Julian R. Betts

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Do Grading Standards Affect the Incentive to Learn?

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-22
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Apr 1998
Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Equalizing Educational Opportunity Through Educational Finance Reform

UC Davis Working Paper No. 99-08
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Apr 2000
Julian R. Betts and John E. Roemer
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Yale University - Department of Political Science
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The Two-Legged Stool: The Neglected Role of Educational Standards in Improving America's Public Schools

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The Two-Legged Stool: The Neglected Role of Educational Standards in Improving America's Public Schools

Economic Policy Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 1998
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Oct 2007
Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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education, schools

The Two-Legged Stool: The Neglected Role of Educational Standards in Improving America's Public Schools

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-32
Posted: 18 Jun 1998
Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Value-Added to What? How a Ceiling in the Testing Instrument Influences Value-Added Estimation

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Value-Added to What? How a Ceiling in the Testing Instrument Influences Value-Added Estimation

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2009
Cory Koedel and Julian R. Betts
University of Missouri - Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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value added, test-score ceiling, ceiling effects, teacher performance

Value-Added to What? How a Ceiling in the Testing Instrument Influences Value-Added Estimation

NBER Working Paper No. w14778
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2009
Cory Koedel and Julian R. Betts
University of Missouri - Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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The Impact of Grading Standards on Student Achievement, Educational Attainment, and Entry-Level Earnings

NBER Working Paper No. w7875
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2010
Julian R. Betts and Jeffrey Grogger
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy
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The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications

NBER Working Paper No. w6757
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 16 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2001
Julian R. Betts and Magnus Lofstrom
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Public Policy Institute of California
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Sources of Employment Growth by Occupation and Industry in Canada

Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, Vol. 48, No. 2, 1993
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Oct 2011
Julian R. Betts and Thomas H. McCurdy
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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changes in occupational composition of employment, intersectoral shifts in employment, sources of growth in employment

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Reduced-Class Distinctions: Effort, Ability, and the Education Production Function

NBER Working Paper No. w14777
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2010
Philip Babcock and Julian R. Betts
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance

Journal of Urban Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 23 Sep 2001
Julian R. Betts and Robert W. Fairlie
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics

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Analysis of Education, Economics of Minorities, Immigration

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The Impact of School Resources on Women's Earnings and Educational Attainment: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women

Journal of Labor Economics
Posted: 13 Jul 2001
Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Earnings, Education, Human Capital, School Quality

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The Effects of Unions on Research and Development: An Empirical Analysis Using Multi-Year Data

Canadian Journal of Economics
Posted: 01 Apr 2001
Julian R. Betts, Cameron W. Odgers and Michael K. Wilson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Trade Unions (Objectives, Structure, and Effects), Research and Development, R&D

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Educational Crowding Out: Do Immigrants Affect the Educational Attainment of American Minorities?

University of California at San Diego Economics Discussion Paper No. 98-04
Posted: 07 Jan 1999
Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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The Effects of Ability Grouping on Student Math Achievement and Resource Allocation in Secondary Schools

University of California at San Diego Economics Discussion Paper No. 96-25R
Posted: 12 Nov 1998
Julian R. Betts and Jamie L. Shkolnik
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - National Opinion Research Center (NORC)

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Do Unions Reduce Investment?: Evidence from Canada

INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS REVIEW, October 1997
Posted: 30 Jul 1997
Cameron W. Odgers and Julian R. Betts
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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