Search results for author:"William Sander"
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Religious background and educational attainment: The effects of Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism
William Sander
Economics of Education Review Vol. 29, No. 3 pp. 489–493
The effects of Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism on educational attainment in the United States are examined. OLS estimates of educational attainment and Probit estimates of college attainment are undertaken. It is shown that Islam and Judaism have...
Language: English
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The effects of schooling and cognitive ability on smoking and marijuana use by young adults
William Sander
Economics of Education Review Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 317–324
The effects of schooling, cognitive ability, and time preference on the probability that young adults use or smoke marijuana are estimated. It is shown that schooling, cognitive ability, and time preference all affect the likelihood of smoking....
Language: English
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Schooling and smoking
William Sander
Economics of Education Review Vol. 14, No. 1 pp. 23–33
The effect of schooling on the odds that men and women smoke is estimated for five age cohorts. Particular attention is given to the issue of endogeneity between schooling and smoking behavior. It is shown that schooling reduces the odds that men...
Language: English
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Grades and student evaluations of teachers
Anthony C Krautmann; William Sander
Economics of Education Review Vol. 18, No. 1 pp. 59–63
Understanding the relationship between grading practices and student evaluations is especially important in higher education because of the increasing importance of this instrument in the promotion process. If evaluations can be increased by giving...
Language: English