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Dahl, Gordon; Lochner, Lance – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2009
Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and measurement error. In this paper, we use two simulated instrumental variables strategies to estimate the causal effect of income on children's math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, non-linear changes…
Descriptors: Family Income, Academic Achievement, Evidence, Tax Credits
Kolstad, Andrew – 1984
This user's manual provides information for using the "High School and Beyond" (HSB) longitudinal study data file for local labor markets for HSB schools. An overview of the national study is given. Information in the HSB database comes primarily from questionnaires completed by students, school administrators, teachers, and parents of…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Databases, Grade 10, Grade 12
Russell, Susan H.; And Others – 1990
The 1988 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty surveyed 7,408 full- and part-time regular faculty, department chairpersons, and institutional representatives of 480 nonproprietary accredited U.S. institutions of higher education granting a two-year or higher degree. The survey, conducted between December 1987 and October 1988, examined…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Data Collection
Koester, Jolene – 1985
The responses of U.S. students to a questionnaire that was attached to applications for the International Student Identity Card are presented and analyzed. The data were gathered in a study of the characteristics, attitudes, financial support, prior experience abroad, and study and travel arrangements of U.S. students going abroad. After an…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Financial Support, Majors (Students), National Surveys
Ing, Christine Domzal; Tewey, Betsy Phillips – 1994
This monograph provides a compilation of 1985-1993 statistical data on children and youth with disabilities. Data sources included: (1) national surveys that collect economic and social information; (2) national surveys on health status; (3) health surveillance reports; and (4) program and administrative data from federal programs serving…
Descriptors: Child Health, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Definitions
Jones, Roger G. – 2002
Data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) were analyzed to assess the viability of using the LSAY study data for national reporting of outcomes by geographic location and to identify variations in young Australians' education participation and outcomes by geographic region. The analysis revealed several sample distribution…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Interpretation, Dropouts, Educational Attainment