Education
Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read: A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
IIZA
This discussion paper evaluates a programme that aims to improve children's reading skills by providing classes with age-appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read-a-thon
EducationPosted: 2011-07-06
Thematic Probe: The Teaching and Learning of Skills in Primary and Secondary Education
INCA
A 152-page report of an international study of the development of skills in primary and secondary education
EducationPosted: 2006-07-07
Tragedy and Comedy in Postmodern Education
Independent Institute
A commentary on the dilution of the core curriculum in postmodern education
EducationPosted: 2007-03-13
The Role of Information Technology in Creating New Kinds of American High Schools
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
This 15-page US paper discusses why the existing school reform movement has stalled and how information technology (including computers, software and communications) can enable the emergence of fundamentally new kinds of schools
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-08-11
Preparing School Principals: A National Perspective on Policy and Program Innovation
Institute for Educational Leadership
A 28-page U.S. report focusing on two areas in which policies and programmes can influence school leadership
EducationPosted: 2005-11-08
Making Their Mark: Disentangling the Effects of Neighbourhood and School on Educational Achievement
Institute for Futures Studies
A 36-page Swedish working paper examining the effects of neighbourhood and school on adolescent educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2007-03-01
The Importance of Education for the Reallocation of Labour
Institute for Futures Studies
This 57-page Swedish working paper examines how job and work flows vary by educational level
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2008-03-16
Child Care Choices And Children's Cognitive Achievement: The Case of Single Mothers
Institute for Policy Research
This 65-page US research evaluates the effect of home inputs on the cognitive development of children of single mothers
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2006-08-23
New Evidence about Brown v. Board of Education: The Complex Effects of School Racial Composition on Achievement
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 38-page U.S. discussion paper focusing on how school racial composition affects scholastic achievement
EducationPosted: 2004-07-27
The Impact of Family Income on Child Development
Institute for Research on Poverty
A 56-page U.S. discussion paper studying the effect of family income on child development
Education, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-28
Educational Achievement in English-Speaking Countries: Do Different Surveys Tell the Same Story?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper using four surveys to compare average levels of achievement, inequality of achievement and the correlates of achievment among English-speaking countries and countries in continental Europe
EducationPosted: 2004-06-17
The Literacy Hour
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 48-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of the literacy hour in English primary schools on pupil attainment and finds positive results
EducationPosted: 2004-02-06
PISA Results: What a Difference Immigration Law Makes
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 26-page discussion paper aims to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of languages of teenagers living in selected European countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2004-02-20
Does School Integration Generate Peer Effects? Evidence from Boston's Metco Program
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 42-page discussion paper examines evidence from Boston's Metco Program, which desegregates by sending (mostly) black students out of the Boston public school district to attend schools in more-affluent suburban districts.
Education, Urban IssuesPosted: 2004-02-17
The Effect of High Stakes High School Achievement Awards: Evidence From a School-Centred Randomised Trial
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper based on results of an experiment in Israeli high schools when substantial cash incentives were offered in an endeavour to improve the certification performance of low-achieving students
EducationPosted: 2004-05-14
High School Types, Academic Performance and Early Labour Market Outcomes
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 31-page discussion paper studies the relationship of type of high school attended in Italy and indications of subsequent performance
EducationPosted: 2004-03-10
Parental Education and Child's Education: A Natural Experiment
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper, using U.K. data, investigates the link between parental education and the schooling attainment of their offspring
EducationPosted: 2004-05-19
Choice, Competition and Pupil Achievement
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 54-page UK discussion paper studies the effect of wider school choice on pupil achievement
EducationPosted: 2006-07-23
New Technology in Schools: Is There a Payoff?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 40-page discussion paper examining the causal effect of ICT on educational standards
EducationPosted: 2006-08-03
Does Educational Tracking Affect Performance and Inequality? Differences-in-Differences Evidence Across Countries
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 27-page discussion paper examining the outcomes of educational ability streaming across countries
EducationPosted: 2005-12-28
The Heterogeneous Effect of Selection in Secondary Schools: Undestanding the Changing Role of Ability
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 47-page discussion paper explores the inter-relationship between school selection, ability, family background and educational achievement
EducationPosted: 2004-08-10
The Effect of Age at School Entry on Educational Attainment in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 34-page discussion paper investigating the effect of age at school entry on educational attainment for West and East Germany
EducationPosted: 2005-03-03
Educational Qualifications and Wage Inequality: Evidence for Europe
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 30-page discussion paper exploring the connection between education and wage inequality in nine European countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2005-10-05
How Equal Are Educational Opportunities? Family Background and Student Achievement in Europe and the United States
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper investigating the effects of family background on student characteristics in the U.S. and 17 Western European school systems
EducationPosted: 2004-09-13
