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46 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17772
The Impact of Raising the Minimum Legal Drinking Age on Academic Achievement and Risky Behaviour: A Difference-in-Discontinuities Approach
Luis Alonso-Armesto, Julio Cáceres-Delpiano, Warn N. Lekfuangfu
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17507
Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Educational Outcomes
Manuel Bagues, Carmen Villa
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16731
COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes: New Global Evidence from PISA
Maciej Jakubowski, Tomasz Gajderowicz, Harry Anthony Patrinos
published in: Science of Learning, 2025, 10, 5 (2025)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15652
Private Tutoring and Academic Achievement in a Selective Education System
Maria Zumbuehl, Stefanie Hof, Stefan C. Wolter
published online in: Education Economics, 25 July 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14769
Religious Practice and Student Performance: Evidence from Ramadan Fasting
Erik Hornung, Guido Schwerdt, Maurizio Strazzeri
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 205, 100-119
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 H Dang, Paul Glewwe, Khoa Vu, Jongwook Lee
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2023, 96, 102434.
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
published as 'Patience, Risk-Taking, and Human Capital Investment across Countries' in: Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (646), 2290-2307
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
published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17 (4), 608-640
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
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2024, 59 (2), 349-388
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 Marcenaro Gutierrez, Nikki Shure
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2017, 61, 51-58
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 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, 2018, 181 (4), 1057 - 1074
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, 30 (6), 766 - 781
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 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' in: Environment & Planning C: Politics and Space, 2019, 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
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. 6033
Educational Scores: How Does Russia Fare?
Chiara Amini, Simon Commander
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2012, 40 (3), 508 - 527
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5474
The Consequences of Being Different: Statistical Discrimination and the School-to-Work Transition
Barbara Mueller, Stefan C. Wolter
published as 'The Role of Hard-to-Obtain Information on Ability for the School-to-Work Transition' in: Empirical Economics, 2014, 46(4), 1447-1471
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5101
Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Performance Pay
Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30 (3), 404-418
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4789
Non-Response Biases in Surveys of School Children: The Case of the English PISA Samples
John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf, Chris Skinner
revised version published as 'Non-response biases in surveys of schoolchildren: the case of the English Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) samples' in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2012, 175 (4), 915-938
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3599
Should You Compete or Cooperate with Your Schoolmates?
Massimiliano Bratti, Daniele Checchi, Antonio Filippin
revised version published in: Education Economics, 2011, 19 (3), 275-289
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3337
Inequality of Learning amongst Immigrant Children in Industrialised Countries
Sylke V. Schnepf
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3323
What Happened to the PISA 2000 Participants Five Years Later?
Kathrin Bertschy, Maria Alejandra Cattaneo, Stefan C. Wolter
published as 'PISA and the Transition into the Labour Market' in: Labour, 2009, 23 (Special Issue), 111 - 137
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2880
Fundamental Determinants of School Efficiency and Equity: German States as a Microcosm for OECD Countries
Ludger Woessmann
published in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik , 2010, 230 (2), 234-270
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2603
Territorial Differences in Italian Students’ Mathematical Competencies: Evidence from PISA 2003
Massimiliano Bratti, Daniele Checchi, Antonio Filippin
revised version published as "Geographical Differences in Italian Students' Mathematical Competencies: Evidence from PISA 2003" in: Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 2007, 66(3), 299-333
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2517
Inequality of Learning in Industrialised Countries
John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf
published in: Stephen P. Jenkins and John Micklewright (eds.), Inequality and Poverty Re-Examined, Oxford: OUP, 2007
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. 1901
Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence across Countries
Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (510), C63-C76
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1652
Cross-National Surveys of Learning Achievement: How Robust are the Findings?
Giorgina Brown, John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf, Robert Waldmann
published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2007, 170 (3), 623-646
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1398
How Different Are Immigrants? A Cross-Country and Cross-Survey Analysis of Educational Achievement
Sylke V. Schnepf
published in: C. A. Parsons ; T. M. Smeeding (eds.), Immigration and the Transformation of Europe, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1317
Gender Equality in Educational Achievement: An East-West Comparison
Sylke V. Schnepf
revised version published in : Schnepf (ed.): Women in Central and Eastern Europe: Measuring Gender Inequality Differently. Saarbruecken, Germany: Verlag Mueller, 2007
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1287
What Accounts for International Differences in Student Performance? A Re-Examination Using PISA Data
Thomas Fuchs, Ludger Woessmann
published in: Empirical Economics, 2007, 32 (2-3), 433-464
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1186
Educational Achievement in English-Speaking Countries: Do Different Surveys Tell the Same Story?
John Micklewright, Sylke V. Schnepf
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1021
PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Horst Entorf, Nicoleta Minoiu
published in: German Economic Review, 2005, 6(3), 355-376
IZA Discussion Paper No. 994
School Quality, Educational Attainment and Aggregation Bias
Michael Fertig, Robert E. Wright
published in: Economics Letters, 2005, 88 (1), 109-114
IZA Discussion Paper No. 734
Sibling Rivalry: A Six Country Comparison
Stefan C. Wolter
published together with Maja Coradi Vellacott as 'Sibling Rivalry for Parental Resources: A Problem for Equity in Education? A Six-Country Comparison with PISA Data' in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie / Swiss Journal of Sociology /Revue suisse de sociologie , 2003, 29 (3), 377-398
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