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147 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17992
The Demographic Impact of Leadership: Mayoral Education and COVID-19 Excess Mortality in Italy
Francesco Mattioli, Alessandra Minello, Tommaso Nannicini
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17969
A Matter of Time? Measuring Effects of Public Schooling Expansions on Families
Chloe Gibbs, Jocelyn Wikle, Riley Wilson
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17780
Equal Before Luck? Well-Being Consequences of Personal Deprivation and Transition
Joan Costa-Font, Anna Nicinska, Melcior Rossello Roig
published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2025, 376, 117975
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17760
From Access to Wellness: Early Life Exposure to Abortion Legalization and the Next Generation’s Health
Hamid Noghanibehambari, David Slusky, Hoa Vu
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17527
The Political Economy of Privatization of Education: Role of Local Politicians in India
Muneer Kalliyil, Soham Sahoo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17466
School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognition
Zhuoer Lin, Yi Wang, Thomas M. Gill, Xi Chen
published in: JAMA Network Open, 2025, 8 (1), e2452713
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17365
Missing the Target: Does Increased Capacity of the Local Government Improve Beneficiary Selection?
Viola Asri, Kumar Biswas, Sebastian Fehrler, Urs Fischbacher, Katharina Michaelowa, Atonu Rabbani
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17147
Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol
Zhuoer Lin, Xi Chen
published in: Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2024, 79 (9), gbae126,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17057
Financial Incentives for Adoption and Kin Guardianship Improve Achievement for Foster Children
David Simon, Aaron Sojourner, Jon Pedersen, Heidi Ombisa Skallet
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17053
The Importance of Being Local? Administrative Decentralization and Human Development
Latika Chaudhary, Lakshmi Iyer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17040
Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition for Older Americans: The Importance of Educational Quality and Experiences
Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas M. Gill, Xi Chen
published as 'Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Older Adults in the US' in: JAMA Internal Medicine, 2024, 184 (8), 904-914
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17022
Medical Cannabis Availability and Mental Health: Evidence from New York's Medical Cannabis Program
Coleman Drake, Dylan Nagy, David Slusky, Matthew Eisenberg
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16971
COVID-19 Lockdown, Home Environment, Lifestyles, and Mental Health among Preschoolers in China
Yuting Zhang, Jin Zhao, Zhangsheng Yu, Guanghai Wang, Jun Zhang, Fan Jiang, Saishuang Wu, Yue Zhang, Donglan Zhang, Xi Chen
published in: Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, 161, 107654
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16946
The Rate of Return to Early Childhood Education in Japan: Estimates from the Nationwide Expansion
Hideo Akabayashi, Ryuichi Tanaka
published in: Education Economics, 2024, 32 (5), 581-598
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16921
War, International Spillovers, and Adolescents: Evidence from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Thomas Siedler, Silke Anger, Bernhard Christoph, Agata Galkiewicz, Shushanik Margaryan, Frauke Peter, Malte Sandner
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 224, 181-193
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16773
Competitive Effects of Charter Schools
David N. Figlio, Cassandra M. D. Hart, Krzysztof Karbownik
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16761
Decentralizing Development: Evidence from Government Splits
Ricardo Dahis, Christiane Szerman
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16713
What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments across the U.S.
Barbara Biasi, Julien Lafortune, David Schönholzer
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 18 February 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16650
COVID-19, School Closures and (Cyber)Bullying in Germany
Helen Rahlff, Ulf Rinne, Hendrik Sonnabend
published online in: Education Economics, 15 November 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16301
The Profit Motive in the Classroom - Friend or Foe?
Niklas Elert, Magnus Henrekson
published in: Journal of School Choice, 2024, 19 (1), 163–186
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