IZA Discussion Papers

published as 'The Creativity Premium: Exploring the Link between Childhood Creativity and Life Outcomes' in: Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, 2024, 2 (3), 495–526

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14203

The Long-Run Economic Consequences of Iodine Supplementation

Daniel Araújo, Bladimir Carrillo, Breno Sampaio

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, 1-18

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14196

Diversity in Schools: Immigrants and the Educational Performance of U.S. Born Students

David N. Figlio, Paola Giuliano, Riccardo Marchingiglio, Umut Ozek, Paola Sapienza

published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91 (2), 972–1006,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14053

Ethnic Capital and Class Reproduction: Comparing the Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Children's Educational Attainment across Ethno-Religious Groups in Israel

Sami H. Miaari, Nabil Khattab, Vered Kraus, Yuval P. Yonay

published in: International Journal of Sociology, 2021, 51 (3), 171 - 196

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13729

The Expected (Signaling) Value of Higher Education

Laura Ehrmantraut, Pia Pinger, Renske Stans

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13433

Refugees and the Educational Attainment of Natives

Colin P. Green, Jon Marius Vaag Iversen

published as 'Refugees and the educational attainment of natives: Evidence from Norway' in: Economics of Education Review, 2022, 88, 102258

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13220

The Regional Anatomy of School Dropouts in Spain: The Role of the Industry Structure of Local Labour Markets

Luis Diaz-Serrano, William Nilsson

published as 'The regional anatomy of youths' educational attainment in Spain: The role of the employment structure in local labour markets' in: Papers in Regional Science, 2020, 99 (5), 1487-1508.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13126

Gendered Language

Pamela Jakiela, Owen Ozier

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12711

Attainment and Gender Equality in Higher Education: Evidence from a Large Scale Expansion

Asena Caner, Merve Demirel-Derebasoglu, Cagla Okten

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10787

Sir! I'd Rather Go to School, Sir!

Mahdi Majbouri

forthcoming in: Economic Development and Cultural Change

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10630

The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers

Seth Gershenson, Cassandra M. D. Hart, Constance A. Lindsay, Nicholas W. Papageorge

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14 (4), 300-342

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10345

Sexual Violence, Title IX and Women's College Enrollment

Dave E. Marcotte, Jane E. Palmer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10283

Using Goals to Motivate College Students: Theory and Evidence from Field Experiments

Damon Clark, David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse, Mark Rush

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102 (4), 648-663

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10167

The Heterogeneous Impacts of Business Cycles on Educational Attainment

Ernest Boffy-Ramirez

published in: Education Economics, 2017, 25 (6), 554-561

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10165

Teacher Expectations Matter

Nicholas W. Papageorge, Seth Gershenson, Kyungmin Kang

published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102(2): 234-251.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9647

Is Shale Development Drilling Holes in the Human Capital Pipeline?

Dan S. Rickman, Hongbo Wang, John V. Winters

published in: Energy Economics, 2017, 62, 283-290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9557

The Moderating Effect of Higher Education on Intergenerational Spatial Inequality

Elise de Vuijst, Maarten van Ham, Reinout Kleinhans

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9202

Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations

Seth Gershenson, Stephen B. Holt, Nicholas W. Papageorge

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 52, 209-224

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9121

A Big Fish in a Small Pond: Ability Rank and Human Capital Investment

Benjamin Elsner, Ingo E. Isphording

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35(3), 787-828

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9117

What Drives the Reversal of the Gender Education Gap? Evidence from Germany

Regina T. Riphahn, Caroline Schwientek

published in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (53), 5748-5775

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8925

Educational Attainment and Labor Market Performance: An Analysis of Immigrants in France

Mehtap Akgüç, Ana Ferrer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8752

Native-Immigrant Gaps in Educational and School-to-Work Transitions in the Second Generation: The Role of Gender and Ethnicity

Stijn Baert, Frank Heiland, Sanders Korenman

revised version published in: De Economist, 2016, 164, 159 - 186

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8734

Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra

Kalena E. Cortes, Joshua Goodman, Takako Nomi

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50 (1), 108-158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8685

Educational Attainment of Second-Generation Immigrants: A U.S.-Canada Comparison

Xingfei Liu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8547

Length of Stay in the Host Country and Educational Achievement of Immigrant Students: The Italian Case

Adriana Di Liberto

published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2015, 36 (4), 585-618

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8268

Human Capital and the Size Distribution of Firms

Pedro Maia Gomes, Zoë Kuehn

Published in Review of Economic Dynamics, 2017, 26 , pp. 164-179.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8094

Does Corruption Promote Emigration? An Empirical Examination

Arusha Cooray, Friedrich Schneider

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29 (1), 293 - 310

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7919

Immigration: What about the Children and Grandchildren?

