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Posts by Nicholas A. Wright, PhD
Takeaway: Reducing financial barriers is important, but not sufficient. Effective policy must address not just affordability, but also prioritize instructional quality and student support.
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Findings:
• The subsidy increased exam registration, absenteeism, and exam failing rates
• Effects were more pronounced among female students and those in urban or low-performing schools
• We observed negative spillovers on substitute subjects (e.g. french), while core subjects were unaffected.
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What we studied: A targeted subsidy for the CSEC Spanish exam aimed at reducing the financial cost of taking Spanish.
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Happy to share my new publication, Breaking the Language Barrier? Exam Fee Subsidies and Spanish Proficiency, now out in Economía LACEA Journal. 📄
👉 doi.org/10.31389/eco...
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Congrats Gema!
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Congrats!
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Congrats!
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Congrats @joshua-goodman.com!
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This is much more praise than we (or at least I) deserve, but we'll take it ;)
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New paper! 📢 Girls outperform boys in education at all levels in Jamaica—an emerging trend across the Caribbean & Latin America. This study explores student & school factors behind the gap. #econsky #academicsky
economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10....
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