Is Early Learning Really More Productive? The Effect of School Starting Age on School and Labour Market Performance
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper identifies the effects of age at school entry on test scores, grades, educational attainment and labour market performance
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-07-12
Cross-National Surveys of Learning Achievement: How Robust are the Findings?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 37-page discussion paper examines aspects of the robustness of the results of international surveys of learning achievement and functional literacy
EducationPosted: 2005-07-11
Does the Early Bird Catch the Worm? Instrumental Variable Estimates of Educational Effects of Age of School Entry in Germany
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page paper estimating the effect of age of school entry on educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2005-11-01
Does Immigration Affect the Long-Term Educational Outcomes of Natives? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper examines the mass-migration wave to Israel in the 1990s to study the impact of immigrant concentration during primary school on the long-term outcomes of native students in high school
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2005-12-16
Sheepskin or Prozac: The Causal Effect of Education on Mental Health
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 45-page discussion paper examines the link between education and mental health
Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 37-page discussion document exploring the degree to which family size and birth order affect a child's subseuquent educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2005-08-19
Education Policy and Equality of Opportunity
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 43-page discussion paper measuring equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries and examining how organizational features of the educational system affect equality of educational opportunity
EducationPosted: 2006-01-02
Trends of School Effects on Student Achievement: Evidence from NLS:72, HSB:82 and NELS:92
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 51-page discussion paper studying trends in school effects on student achievement in U.S. schools
EducationPosted: 2005-09-19
Does Teacher Testing Raise Quality? Evidence from State Certification Requirements
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 36-page discussion paper studies the effects of U.S. state teacher testing requirements on wages and teacher quality
EducationPosted: 2005-02-24
Merit Aid and Sorting: The Effects of HOPE-Style Scholarships on College Ability Stratification
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 36-page discussion paper examines the extent to which merit-based aid exacerbates or ameliorates sorting by ability in higher education
EducationPosted: 2006-02-04
Do School-to-Work Programmes Help the "Forgotten Half"?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 38-page discussion paper testing whether school-to-work programmes are particularly beneficial for those less likely to go to college
EducationPosted: 2005-09-15
How Different are Immigrants? A Cross-Country and Cross-Survey Analysis of Educational Achievement
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 47-page discussion paper examining the differences in educational achievement between immigrants and natives in 10 countries with a high proportion of immigrant pupils
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2004-11-16
Single Motherhood and (Un)Equal Educational Opportunities
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 25-page discussion paper studying the effect of single motherhood on children's educational attainment in Germany
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-11-15
Employee Training, Wage Dispersion and Equality in Britain
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 34-page discussion paper explores the wage returns to training incidence and intensity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2006-08-21
Comprehensive versus Selection Schooling in England and Wales: What Do We Know?
Institute for the Study of Labour
This 31-page discussion paper qualifies the reliability of earlier research into the effect of the transition from selection to comprehensive education on student achievement in England and Wales
EducationPosted: 2006-04-12
Families Make All the Difference: Helping Kids to Grow and Learn
Institute of Family Studies
This 8-page Australian fact sheet provides a range of information on ways in which families nurture and support children's physical, learning and social emotional development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2012-05-17
Nutritional Standards for Foods in Schools
Institute of Medicine
An 8-page US brief offering guidelines for healthy food and drink consumption in US schools
Inside Madrassas: Understanding and Engaging with British-Muslim Faith Supplementary Schools
IPPR
A 74-page UK report presenting research that has been undertaken by IPPR to generate a stronger evidence base on the operation and impact of madrassas in the UK
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-12-07
Assessment and Teaching: Making Space for Teaching and Learning
IPPR
A 17-page critique of the current pupil assessment system in UK schools
EducationPosted: 2007-01-03
Ensuring the Best Start in Life
IRPP
This 52-page Canadian report assesses the case for selectivity versus universality in early childhood development
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2007-12-14
Meaningful Investments in Pre-K: Estimating the Per-Child Costs of Quality Programs
IWPR
A 44-page US report estimating the costs of quality improvements in pre-kindergarten settings in the US
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-05-26
Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies
IZA
This 83-page discussion paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research on education and family background
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-27
Following in Your Parents' Footsteps? Empirical Analysis of Matched Parent-Offspring Test Scores
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper explores whether an intergenerational relationship exists between the reading and mathematics test scores, taken at age 7, of a cohort of individuals born in 1958 and the equivalent test scores of their offspring measured in 1991
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-20
Long-Term Effects of Class Size
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper evaluates the long-term effects of class size in primary schools
EducationPosted: 2011-08-10
The Impact of School Choice on Pupil Achievement, Segregation and Costs: Swedish Experience
IZA
A 65-page discussion paper evaluating the impact of school choice at the compulsory school level in Sweden
