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55 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14074
Gender and Educational Achievement: Stylized Facts and Causal Evidence
Judith Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13796
School Selectivity, Peers, and Mental Health
Aline Bütikofer, Rita Ginja, Fanny Landaud, Katrine Vellesen Loken
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13699
Schools' Attitudes Towards Single Parents: Experimental Evidence
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Sabine Flamand
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13192
The Role of Faith and Faith Schooling in Educational, Economic, and Faith Outcomes
Andrew McKendrick, Ian Walker
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12396
Neighbourhood and School Poverty Simultaneously Predicting Educational Achievement, Taking into Account Timing and Duration of Exposure
Jaap Nieuwenhuis, Tom Kleinepier, Maarten van Ham
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11909
Race-Blind Admissions, School Segregation, and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Race-Blind Magnet School Lotteries
Jason B. Cook
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11682
Asian Segregation and Scholastic Achievement: Evidence from Primary Schools in New York City
Rocco D'Este, Elias Einiö
revised version downloadable here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0ciovsitxfxw8t/Manuscript_Asian_Peers_dEste_Einio.pdf?dl=0
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11456
Are Schools Different? Wellbeing and Commitment among Staff in Schools and Elsewhere
Alex Bryson, Lucy Stokes, David Wilkinson
published as 'Who is better off? Wellbeing and commitment among staff in schools and elsewhere'in: Education Economics, Published online 29 May 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2019.1623178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11372
Assessing the Variance in Pupil Attainment: How Important Is the School Attended?
David Wilkinson, Alex Bryson, Lucy Stokes
published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2018, 243, R4-R16
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11293
Economic Pluralism in the Study of Wage Discrimination: A Note
Nick Drydakis
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2018, 39 (4), 631-636
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10883
Additional Career Assistance and Educational Outcomes for Students in Lower Track Secondary Schools
Bernd Fitzenberger, Stefanie Licklederer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10089
Family, Community and Long-Term Earnings Inequality
Paul Bingley, Lorenzo Cappellari, Konstantinos Tatsiramos
revised version forthcoming as "Family, Community and Long-Term Socioeconomic Inequality: Evidence from Siblings and Youth Peers" in: Economic Journal, 2020
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. 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. 9804
The Impact of Television Programmes on Teenage Career Aspirations: The 'MasterChef Effect'
Giorgio Di Pietro
revised version published with the title "Do media play a role in promoting vocational education and training? The case of MasterChef" published in: Policy Studies, 2018, 39 (1), 37-53
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9044
Do Schools Discriminate Against Homosexual Parents? Evidence from an Internet Field Experiment
Luis Diaz-Serrano, Enric Meix-Llop
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, 133-142.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8957
Does Professional Development of Preschool Teachers Improve Child Socio-Emotional Outcomes?
Bente Jensen, Peter Jensen, Astrid Würtz Rasmussen
published in : Labour Economics, 2017, 45, 26-39.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8621
Teacher Pay and Student Performance: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
Todd Pugatch, Elizabeth Schroeder
published in: Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2018, 10(2): 249-276.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8601
Divided Opinion on The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013: Random or Systematic Differences
Donal O'Neill
published in: Economics Letters, 2015, 136, 175-178
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8476
Private Education Market, Information on Test Scores and Tuition Practices
Sergio Firpo, Vladimir Ponczek, Vítor Augusto Possebom
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. 7941
Information, Market Incentives, and Student Performance
Braz Camargo, Rafael Camelo, Sergio Firpo, Vladimir Ponczek
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2018, 53(2), 414-444
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7753
Nuns and the Effects of Catholic Schools: Evidence from Vatican II
Rania Gihleb, Osea Giuntella
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7723
Incentives for Teacher Relocation: Evidence from the Gambian Hardship Allowance
Todd Pugatch, Elizabeth Schroeder
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2014, 41, 120-136
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7314
The Effects of Test-based Retention on Student Outcomes over Time: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Florida
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2017, 152, 154-169
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7115
Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh
Niaz Asadullah, Nazmul Chaudhury
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49 (2), 223-237
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7037
The Cost of Acting "Girly": Gender Stereotypes and Educational Choices
Marta Favara
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6683
Independent Schools and Long-Run Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Sweden's Large Scale Voucher Reform
Anders Böhlmark, Mikael Lindahl
published in: Economica, 2015, 82(327), 508-551
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6525
Explaining Charter School Effectiveness
Joshua Angrist, Parag A. Pathak, Christopher R. Walters
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5 (4), 1-27
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6455
Peer Effects: Evidence from Secondary School Transition in England
Stephen Gibbons, Shqiponja Telhaj
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6281
Does Additional Spending Help Urban Schools? An Evaluation Using Boundary Discontinuities
Stephen Gibbons, Sandra McNally, Martina Viarengo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6208
The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97 (C), 308-326
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6208
The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97 (C), 308-326
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6208
The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School
Guido Schwerdt, Martin R. West
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 97 (C), 308-326
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6150
Migrant Youths' Educational Achievement: The Role of Institutions
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mathias Sinning, Steven Stillman
published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, 2012, 643 (1), 18-45
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5980
Everybody Needs Good Neighbours? Evidence from Students' Outcomes in England
Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva, Felix Weinhardt
published in: Economic Journal, 2013, 123 (571), 831-874
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5690
Who Benefits from KIPP?
