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62 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17790
Why Does Starting School Older Harm Schooling? The Role of Youth Employment Laws
Itay Attar, Danny Cohen-Zada
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17703
Math Exposure and University Performance: Causal Evidence from Twins
Graziella Bertocchi, Luca Bonacini, Majlinda Joxhe, Giuseppe Pignataro
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17539
Disruptive Peers and Academic Performance: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
Sofoklis Goulas, Silvia Griselda, Rigissa Megalokonomou, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17331
Teacher Personality and the Perceived Socioeconomic Gap in Student Outcomes
Giorgio Brunello, Clementina Crocè, Pamela Giustinelli, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Economics Letters, 2025, 247, 112096
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17025
Returns to Education in Australia 2001-2022
Andrew Leigh
published online in: Economic Papers, 22 May 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16983
Do Grow-Your-Own Programs Work? Evidence from the Teacher Academy of Maryland
David Blazar, Wenjing Gao, Seth Gershenson, Ramon Goings, Francisco Lagos
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16758
Computer Science for All? The Impact of High School Computer Science Courses on College Majors and Earnings
Jing Liu, Cameron Conrad, David Blazar
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16584
Gender Differences in High School Choices: Do Math and Language Skills Play a Role?
Dalit Contini, Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Anna Maccagnan, Silvia Mendolia
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16149
Higher Education Opportunity and the Choice of Vocational vs. Academic High School
Chunbing Xing, Yan Sun, Chuliang Luo
published in: China Economic Quarterly International, 2023, 3, 119–131
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16016
Public and Private School Grade Inflations Patterns in Secondary Education
Pedro Luís Silva, Stephen L. DesJardins, Ricardo Biscaia, Carla Sá, Pedro N. Teixeira
published in: B.E. Journal of Economics Analysis & Policy, 2025, 25 (2), 305-342
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15945
Intergenerational and Sibling Spillovers in High School Majors
Gordon B. Dahl, Dan-Olof Rooth, Anders Stenberg
published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16 (3), 133–173
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15667
The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions on US Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
Michael A. Clemens, Ethan Gatewood Lewis
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15402
Does State-Mandated Financial Education Reduce High School Graduation Rates?
Carly Urban
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. 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. 14797
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Well-Being, and Transitions to Post-secondary Education
Malte Sandner, Alexander Patzina, Silke Anger, Sarah Bernhard, Hans Dietrich
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2023, 21, 461 - 483
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14652
College Credit on the Table? Advanced Placement Course and Exam Taking
Ishtiaque Fazlul, Todd R. Jones, Jonathan Smith
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14611
Long-Term Consequences of Teaching Gender Roles: Evidence from Desegregating Industrial Arts and Home Economics in Japan
Hiromi Hara, Núria Rodríguez-Planas
forthcoming in: Journal of Labor Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14129
High School Dropout and the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime
Davide Dragone, Giuseppe Migali, Eugenio Zucchelli
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13796
School Selectivity, Peers, and Mental Health
Aline Bütikofer, Rita Ginja, Fanny Landaud, Katrine Vellesen Loken
published as 'Higher-Achievement Schools, Peers and Mental Health' in: Economic Journal, 2023, 133 (655), 2580–2613
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13770
The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence from a Test-Based Promotion Policy
Ozkan Eren, Michael F. Lovenheim, Naci Mocan
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (2), 361 - 395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13490
Training, Wages and a Missing School Graduation Cohort
Matthias Dorner, Katja Görlitz
updated version published as 'The impact of a missing school graduation cohort on the training market' in: Economics of Education Review, 2024, 103, 102580 (with Elke J. Jahn)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13490
Training, Wages and a Missing School Graduation Cohort
Matthias Dorner, Katja Görlitz
updated version published as 'The impact of a missing school graduation cohort on the training market' in: Economics of Education Review, 2024, 103, 102580 (with Elke J. Jahn)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13251
Choosing Differently? College Application Behavior and the Persistence of Educational Advantage
Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, 101998
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12846
The Effect of High School Rank in English and Math on College Major Choice
Judith M. Delaney, Paul J. Devereux
published as 'High School Rank in Math and English and the Gender Gap in STEM' in: Labour Economics, 2021, 69, 101969
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12691
The Pathways to College
Lisha Agarwal, Giorgio Brunello, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15 (4), 554 - 595
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12439
Widening the High School Curriculum to Include Soft Skill Training: Impacts on Health, Behaviour, Emotional Wellbeing and Occupational Aspirations
Grace Lordan, Alistair McGuire
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12203
Long-Run Effects from Comprehensive Student Support: Evidence from Pathways to Education
Adam M. Lavecchia, Philip Oreopoulos, Robert S. Brown
published in: American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2 (2), 209–224
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11869
The Impact of Low-Skill Refugees on Youth Education
Semih Tumen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11141
Spillovers in Education Choice
Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Helena Skyt Nielsen
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 157, 158-183
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11110
Do High School Sports Build or Reveal Character?
