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Socioeconomic and Indigenous school segregation in Australia: The role of institutional differentiation and fees

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School segregation is an international problem undermining the performance and equity of education systems. Australia's secondary schooling system offers international insights into the causes of segregation owing to it being one of the most segregated in the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, its long history of school ...
Michael G. Sciffer, Laura B. Perry, Andrew McConney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing Subsidies and Expanding Health Insurance Options in Connecticut

, 2022
Preethi Rao, Federico Girosi, Raffaele Vardavas, Lawrence Baker, Christine Eibner   +4 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Economics of export subsidies under costly and imperfect enforcement [PDF]

The present paper builds on the published literature on agricultural policy analysis under costly and imperfect enforcement by introducing enforcement costs and misrepresentation into the economic analysis of export subsidies.
Giannakas, Konstantinos
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How can welfare regime and production regime theories explain differences in schools’ ability grouping policies? A comparative study using the PISA school survey

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg, Girma Berhanu, Lena Fridlund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Operating subsidies and transit efficiency: applying new metrics to old problems [PDF]

, 2023
Christina D. Funk, Michael Higgins, Gregory L. Newmark   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

A Framework for Analyzing Tariffs and Subsidies in Water Provision to Urban Households in Developing Countries [PDF]

This paper aims to present a basic conceptual framework for understanding the main practical issues and challenges relating to tariffs and subsidies in the water sector in developing countries.
David le Blanc
core  

Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy, Gianni De Fraja, Mike Adkins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Comparative Statics of the Effects of Credit Guarantees and Subsidies in the Competitive Lending Market [PDF]

We compare the effects of government credit subsidies and guarantees on decreasing inefficiencies caused by principal-agent problems in the credit market in transition and posttransition economies.
Karel Janda
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Disingenuous ‘box‐ticking’: Undergraduate students' attitudes towards university mental health awareness efforts

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health problems are common among UK undergraduate students. In response, many universities have put considerable effort into raising awareness about student mental health problems and avenues of support (e.g., via workshops, posters, email newsletters and social media posts).
Sorcha Finan, Lucy Foulkes
wiley   +1 more source

Food Subsidy Effects on Host Foraging Behavior Shape Host-Macroparasite Infection Dynamics. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Haile BB, Budischak SA, Craft ME, Cressler CE, Forbes KM, Hall RJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source