Joshua Angrist, Susan Dynarski, Thomas J. Kane, Parag A. Pathak, Christopher R. Walters
Published in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5024
School Competition and Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions: International Evidence Using Historical Catholic Roots of Private Schooling
Oliver Falck, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Small Business Economics, 2013, 40 (2), 459-478
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5018
The Changing Economic Advantage from Private School
Francis Green, Stephen Machin, Richard J. Murphy, Yu Zhu
published in: Economica, 2012, 79 (316), 658–679
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4822
A New Model for Equitable and Efficient Resource Allocation to Schools: The Israeli Case
Iris BenDavid-Hadar, Adrian Ziderman
published in: Education Economics, 2011, 19 (3), 341-362
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4788
Does Immigration Induce 'Native Flight' from Public Schools? Evidence from a Large Scale Voucher Program
Christer Gerdes
published in: The Annals of Regional Science, 2013, 50, 645-666
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4572
Public Infrastructure, Location of Private Schools and Primary School Attainment in an Emerging Economy
Sarmistha Pal
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (5), 783-794
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4089
Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
Stephen Gibbons, Olmo Silva
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29 (3) , 589-635
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3818
"Every Catholic Child in a Catholic School": Historical Resistance to State Schooling, Contemporary Private Competition, and Student Achievement across Countries
Martin R. West, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economic Journal, 2010, 120(546), F229-F255
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3182
Selective Schools and Academic Achievement
Damon Clark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3162
Principal Accountability at Private Secondary Schools
Sherrilyn M. Billger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2643
Does Secondary School Tracking Affect Performance? Evidence from IALS
Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2214
Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement
Stephen Gibbons, Stephen Machin, Olmo Silva
published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6 (4), 912-947
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2072
Comprehensive versus Selective Schooling in England in Wales: What Do We Know?
Alan Manning, Jörn-Steffen Pischke
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1959
Social Segregation in Secondary Schools: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?
Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf
published in: Oxford Review of Education, 2008, 34(1), 21-38
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1854
Why Is the Timing of School Tracking So Heterogeneous?
Kenn Ariga, Giorgio Brunello, Roki Iwahashi, Lorenzo Rocco
substantial revision published as 'On the efficiency costs of de-tracking secondary schools in Europe" in: Education Economics, [iFirst]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1336
Diploma No Problem: Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?
Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco
published as 'Educational standards in private and public schools' in: The Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (533), 1866-1887
IZA Discussion Paper No. 995
The Optimal Timing of School Tracking
Giorgio Brunello, Massimo Giannini, Kenn Ariga
published in: L. Woessmann and P. Petersen (eds.), Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem, MIT 2007, 129-156
IZA Discussion Paper No. 953
The Impact of a Primary School Reform on Educational Stratification: A Norwegian Study of Neighbour and School Mate Correlations
Oddbjørn Raaum, Kjell G. Salvanes, Erik Ø. Sørensen
published in: Swedish Economic Policy Review, 2003, 10 (2), 143-170
IZA Discussion Paper No. 362
New Evidence on Classroom Computers and Pupil Learning
Joshua Angrist, Victor Lavy
published in: Economic Journal, 2002, 112 (482), 735-765
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