Michael R. Ransom, Tyler Ransom
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64 (1), 75-89
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9711
Causal Effects of Mental Health Treatment on Education Outcomes for Youth in the Justice System
Alison Evans Cuellar, Dhaval M. Dave
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9238
Early Impacts of College Aid
Julio Cáceres-Delpiano, Eugenio Giolito, Sebastián Castillo
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 63, 154-166
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9169
Apply Yourself: Racial and Ethnic Differences in College Application
Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, Jane Arnold Lincove
published in: Education Finance and Policy, 2020, 15 (2), 209-240
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9119
Peers' Composition Effects in the Short and in the Long Run: College Major, College Performance and Income
Massimo Anelli, Giovanni Peri
published in: Economic Journal, 2019, 129 (618), 553-602
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8983
The Effects of a High School Curriculum Reform on University Enrollment and the Choice of College Major
Katja Görlitz, Christina Gravert
published in: Education Economics, 2018, 26 (3), 321-336
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8766
The Effects of Increasing the Standards of the High School Curriculum on School Dropout
Katja Görlitz, Christina Gravert
published in: Applied Economics, 2016, 48 (54), 5314-5328
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8766
The Effects of Increasing the Standards of the High School Curriculum on School Dropout
Katja Görlitz, Christina Gravert
published in: Applied Economics, 2016, 48 (54), 5314-5328
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8734
Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra
Kalena E. Cortes, Joshua Goodman, Takako Nomi
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50 (1), 108-158
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8472
Does Diploma Type Matter for Subsequent Academic Achievement? A UAE Case Study
Samer Kherfi, George S Naufal
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8268
Human Capital and the Size Distribution of Firms
Pedro Maia Gomes, Zoë Kuehn
Published in Review of Economic Dynamics, 2017, 26 , pp. 164-179.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8139
The Impact of Education on Personality: Evidence from a German High School Reform
Sarah C. Dahmann, Silke Anger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8072
The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Education in Chile
Matias Berthelon, Diana Kruger
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8032
Long-Term Effects of School Size on Students' Outcomes
Maria Knoth Humlum, Nina Smith
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2015, 45, 28-43
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7899
Can You Leave High School Behind?
Sandra E. Black, Jane Arnold Lincove, Jenna Cullinane, Rachel Veron
revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, June 2015
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7421
Gender Differences in Cooperation: Experimental Evidence on High School Students
José Alberto Molina, José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, José A. Cuesta, Carlos Garcia-Lazaro, Yamir Moreno, Angel Sanchez
published in: PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(12): e83700.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7164
Math and Gender: Is Math a Route to a High-Powered Career?
Juanna Schrøter Joensen, Helena Skyt Nielsen
revised version published as 'Mathematics and Gender: Heterogeneity in Causes and Consequences' in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126, 1129-1163
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6758
Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis
Christopher Jepsen, Peter R. Mueser, Kenneth Troske
revision published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124 (3), 621-649
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6402
Lost in Translation? Teacher Training and Outcomes in High School Economics Classes
Robert G. Valletta, K. Jody Hoff, Jane S. Lopus
published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014, 32(4)
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
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