Browsing by Author "Harmon, Colm"
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The Economics of Early Childhood Care and Education : Technical Research Paper
Chevalier, Arnaud; Finn, Claire; Harmon, Colm; Viitanen, Tarja (National Economic and Social ForumIE, 2006-01) -
Eurostudent survey III : report on the social and living conditions of higher education students in Ireland 2006/2007
Delaney, Liam; Bernard, Aude; Harmon, Colm; Ryan, Martin (Higher Education AuthorityIE, 2007) -
Literacy and education in Ireland
Denny, Kevin; Harmon, Colm; McMahon, Doreen; Redmond, Sandra (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1999)Recent media attention has focused on the low ranking of Ireland in a major international study on literacy. In this paper we examine the dataset used in these studies to consider the reason behind the low ranking. We find ... -
Schooling and earnings in the UK ? Evidence from the ROSLA experiment
Harmon, Colm; Walker, Ian (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1993)Recent work by Angrist and Krueger (1991,1992) utilised an "experiment" to distinguish an individual's return to schooling where additional schooling is by choice compared to the return when extra schooling is compulsory. ... -
Schooling returns, schooling decisions and educational finance
Harmon, Colm (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2002)Given the presence of significant returns to education, it would seem logical to query why individuals choose to leave school early. This paper examines the evidence on this issue, dealing with both methodological and ...