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41 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14315
What Explains Vietnam's Exceptional Performance in Education Relative to Other Countries? Analysis of the 2012 and 2015 Pisa Data
Hai-Anh Dang, Paul Glewwe, Khoa Vu, Jongwook Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14039
The Effect of Refugees on Native Adolescents' Test Scores: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Pisa
Semih Tumen
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150, 102633
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13453
Culture and Student Achievement: The Intertwined Roles of Patience and Risk-Taking
Eric A. Hanushek, Lavinia Kinne, Philipp Lergetporer, Ludger Woessmann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12971
Long-Run Trends in the U.S. SES-Achievement Gap
Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey, Ludger Woessmann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12282
Bullshitters. Who Are They and What Do We Know about Their Lives?
John Jerrim, Phil Parker, Nikki Shure
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11683
Testing
Annika B. Bergbauer, Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10847
What Happens When Econometrics and Psychometrics Collide? An Example Using the PISA Data
John Jerrim, Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo, Oscar D. Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Nikki Shure
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10001
The Importance of School Systems: Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Ludger Woessmann
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30 (3), 3-31
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9797
The More, the Better? The Impact of Instructional Time on Student Performance
Maria Alejandra Cattaneo, Chantal Oggenfuss, Stefan C. Wolter
published in: Education Economics, 2017, 25(5), 433-445
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9082
Is Ability Tracking (Really) Responsible for Educational Inequalities in Achievement? A Comparison between the Country States Bavaria and Hesse in Germany
Hartmut Esser, Ilona Relikowski
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8471
Student Scores in Public and Private Schools: Evidence from PISA 2009
Stephane Mahuteau, Kostas G. Mavromaras
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8411
Which Schools and Pupils Respond to Educational Achievement Surveys? A Focus on the English PISA Sample
Sylke V. Schnepf, Gabriele B. Durrant, John Micklewright
revised version published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8392
Socioeconomic Gradients in Children's Cognitive Skills: Are Cross-Country Comparisons Robust to Who Reports Family Background?
John Jerrim, John Micklewright
revised version published in: European Sociological Review, 2014, doi: 10.1093/esr/jcu072
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8028
Decomposition of Differences in PISA Results in Middle Income Countries
Sandra Nieto, Raul Ramos
published in: Prospects, 2015, 45(3), 325-343
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7722
Re-testing PISA Students One Year Later: On School Value Added Estimation Using OECD-PISA
Massimiliano Bratti, Daniele Checchi
revised version published in: Rivista di Politica Economica, 2016, 105, 145-189
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7566
An Analysis of the Impact of Socioeconomic Disadvantage and School Quality on the Probability of School Dropout
Stephane Mahuteau, Kostas G. Mavromaras
published in Education Economics, 2014, 22 (4), 389-411
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7444
Who Chooses Which Private Education? Theory and International Evidence
Giuseppe Bertola, Daniele Checchi
published in: Labour, 2013, 27 (3), 249-271
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6722
Do Fiscal and Political Decentralization Raise Students' Performance? A Cross-Country Analysis
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Enric Meix-Llop
published as "Decentralization and the Quality of Public Services: Cross-Country Evidence from Educational Data", Environment & Planning C: Politics and Space 37(7), 1296-1316
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6338
Gender Gaps in PISA Test Scores: The Impact of Social Norms and the Mother's Transmission of Role Attitudes
Ainara González de San Román, Sara de la Rica
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6300
Migration Policy Can Boost PISA Results: Findings from a Natural Experiment
Maria Alejandra Cattaneo, Stefan C. Wolter
published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2015
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