Arthur Sweetman, Jan C. van Ours

published in: B.R. Chiswick and P.W. Miller (eds). Handbook of the Economics of International Migration, Vol. 1b, Amsterdam: Elsevier/North-Holland, 1141-1193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7794

Is There an Educational Penalty for Being Suspended from School?

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Trinh Le, Duncan McVicar, Rong Zhang

published in: Education Economics, 2015, 23 (4), 376-395

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7790

"High"-School: The Relationship between Early Marijuana Use and Educational Outcomes

Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sonja C. de New, Trinh Le, Duncan McVicar, Rong Zhang

published in: Economic Record, 2015, 91(293), 247-266

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7720

Spillover Effects of Studying with Immigrant Students: A Quantile Regression Approach

Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours

published as 'Quantile Peer Effects of Immigrant Children at Primary Schools' in: Labour, 2016, 30 (2), 135 - 157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7318

Post-Socialist Transition and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education in Kyrgyzstan

Tilman Brück, Damir Esenaliev

published in: Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2018, 26 (1), 61 - 89

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7262

Pure Ethnic Gaps in Educational Attainment and School to Work Transitions: When Do They Arise?

Stijn Baert, Bart Cockx

revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2013, 35, 276 - 294

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7237

A Structural Model of Educational Attainment in Canada

Jörgen Hansen, Xingfei Liu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6817

Young Immigrant Children and their Educational Attainment

Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Economics Letters, 2012, 116, 288-290.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6802

Estimating and Testing a Quantile Regression Model with Interactive Effects

Matthew Harding, Carlos Lamarche

published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2014, 178, 101-113

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6452

Mental Health and Education Decisions

Francesca Cornaglia, Elena Crivellaro, Sandra McNally

published in: Labour Economics, 2015, Vol. 33, 1–12.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6451

Non-Native Speakers of English in the Classroom: What Are the Effects on Pupil Performance?

Charlotte Geay, Sandra McNally, Shqiponja Telhaj

published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F281-F307.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6212

How Immigrant Children Affect the Academic Achievement of Native Dutch Children

Asako Ohinata, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (570), F308-F331

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6143

The Relative Importance of Local Labour Market Conditions and Pupil Attainment on Post-Compulsory Schooling Decisions

Elena Meschi, Joanna K. Swaffield, Anna Vignoles

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. 5973

Non-cognitive Skills and the Gender Disparities in Test Scores and Teacher Assessments: Evidence from Primary School

Christopher Cornwell, David B. Mustard, Jessica Van Parys

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5939

Conflict and its Impact on Educational Accumulation and Enrollment in Colombia: What We Can Learn from Recent IDPs

Kate Wharton, Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5879

Long-Term Effects of Class Size

Peter Fredriksson, Björn Öckert, Hessel Oosterbeek

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128 (1), 249-285

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5781

The Kid's Speech: The Effect of Stuttering on Human Capital Acquisition

Daniel I. Rees, Joseph J. Sabia

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 38, 76-88

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5367

The Production of PhDs in the United States and Canada

Barry R. Chiswick, Nicholas Larsen, Paul Pieper

published as 'The Awarding of PhDs in the United States and Canada: War, the Draft, and Other Economic Determinants' in: Applied Economics, 2015, 47 (28), 2939 - 2958

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5069

The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data

Magali Beffy, Denis Fougère, Arnaud Maurel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4954

Mother or Motherland: Can a Government Have an Impact on Educational Attainment of the Population? Preliminary Evidence from India

Sumon K. Bhaumik, Manisha Chakrabarty

published as 'Educational Attainment in India: What Drives Transition' in: ICRA's Bulletin: Money & Finance, February 2013, 95 -112

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3622

Intergenerational Persistence in Educational Attainment in Italy

Daniele Checchi, Carlo V. Fiorio, Marco Leonardi

published as 'Intergenerational persistence of educational attainment in Italy' in: Economics Letters, 2013, 118 (1), 229-232

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3520