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A Question of Degree: The Effects of Degree Class on Labor Market Outcomes
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
How does measured performance at university affect labor market outcomes? We show that degree class - a coarse measure of student performance used in the UK - causally affects graduates' industry and hence expected wages. To control for unobserved ability, we employ a regression discontinuity...
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In brief: University exam results matter
Feng, Andy; Graetz, Georg - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2013
As thousands of undergraduates across the UK take their exams, a study by Andy Feng and Georg Graetz reveals the importance of the results for subsequent earnings - specifically the value of a First compared with an Upper Second and the difference between an Upper Second and a Lower Second.
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Giving a Little Help to Girls? Evidence on Grade Discrimination and its Effect on Students' Achievement
Terrier, Camille - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique dataset containing grades given by teachers, scores obtained anonymously by pupils at different ages, and their course choice during high school. Based on double-differences, the...
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Digital Goods and the New Economy
Quah, Danny - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2003
efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period … 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth. In particular, the …
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Knowledge, productivity, and innovation in Nigeria : creating a new economy
Radwan, Ismail - 2010
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Transforming Arab Economies : Traveling Knowledge and Innovation Road, Overview
World Bank - 2014
innovation-driven economy. Part 2 describes the policies to be implemented in key areas of the knowledge economy: governance … improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the knowledge economy. The World Bank Group … entrepreneurial economies, preparing a better-educated and skilled population, improving capabilities for innovation and research, and …
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Can Pay Regulation Kill? Panel Data Evidence on the Effect of Labor Markets on Hospital Performance
Hall, Emma; Propper, Carol; Reenen, John Van - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2008
Labor market regulation can have harmful unintended consequences. In many markets, especially for public sector workers, pay is regulated to be the same for individuals across heterogeneous geographical labor markets. We would predict that this will mean labor supply problems and potential falls...
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Productivity As If Space Mattered: An Application to Factor Markets Across China
Cheng, Wenya; Morrow, John; Tacharoen, Kitjawat - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
Optimal production decisions depend on local market characteristics. This paper develops a model to explain firm labor demand and firm density across regions. Firms vary in their technology to combine imperfectly substitutable worker types, and locate across regions with distinct distributions...
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Sexism at work
Erikssoon, Björn; Karlsson, Tobias; Leunig, Tim; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
Women have, on average, been less well-paid than men throughout history. Prior to 1900, most economic historians see the gender wage gap as a reflection of men's greater strength and correspondingly higher productivity. This paper investigates the gender wage gap in cigar making around 1900....
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