EducationPosted: 2007-05-17
Low-Skilled Immigration and the Expansion of Private Schools
IZA
This 59-page discussion paper provides a political-economic model to study the impact of low-skilled immigration on the host country's education system, which is characterized by sources of school funding, the average expenditure per pupil, and the type of parents who are more likely to send their children to publicly or privately funded schools
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-02-01
On Educational Performance Measures
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper outlines the rationale for the use of quantitative school performance measures in education, reviews the literature relating to several important problems associated with their use, and argues that they nonetheless have a positive role to play in improving educational quality
EducationPosted: 2011-08-23
Schools, Skills and Synapses
IZA
This 95-page discussion paper studies the effectiveness of early intervention in offsetting inequalities and differences among children
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-06-11
Self-Selection into Teaching: The Role of Teacher Education Institutions
IZA
A 30-page discussion paper examining the role of self-selection into teacher education
EducationPosted: 2008-06-08
Kindergarten Enrollment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Education
IZA
An 11-page discussion paper studying whether intergenerational educational mobility is affected by the age at which children enrol in kindergarten
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-17
A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary
IZA
This 19-page paper summarizes the authors' recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood programme
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-07-13
Too Young to Leave the Nest? The Effects of School Starting Age
IZA
A 59-page discussion paper examining the role of school starting age on long-term outcomes
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-04-24
More Schooling, More Children: Compulsory Schooling Reforms and Fertility in Europe
IZA
This 43-page discussion paper studies the relationship between education and fertility
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-11-01
"For One More Year With You"
IZA
This 61-page discussion paper examines the effects of the quantity of education on the distribution of earnings in Europe
EducationPosted: 2007-10-31
Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence from a Panel of University Students
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper presents evidence on the effects of class size on students’ test scores
EducationPosted: 2009-11-10
Inequality of Learning in Induustrialised Countries
IZA
A 23-page discussion paper investigating aspects of inequality in educational outcomes in 21 industrialised countries
EducationPosted: 2006-12-28
The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment: New Evidence from French Data
IZA
This 44-page paper provides new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-01
Overskilling Dynamics and Education Pathways
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper uses panel data and econometric methods to estimate the incidence and the dynamic properties of overskilling among employed individuals
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2009-08-16
Selective Schools and Academic Achievement
IZA
A 51-page working paper considering the impact of attending a selective high school in the UK
EducationPosted: 2007-11-30
Does Schooling Affect Health Behavior? Evidence from the Educational Expansion in Western Germany
IZA
Using the number of academic track schools in a state as an instrumental variable for years of schooling,this 31-page discussion paper investigates the causal effect of schooling on health behavior such as smoking and related outcomes such as obesity
Education and Mobility
IZA
A 49-page discussion paper investigating whether the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility.
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-04
Education-Occupation Mismatch: Is There an Income Penalty?
IZA
This 22-page paper adds to the literature on the consequences of education-occupation mismatches. It examines the income penalty for field of education-occupation mismatches for men and women with higher education in Sweden.
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , EducationPosted: 2008-11-10
Principal Accountability at Private Secondary Schools
IZA
A 20-page working paper investigating accountability and outcomes at private secondary schools in the US
EducationPosted: 2007-11-19
Whose Children Gain from Starting School Later?
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper looks at the effect of school starting age on standardized test scores using data covering all grade four and grade eight students in Hungary
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-10
Alcohol and Student Performance: Estimating the Effect of Legal Access
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper considers the effect of legal access to alcohol on academic performance
Drug Abuse, EducationPosted: 2011-03-08
What Determines the Return to Education: An Extra Year or a Hurdle Cleared?
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper sheds light on whether the returns to education reflect extra schooling or qualifications
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
Overeducation and Mismatch in the Labor Market
IZA
This 56-page paper surveys the economics literature on overeducation
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
Adolescent Drug Use and the Deterrent Effect of School-Imposed Penalties
IZA
This 20-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of school-imposed penalties for drug use on a student's consumption of marijuana
Drug Abuse, EducationPosted: 2010-07-18
Parental Education, Grade Attainment and Earnings Expectations among University Students
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper analysing the relationship between socio-economic status and child outcomes in university
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-04-27
Why Are Hispanic and African-Amercian Dropout Rates So High?
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper investigates why the dropout rates of Hispanic and African-American high school students in the US are so high
EducationPosted: 2008-01-21
Teachers' Training, Class Size and Students' Outcomes: Learning from Administrative Forecasting Mistakes
IZA
This 48-page paper studies the impact of different teacher and class characteristics on third graders’ outcomes. It uses a feature of the French system in which some novice teachers start their jobs before receiving any training. Three categories of teachers are included in the sample: experienced teachers, trained novice teachers and untrained novice teachers.
