sensitivity of education program effectiveness to the choices of inputs and outcome measures, using a randomized evaluation of a mother-tongue literacy program. The program raises reading scores by 0.64SDs and writing scores by 0.45SDs. A reduced-cost version...

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The Generative AI Revolution, Cognitive Mediation Networks Theory and the Emergence of a New Mode of Mental Functioning : Introducing the Sophotechnic Mediation Scale

Campello de Souza, Bruno; Serrano de Andrade Neto, Agostinho - 2023

This paper examines the recent emergence of AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT through the lens of the Cognitive Mediation Networks Theory (CMNT), deducing that the introduction of this radically new technology will likely create a new stage of collective cognitive functioning, called...

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ChatGPT, the Cognitive Mediation Networks Theory and the Emergence of Sophotechnic Thinking : How Natural Language AIs Will Bring a New Step in Collective Cognitive Evolution

Campello de Souza, Bruno; Serrano de Andrade Neto, Agostinho - 2023

This paper examines ChatGPT, a natural language processing artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that has become popular for its human-like text generation and high-level performance on various sophisticated tasks, and its potential impacts on society and individuals. First, there is an overview...

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