Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
"We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, ove...
Main Authors: | National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Hanushek, Eric A., Woessmann, Ludger |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge, MA
2009
NBER |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19188896124919060789-Do-better-schools-lead-to-more.htm |
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