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The Quality of Schooling: Quantity Alone is Misleading

Article Abstract:

Returns to learning may be biased by failure to consider the quality of education as well as the quantity. Public investment decisions should consider quality improvement. A higher social rate of return will be obtained by improving quality.

Author: Behrman, J.R., Birdsall, N.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1983
Decision-making, Decision making, Analysis, Quality control

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Estimating the effect of mother's schooling on children's schooling using a sample of adoptees

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The effects of unobserved inherited abilities on the adopted childEs schooling are considered. It gives a description of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Survey and background information on adoptions in the U.S.

Author: Plug, Erik
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2004
Surveys, Children, Adopted, Adopted children

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Estimating average and local average treatment effects of education when compulsory schooling laws realty matter

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Local average treatment effects and minimum school leaving age for high-school and its effects on their on educational aspects the United States, Canada is evaluated.

Author: Oreopoulos, Philip
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2006
Government domestic functions, High school dropouts, Education policy, Educational aspects

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Subjects list: Education, United States
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