scholarly journals Impact of microfinance on household income and consumption in Bangladesh: Empirical evidence from a quasi-experimental survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Monzur Morshed Bhuiya ◽  
Rasheda Khanam ◽  
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman ◽  
Hong Son Nghiem
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Survey

scholarly journals How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 775-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall Akee ◽  
William Copeland ◽  
E. Jane Costello ◽  
Emilia Simeonova
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Income Transfer ◽  
Parental Relationships ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Health

We examine the effects of a quasi-experimental unconditional household income transfer on child emotional and behavioral health and personality traits. Using longitudinal data, we find that there are large beneficial effects on children's emotional and behavioral health and personality traits during adolescence. We find evidence that these effects are most pronounced for children who start out with the lowest initial endowments. The income intervention also results in improvements in parental relationships which we interpret as a potential mechanism behind our findings. (JEL D14, I12, I26, I31, I38, J13, J15)

The rationale of part-time farming: empirical evidence from Norway

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Mittenzwei ◽  
Stefan Mann
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Apparent Contradiction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Part Time ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Outside farming, pluriactivity is generally considered as undesirable, whereas agricultural economists tend to recommend part-time farming. This contradiction is to be solved. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Linking tax-payer and statistical farm-level data from Norway, the authors tested how profitable part-time farming is for Norwegian farm households. Findings The analysis showed that concentrating on either working on-farm or off-farm generates a higher household income than combining the two. Practical implications Part-time farming may be a lifestyle decision, but apparently is not economically optimal for most farms. Originality/value The contribution solves an apparent contradiction between the discourses inside and outside agriculture.

How Do School Peers Influence Student Educational Outcomes? Theory and Evidence from Economics and Other Social Sciences

2010 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 1163-1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas N. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Group Outcomes ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background Interest among social scientists in peer influences has grown with recent reseg-regation of the nation's schools and court decisions that limit the ability of school districts to consider race in school assignment decisions. If having more advantaged peers is beneficial, then these trends may reduce educational equity. Previous studies have outlined individual or groups of theories about how peers influence one another, but these theories have rarely been subjected to empirical tests. Focus of Study This study provides a description of a wide range of peer influence theories from psychologists, sociologists, and economists. A taxonomy is developed that distinguishes theories based primarily on whether students are hypothesized to change each other's beliefs and values (direct influences) versus more indirect influences, such as the allocation of teachers and school resources. Whether empirical evidence, including important new advancements by economists, informs the validity of the various theories is then considered. Although far from definitive, the study highlights the importance of carrying out empirical analysis that tests specific theories. Research Design Quantitative researchers are increasingly aware of the great difficulty of determining whether correlations between individual and group outcomes reflect a causal effect of peers. The review of empirical evidence focuses on experimental and quasi-experimental studies, which most plausibly reflect causal influences. These studies focus on student achievement as the outcome of interest. Conclusions The evidence is not completely consistent with any single theory, though it is more supportive of some over others. A new hybrid theory—group-based contagion—is proposed that is more consistent with the evidence.

scholarly journals Designing an Augmented Reality Strategy: ELearning/ Extensive Reading

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 410
Author(s):  
Lusy Tunik Muharlisiani ◽  
Nuning Kurniasih ◽  
Lilik Istiqomah ◽  
Rizka Safriyani ◽  
Nuskhan Abid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
First Time ◽  
Experimental Survey

This paper aims to see the students' responses toward the use of Augmented Reality in English learning as the application has been used in some courses in some levels of students in UWKS.  The study implemented the quasi-experimental methodology by applying for the program to two groups, controlled and experimental.        Survey method along with the use of questionnaire was used for data collection.  The finding and discussion showed that Augmented Reality was well -utilized in the activity of English language teaching. However, the utilization needed to be more optimized and explored due to most of them were first time users. 

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