Report NEP-EDU-2014-02-02

This is the archive for NEP-EDU, a report on new working papers in the area of Education. Joao Carlos Correia Leitao issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Braga, Michela & Paccagnella, Marco & Pellizzari, Michele, 2014. "The Academic and Labor Market Returns of University Professors," IZA Discussion Papers 7902, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Prashant Loyalka & Andrey Zakharov, 2014. "Does shadow education help students prepare for college?," HSE Working papers WP BRP 15/EDU/2014, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
• Korthals, R.A., 2013. "Selection and tracking in secondary education; A cross country analysis of student performance and educational opportunities," Research Memorandum 054, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Zwick, Th., 2013. "Determinants of individual academic achievement - Group selectivity effects have many dimensions," ROA Research Memorandum 003, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
• Wondratschek, Verena & Edmark, Karin & Frölich, Markus, 2014. "The Short- and Long-Term Effects of School Choice on Student Outcomes: Evidence from a School Choice Reform in Sweden," IZA Discussion Papers 7898, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Ostermaier, Andreas & Beltz, Philipp & Link, Susanne, 2013. "Do university policies matter? Effects of Course Policies on Performance," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79924, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Kamhöfer, Daniel & Schmitz, Hendrik, 2013. "Analyzing Zero Returns to Education in Germany: Heterogeneous Effects and Skill Formation," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79910, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Gabrielle Wills, 2014. "The Effects of Teacher Strike Activity on Student Learning in South African Primary Schools," Working Papers 402, Economic Research Southern Africa.
• Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola & Masella, Paolo, 2013. "Long-Lasting Effects of Socialist Education," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79865, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Frenette, Marc, 2014. "The Long-term Labour Market Premiums Associated with a Terminal High School Diploma," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2014354e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
• Büchner, C.I.R. & van der Velden, R.K.W. & Wolbers, M.H.J., 2013. "Social background's effect of educational attainment: Does method matter?," ROA Research Memorandum 001, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
• Büchner, C.I.R. & van der Velden, R.K.W. & Wolbers, M.H.J., 2013. "Social background's effect on educational attainment: does method matter?," Research Memorandum 005, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Dustmann, Christian & Puhani, Patrick A. & Schönberg, Uta, 2014. "The Long-Term Effects of Early Track Choice," IZA Discussion Papers 7897, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Jo Blanden & Lindsey Macmillan, 2014. "Education and Intergenerational Mobility: Help or Hindrance?," DoQSS Working Papers 14-01, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
• Caroline M. Hoxby, 2014. "The Economics of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, and Highly Selective Education," NBER Working Papers 19816, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Levels, M. & van der Velden, R.K.W. & Allen, J.P., 2013. "Educational mismatches and skills: New empirical tests of old hypotheses," Research Memorandum 062, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Humburg, M. & van der Velden, R.K.W., 2013. "What is expected of higher education graduates in the 21st century?," Research Memorandum 044, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Andalón, Mabel & Williams, Jenny & Grossman, Michael, 2014. "Empowering Women: The Effect of Schooling on Young Women's Knowledge and Use of Contraception," IZA Discussion Papers 7900, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Fischer, Georg-Benedikt & Bruckmeier, Kerstin & Wigger, Berthold U., 2013. "Does distance matter? Tuition Fees and Enrollment of First-Year Students at German Public Universities," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79813, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Gonzalo Castex & Evgenia Dechter, 2013. "The Changing Roles of Education and Ability in Wage Determination," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 704, Central Bank of Chile.
• Storck, Johanna & Freier, Ronny, 2013. "The Treatment Effect of Attending a High-Quality School and the Influence of Unobservables," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79879, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Alec Ian Gershberg, 2014. "Educational Infrastructure, School Construction, & Decentralization in Developing Countries: Key Issues for an Understudied Area," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper1412, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
• Betty M. Alvarado, 2013. "Peru: intercultural bilingual education program for better performance in schools the case of the indigenous children of the Amazon," Working Papers 13-13, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico.
• Fossen, Frank & Büttner, Tobias, 2013. "The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79691, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Wikström, Magnus & Wikström, Christina, 2014. "Who benefits from university admissions tests? - A comparison between grades and test scores as selection instruments to higher education," Umeå Economic Studies 874, Umeå University, Department of Economics.
• Dronkers, J., 2014. "Parental background, early scholastic ability, the allocation into secondary school tracks and language skills at the age of 15 years in a highly differentiated system: a test of the contradictions be," ROA Technical Report 001, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
• Barde, Julia Alexa & Walkiewicz, Juliana, 2013. "The Impact of Access to Piped Drinking Water on Human Capital Formation - Evidence from Brasilian Primary Schools," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79808, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Winter, Stefan & Pfitztner, Alexander, 2013. "Externalities and subsidization of higher education," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79993, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Philip J. Cook & Kenneth Dodge & George Farkas & Roland G. Fryer, Jr & Jonathan Guryan & Jens Ludwig & Susan Mayer & Harold Pollack & Laurence Steinberg, 2014. "The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago," NBER Working Papers 19862, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Schwager, Robert, 2013. "Majority Vote on Educational Standards," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79971, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Humburg, M., 2014. "Personality and field of study choice," ROA Research Memorandum 001, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
• Humlum, Maria Knoth & Kristoffersen, Jannie H. G. & Vejlin, Rune Majlund, 2014. "Timing of College Enrollment and Family Formation Decisions," IZA Discussion Papers 7905, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Lockheed, Marlaine E., 2014. "Teacher opinions on performance incentives : evidence from the Kyrgyz Republic," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6752, The World Bank.
• Samarakoon, Sujani & Parinduri, Rasyad, 2014. "Does Education Empower Women? Evidence from Indonesia," MPRA Paper 53083, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Dronkers, J. & Kornder, N., 2013. "Can gender differences in the educational performance of 15-year old migrant pupils be explained by the gender equality in the countries of origin and destination?," Research Memorandum 018, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
• Halili, Riza, 2014. "Assessment of Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAP) Policies, Procedures, and Control Mechanisms," Discussion Papers DP 2014-09, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
• Véronique Robichaud & Luca Tiberti & Hélène Maisonnave, 2014. "Impact of increased public education spending on growth and poverty in Uganda. An integrated micro-macro approach," Working Papers MPIA 2014-01, PEP-MPIA.
• Übelmesser, Silke & Borck, Rainald & Wimbersky, Martin, 2013. "The Political Economics of Higher Education Finance for Mobile Individuals," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79717, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Luehrmann, Melanie & Chevalier, Arnaud & Dolton, Peter, 2013. ""Making it count": Evidence from a Field Experiment on Assessment Rules, Study Incentives and Student Performance," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79795, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
• Manoel Bittencourt, 2014. "Education and Fertility: Panel Time-Series Evidence from Southern Africa," Working Papers 201402, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
• Vea, Reynaldo B., 2014. "Industry-Academe Collaboration for Research and Development," Discussion Papers DP 2014-10, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.