IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6138

Educating Children of Immigrants: Closing the Gap in Norwegian Schools

Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum, Knut Røed

published in: Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2012, 3 (1), 211-251.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6135

Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India

Pushkar Maitra, Sarmistha Pal, Anurag Sharma

revised version forthcoming as 'Economic Reforms and Growth of Private School Enrolment in India: Is There a Cause for Concern?' in: Sonalde Desai, Pallavi Choudhuri, and Amaresh Dubey (eds.), India's Social and Economic Transformation in the 21st Century, Routledge

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6134

Education, Job Search and Re-employment Outcomes among the Unemployed

W. Craig Riddell, Xueda Song

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6120

Inequality during the Early Years: Child Outcomes and Readiness to Learn in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States

Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, Elizabeth Washbrook

published in: John Ermisch, Markus Jantti, and Timothy Smeeding (editors). From Parents to Children: The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage. Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6107

The Returns to Four-Year College for Academically Marginal Students

Seth D. Zimmerman

published as 'The Returns to College Admission for Academically Marginal Students' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32 (4), 711-754

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6106

The Effect of School Construction on Test Scores, School Enrollment, and Home Prices

Christopher A. Neilson, Seth D. Zimmerman

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2014, 120 , 18-31

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6096

Economic Crises, Maternal and Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight and Enrollment Rates: Evidence from Argentina's Downturns

Guillermo Cruces, Pablo Glüzmann, Luis-Felipe López-Calva

published in: World Development, 2012, 40 (2), 303-314

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6083

General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann, Lei Zhang

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52 (1), 48-87

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6082

Publishing Trends in Economics across Colleges and Universities, 1991-2007

Anne E. Winkler, Sharon Levin, Paula Stephan, Wolfgang Glänzel

published in: Eastern Economic Journal, 2014, 40, 560–582

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6077

Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis

Carla Haelermans, Lex Borghans

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012, 50 (3), 502–528

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6073

Performance-related Funding of Universities: Does More Competition Lead to Grade Inflation?

Thomas K. Bauer, Barbara S. Grave

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6072

Age at Immigration and the Education Outcomes of Children

Miles Corak

abridged version published in: Ann Masten, Karmela Liebkind and Donald J. Hernandez (editors). Realizing the Potential of Immigrant Youth, Cambridge University Press, 2012, Ch. 4

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6069

Every Child Matters? An Evaluation of "Special Educational Needs" Programmes in England

Francois Keslair, Eric Maurin, Sandra McNally

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31(6), 932-948.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6056

Education and Optimal Dynamic Taxation

Sebastian Findeisen, Dominik Sachs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6055

Adverse Selection and Incentives in an Early Retirement Program

Kenneth T. Whelan, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Kevin F. Hallock, Ronald L. Seeber

published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2012, Vol. 36, 159-190

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6052