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The Returns to Public Library Investment
American Economic Journal: Economic PolicyLocal governments spend over $12 billion annually funding the operation of 15,427 public libraries in the United States, yet we know little about their effects.
Gregory A. Gilpin +2 more
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Do Human Capital Decisions Respond to the Returns to Education? Evidence from DACA
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020 This paper studies human capital responses to the availability of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides temporary work authorization and deferral from deportation for undocumented, high-school-educated youth.
Elira Kuka, N. Shenhav, Kevin Shih
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The American Economic ReviewWe evaluate a pedagogical intervention aimed at improving learning in elementary school children by fostering their curiosity. We test the effectiveness of the pedagogy using achievement scores and a novel measure of curiosity.
Sule Alan, Ipek Mumcu
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Parents’ Beliefs about Their Children’s Academic Ability: Implications for Educational Investments
The American Economic Review, 2019 Schools worldwide distribute information to parents about their children’s academic performance. Do frictions prevent parents, particularly low-income parents, from accessing this information to make decisions? A field experiment in Malawi shows that, at
Rebecca Dizon-Ross
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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019 We compare the adult outcomes of cohorts who were differentially exposed to policy-induced changes in Head Start and K–12 spending, depending on place and year of birth. IV and sibling-difference estimates indicate that, for poor children, these policies
Rucker C. Johnson, C. Jackson
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School Choice and Higher Education Attainment
Social Science Research NetworkIZA DP No. 15330 MAY 2022 School Choice and Higher Education Attainment We analyze how school vouchers affect post-secondary attainment by exploiting the universal voucher program implemented in Chile in 1981. The program allowed students to choose which
Diana Alessandrini, Joniada Milla
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Long-Term Orientation and Educational Performance
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019 We study the role of Long-Term Orientation on the educational attainment of immigrant students. Controlling for the quality of schools and socioeconomic characteristics, students from long-term oriented cultures perform better in third grade reading and ...
David N. Figlio +3 more
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Heterogeneity in School Value Added and the Private Premium
The American Economic ReviewWe estimate and validate test score–based measures of school quality (school value added, or SVA) in Pakistan. We document substantial variation in SVA within villages and within the public and private sectors, leading to a wide range of possible ...
T. Andrabi +3 more
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Intergenerational and Sibling Spillovers in High School Majors
Social Science Research NetworkThis paper estimates family spillovers in high school major choice in Sweden, where admission to oversubscribed majors is determined based on GPA. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find large sibling and intergenerational spillovers that depend
Gordon B. Dahl +2 more
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Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City
, 2013 Will Dobbie, Roland G. Fryer
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