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Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009
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, over time, and along the within-country distribution.…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, School Policy, Economic Progress, Thinking Skills
Hanushek, Eric A. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
Most analyses of teacher quality end without any assessment of the economic value of altered teacher quality. This paper combines information about teacher effectiveness with the economic impact of higher achievement. It begins with an overview of what is known about the relationship between teacher quality and student achievement, which provides…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Teacher Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Academic Achievement