EducationPosted: 2008-12-15
The "Bologna Process" and College Enrolment Decisions
IZA
This 36-page discussion paper estimates the impact of the Bologna Process reforms on the decision of Italian students to go to college
EducationPosted: 2008-04-22
Child Care Subsidies and Child Development
IZA
This 48-page discussion paper provides a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on a wide range of child outcomes.
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2008-11-28
Qualifying Religion: The Role of Plural Identities for Educational Production
IZA
This 46-page discussion paper examines the role of religious denomination for human capital formation
EducationPosted: 2008-03-25
The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Achievement
IZA
This 25-page working paper studies the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational achievement
EducationPosted: 2007-11-19
Does Private Tutoring Pay Off?
IZA
This 24-page discussion paper assesses the causal effect of private tutoring on the probability of university placement in Turkey
EducationPosted: 2008-08-24
Does the Expansion of Higher Education Increase the Equality of Educational Opportunities?
IZA
This 58-page discussion paper examines the role of the expansion of HE in increasing the equality of tertiary education in Italy
EducationPosted: 2008-03-06
The Impact of a Cash Transfer Program on Cognitive Achievement
IZA
A 32-page discussion paper evaluating the impact of a cash transfer programme on cognitive achievement in Ecuador
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-29
Incentives and Services for College Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper reports on a randomized field experiment involving two strategies designed to improve academic performance among university undergraduates
EducationPosted: 2007-11-06
Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
IZA
This discussion paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-07-15
The Effect of High School Employment on Educational Attainment
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper studies the effect of part-time employment by US students on educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2008-09-16
Does Quality Time Produce Quality Children? Evidence on the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital Using Parental Deaths
IZA
This paper uses variation created by parental deaths in the amount of time children spend with each parent to examine whether the parent-child correlation in schooling outcomes stems from a causal relationship
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-03
Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
IZA
A 45-page discussion paper examining the role of peer composition in 9th grade on longer-run outcomes such as IQ scores at age 18, teenage childbearing, post-compulsory schooling educational track, adult labor market status, and earnings
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education: Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges
IZA
The purpose of this 56-page discusssion paper is to estimate the social value of one form of higher education
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-08
Econometric Methods for Causal Evaluation of Education Policies and Practices: A Non-Technical Guide
IZA
This 39-page paper explains the main idea and intuition of leading empirical strategies devised to identify causal impacts and illustrates their use with real-world examples in education
EducationPosted: 2010-02-26
The Determinants of Education-Job Match among Canadian University Graduates
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper looks at the determinants of education-job for Canadian university graduates
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-12
Intergenerational Education Transmission: Neighbourhood Quality and/or Parents' Involvement
IZA
This 44-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of residential neighbourhood and parents' involvement in education on children's educational attainment
EducationPosted: 2007-02-19
Individual Teacher Incentives, Student Achievement and Grade Inflation
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper examines the effects of the recent introduction of teacher performance-related pay and tournaments in Portugal's public schools
EducationPosted: 2009-03-25
A New Model for Equitable and Efficient Resource Allocation to Schools: The Israeli Case
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement
EducationPosted: 2010-03-25
Does Immigration Induce 'Native Flight' from Public Schools? Evidence from a Large Scale Voucher Program
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper examining the correlation between ethnic heterogeneity due to immigration and the propensity of opting out from public schools for private alternatives
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-04-13
Gender Differences in Education
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper surveying the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications
EducationPosted: 2012-03-20
Do Small Classes Reduce the Achievement Gap between Low and High Achievers? Evidence from Project STAR
IZA
A 47-page discussion paper studying the effect of small classes on high and low achievers
EducationPosted: 2007-07-14
The Role of Education in Technology Use and Adoption: Evidence from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey
IZA
This 34-page study assesses the causal effects of education on technology use and adoption by using instrumental variables for schooling
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2012-03-09
The Short-Term Effectiveness of a Remedial Mathematics Course: Evidence from a UK University
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the effect of a remedial mathematics course on student outcomes
EducationPosted: 2012-03-05
The Role of Language in Shaping International Migration
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper uses a novel dataset on immigration flows and stocks of foreigners in 30 OECD destination countries from 223 source countries for the years 1980–2009 and a wide range of linguistic indicators to study the role of language in shaping international migration
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2012-02-20
Faith Primary Schools: Better Schools or Better Pupils?
IZA
This 45-page discussion paper estimates the effect of attending a faith school on educational achievement using a census of primary school pupils in England
EducationPosted: 2009-04-08