20.6.11
"Management...
... – basically the efficient organization of production – is possibly the great technological achievement of our age. And has yet to fully diffuse." - link.
... – basically the efficient organization of production – is possibly the great technological achievement of our age. And has yet to fully diffuse." - link.
18.6.11
O novo governo, ...
... (link) pelo menos nas areas da educacao e emprego, e' uma lufada de ar fresco, de competencia e esclarecimento, quanto a mim 'a altura dos grandes desafios que o pais tem pela frente.
PS - Entrevista de Pedro Passos Coelho ao FT - link. Excerto: "The “serious difference” between his party and the Socialists of José Sócrates, the outgoing prime minister, he says, is that the PSD “believes in the changes we have to make”. "
... (link) pelo menos nas areas da educacao e emprego, e' uma lufada de ar fresco, de competencia e esclarecimento, quanto a mim 'a altura dos grandes desafios que o pais tem pela frente.
PS - Entrevista de Pedro Passos Coelho ao FT - link. Excerto: "The “serious difference” between his party and the Socialists of José Sócrates, the outgoing prime minister, he says, is that the PSD “believes in the changes we have to make”. "
“Identifying Effective Classroom Practices Using Student Achievement Data”
Abstract:
Research continues to find large differences in student achievement gains across teachers’ classrooms. The variability in teacher effectiveness raises the stakes on identifying effective teachers and teaching practices. This paper combines data from classroom observations of teaching practices and measures of teachers’ ability to improve student achievement as one contribution to these questions. We find that observation measures of teaching effectiveness are substantively related to student achievement growth and that some observed teaching practices predict achievement more than other practices. Our results provide information for both individual teacher development efforts, and the design of teacher evaluation systems.
16.6.11
"Cronyism" alargado...
... ate Outubro de 2009.
Nova versao do meu trabalho sobre a relacao entre contratacoes em empresas publicas e o ciclo eleitoral, a ser apresentado hoje aqui: resultados com periodo 2008-2009 mantem-se inalterados. (Post anterior aqui.)
Analise incluindo 2011 tera provavelmente de esperar ate os dados serem disponibilizados, provavelmente so em meados ou finais de 2012.
Aqui os efeitos por mes, em relacao aos meses de tomada de posse de um novo governo (mes 0):
15.6.11
"Non Cognitive Skills and Personality Traits...
Labour Market Relevance and their Development in Education & Training Systems"
IZA DP No. 5743, por Giorgio Brunello e Martin Schlotter - link. Inclui discussão do trabalho nesta área em Portugal desenvolvido pela EPIS.
Abstract:
This paper reviews the empirical economic literature on the relative importance of non cognitive skills for school and labour market outcomes, with a focus on Europe. There is evidence that high cognitive test scores are likely to result not only from high cognitive skills but also from high motivation and adequate personality traits. This suggests that part of the contribution of cognitive skills to economic growth could be due to personality traits. Across large parts of the literature, there is consensus that non cognitive skills have important effects both on school attainment and on labour market outcomes. These effects might be as important as the effects of cognitive skills.
Abstract:
This paper reviews the empirical economic literature on the relative importance of non cognitive skills for school and labour market outcomes, with a focus on Europe. There is evidence that high cognitive test scores are likely to result not only from high cognitive skills but also from high motivation and adequate personality traits. This suggests that part of the contribution of cognitive skills to economic growth could be due to personality traits. Across large parts of the literature, there is consensus that non cognitive skills have important effects both on school attainment and on labour market outcomes. These effects might be as important as the effects of cognitive skills.
Less consensus exists on the malleability of non cognitive skills, with some arguing that these skills can be altered until the end of teenage years and others claiming that emotional intelligence can be changed at any age. Most of what economists know about the technology of non cognitive skill formation concerns early educational levels, such as preschools and schools. While it is difficult to argue that all relevant skill formation ends before labour market entry, there is scant evidence on the role of the workplace in the maintenance and development of existing skills. [...]
"Three’s Company: Wall Street, Capitol Hill and K Street?"
Working paper de Deniz Igan (International Monetary Fund)
Abstract:
This paper explores the link between the political influence of the financial industry and financial regulation in the run-up to the global financial crisis. We construct a detailed dataset documenting the politically targeted activities of the financial industry from 1999 to 2006. The analysis shows that lobbying expenditures by the financial industry were directly linked to the position legislators took on the key bills. Network connections of lobbyists and the financial industry with the legislators were also associated with increased odds of the legislator’s position being in favor of lax regulation. These findings support the view that financial regulation is prone to be influenced by the financial industry.
14.6.11
Links
"In Greece, Some See a New Lehman", NY Times.
Handbook sobre impacto cientifico, LSE.
"Why debt rescues will boost the scenario of a closer union", W. Munchau (FT).
"Will Greece Make It?", Dani Rodrik: "As soon as financial markets begin to question the credibility of a government’s commitment to a fixed exchange rate, they become a force for instability. At the slightest hint of things going awry, investors and depositors pull up stakes and move capital out of the country, thereby precipitating the collapse of the currency. [...] For the Greek program to have any chance, the Papandreou government must mount a monumental effort to convince its domestic constituents that economic pain is the price they are paying for a brighter future – and not just a means to satisfy external creditors."
Discurso de António Barreto, nas comemoracoes do 10 de Junho - link.
"Alunos abandonam escola obrigatória por dificuldades financeiras" - Publico.
"Top 10 [US] Thriving Industries: From Biotech to prison guards" - link.
"Why American Management Rules the World", HBS blog.
13.6.11
Vantagens da "big data"
Uma nova ideia que ainda nao chegou a Portugal - explorar o potencial informativo de bases de dados de grandes dimensoes, que permitem identificar padroes de grande relevancia para as politicas publicas.
Um bom exemplo nesta cronica no Guardian, sobre os efeitos das demoras nos servicos de urgencia no Canada.
PS - Outro exemplo - Google Trends - aqui.
Uma nova ideia que ainda nao chegou a Portugal - explorar o potencial informativo de bases de dados de grandes dimensoes, que permitem identificar padroes de grande relevancia para as politicas publicas.
Um bom exemplo nesta cronica no Guardian, sobre os efeitos das demoras nos servicos de urgencia no Canada.
PS - Outro exemplo - Google Trends - aqui.
Efeitos da educacao pre-escolar
"School-Based Early Childhood Education and Age-28 Well-Being: Effects by Timing, Dosage, and Subgroups", por por Arthur J. Reynolds, Judy A. Temple, Suh-Ruu Ou, Irma A. Artea e Barry A. B. White - link.
Advances in understanding the effects of early education have benefited public policy and developmental science. Although preschool has demonstrated positive effects on life-course outcomes, limitations in knowledge on program scale, subgroup differences, and dosage levels have hindered progress.
We report the effects of the Child-Parent Center Education Program on indicators of well-being up to 25 years later for more than 1400 participants. This established, publicly funded intervention begins in preschool and provides up to 6 years of service in inner-city Chicago schools.
Relative to the comparison group receiving the usual services, program participation was independently linked to higher educational attainment, income, socioeconomic status (SES), and health insurance coverage, as well as lower rates of justice-system involvement and substance abuse.
Evidence of enduring effects was strongest for preschool, especially for males and children of high school dropouts. The positive influence of 4 years or more of service was limited primarily to education and SES. Dosage within program components was mostly unrelated to outcomes. Findings demonstrate support for the enduring effects of sustained school-based early education to the end of the third decade of life.
10.6.11
Cinco anos de...
... "Economia das Pessoas"!
... "Economia das Pessoas"!
