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14 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18208
Freed from the Boys: How Single-Sex Schooling Shapes Girls’ Effort and Performance in High-Stakes Exams
Caterina Calsamiglia, Yarine Fawaz, Daniel Fernández-Kranz, Junhee Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17400
Another Chance: Number of Exam Retakes and University Students' Outcomes
Massimiliano Bratti, Silvia Granato, Enkelejda Havari
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17228
Free Schooling Reverses Sibling Rivalry
João R. Ferreira, Wayne Aaron Sandholtz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15602
Full-Time Schools and Educational Trajectories: Evidence from High-Stakes Exams
Francisco Cabrera-Hernández, María Padilla-Romo, Cecilia Peluffo
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 96, 102443
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15550
Gender Differences in High-Stakes Performance and College Admission Policies
Andreu Arenas, Caterina Calsamiglia
forthcoming in: Management Science, 2025.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15350
High School and Exam Scores: Does Their Predictive Validity for Academic Performance Vary with Programme Selectivity?
Pedro Luís Silva, Carla Sá, Ricardo Biscaia, Pedro N. Teixeira
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15067
A Bridge to Graduation: Post-secondary Effects of an Alternative Pathway for Students Who Fail High School Exit Exams
Jane Arnold Lincove, Catherine Mata, Kalena E. Cortes
published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2024, 19 (4), 665–691
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14107
Central Exams and Adult Skills: Evidence from PIAAC
Lisa Leschnig, Guido Schwerdt, Katarina Zigova
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2022, 90, 102289
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13838
What Is at Stake without High-Stakes Exams? Students' Evaluation and Admission to College at the Time of COVID-19
Andreu Arenas, Caterina Calsamiglia, Annalisa Loviglio
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, 102143.
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. 9122
The Information Value of Central School Exams
Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2017, 56, 65-79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8018
Gender Differences in Strategic Behaviour under Competitive Pressure: Evidence on Omission Patterns in University Entrance Examinations
Tuomas Pekkarinen
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 115, 94-110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6889
Central School Exit Exams and Labor-Market Outcomes
Marc Piopiunik, Guido Schwerdt, Ludger Woessmann
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 31, 93-108
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5527
Exit Exams and High School Dropout
Dave E. Marcotte
published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32 (2), 323-350
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