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Competing Under Oath: Can Honesty Pledges Reduce Cheating in Competitive Environments?
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT People frequently compete with one another for awards, benefits, contracts, positions, or roles. One of the regulatory challenges in these contexts lies in preventing people from making dishonest claims to win such competitions. Honesty pledges, asking people to commit to ethical behavior ex ante, have been found to reduce cheating under non ...
Ronit Montal‐Rosenberg +2 more
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Health numeracy skills of medical students:cross-sectional and controlled before-and-after study. [PDF]
BMC Med Educ, 2019 Buljan I +3 more
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Strategies to Enhance Numeracy Skills
NAM Perspectives, 2016 Andrew Pleasant +4 more
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The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
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Long‐term effects of economic depressions on wealth
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the long‐term effects of economic depressions – defined as multi‐year peak‐to‐trough GDP declines of at least 10 percent – experienced until young adulthood on the wealth distribution and portfolio allocation of older individuals in Europe.
Viola Angelini, Irene Ferrari
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Time and Policy Diffusion: Analysing Subnational Education Policy in Brazil
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Time has recently gained prominence as a critical factor in policy diffusion studies at the international level and in studies examining federal systems. Nevertheless, empirical research investigating the role of time in subnational policy diffusion processes remains scarce.
Catarina Ianni Segatto +1 more
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School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Girls Excelling in Math and Science (GEMS) club is a long‐standing afterschool STEM program (1994–present). The study investigates the features of GEMS by exploring retrospective experiences of a group of original GEMS girls (OGGs) who attended GEMS in 1994–1995. Survey data were collected from 14 OGGs and in‐depth interview data from nine
Lili Zhou
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From brain to education through machine learning: Predicting literacy and numeracy skills from neuroimaging data. [PDF]
Imaging Neurosci (Camb)Nakai T, Tirou C, Prado J.
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Assessment of literacy and numeracy skills related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels. [PDF]
SAGE Open Med, 2019 Jang SM, Jiang R, Grabe D, Pai AB.
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School Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the predictive relationships among early mathematics and reading achievement, school discipline, and later mathematics performance for Black students. Using path analysis, we analyze a cohort of 36,668 Black students in Texas public schools from fourth to seventh grade.
Micayla Gooden +3 more
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