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Horstschräer, Julia; Sprietsma, Maresa – Education Economics, 2015
We estimate the short-term effects of the introduction of the Bachelor degree system in Germany, a change in degree regulations such that students need less time to earn a first degree, on college enrollment and dropout rates. We use variation in the timing of the reform at the university department level to identify the effects of the reform…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bachelors Degrees, Enrollment, Dropout Rate
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Suryadarma, Daniel – Education Economics, 2015
This paper uses a rich longitudinal dataset to measure the evolution of the gender differences in numeracy among school-age children in Indonesia. Girls outperformed boys by 0.08 standard deviations when the sample was around 11 years old. Seven years later, the gap has widened to 0.19 standard deviations, equivalent to around 18 months of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Evidence, Gender Differences, Numeracy