Education
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
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
How Much Do Educational Outcomes Matter in OECD Countries?
IZA
This 68-page working paper examines the effect of educational outcomes on long-run growth performance across OECD countries
Economic Policy, EducationPosted: 2011-01-11
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
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
Maternal Education, Home Environments and the Development of Children and Adolescents
IZA
This 56-page discussion paper studies the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children's cognitive achievement, behavioural problems, grade repetition and obesity
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-04
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
Some Remarks on the Effectiveness of Primary Education Interventions
IZA
This 41-page policy paper surveys the recent economics of education literature in order to identify which education policies can effectively improve the quality of primary schooling, as measured by pupil test-based achievements
EducationPosted: 2009-07-05
The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
IZA
A 40-page discussion paper studying how the duration of paid parental leave affects the accumulation of cognitive skills among children
Education, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-06
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
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
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
Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment in Germany: The Last Five Decades
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper studies the development in intergenerational mobility in respect of educational attainment in Germany
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-29
Choosing the Field of Study in Post-Secondary Education: Do Expected Earnings Matter?
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the choice of the major when the length of studies is uncertain, by using a framework in which students entering post-secondary education are assumed to anticipate their future earnings
EducationPosted: 2009-04-23
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
The Effects of School Quality in the Origin on the Payoff to Schooling for Immigrants
IZA
This 51-page discussion paper examines whether the differential in payoff to schooling between immigrant and native children is related to the quality of the schooling immigrants acquired abroad
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-08-03
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
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
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
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
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
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
Do Better Schools Lead to More Growth? Cognitive Skills, Economic Outcomes, and Causation
IZA
This 64-page discussion paper investigates whether a causal interpretation of the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth is appropriate and whether cross-country evidence supports a case for the economic benefits of effective school policy
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-12-02
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
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
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
Mentoring, Educational Services, and Incentives to Learn: What Do We Know About Them?
IZA
This 35-page discussion paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth
Families, Children & Youth, EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
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
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
Every Child Matters? An Evaluation of “Special Educational Needs” Programmes in England
IZA
This 45-page paper evaluates programmes for children with moderate levels of ‘special educational needs’ in England
EducationPosted: 2011-11-14
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 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
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
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
Differences by Degree: Evidence of the Net Financial Rates of Return to Undergraduate Study for England and Wales
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper provides estimates of the impact of higher education qualifications on the earnings of graduates in the UK by subject studied
EducationPosted: 2010-10-28
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
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
Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper estimates the marginal returns to college for individuals induced to enroll in college by different marginal policy changes
EducationPosted: 2010-11-08
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
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
Estimating the Technology of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skill Formation
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper formulates and estimates multistage production functions for children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-02-01
Peers, Neighborhoods and Immigrant Student Achievement: Evidence from a Placement Policy
IZA
A 29-page discussion paper studying the causes of underperformance by immigrant students
Immigration & Refugees, EducationPosted: 2009-11-13
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
Mothers Do Matter: New Evidence on the Effect of Parents' Schooling on Children's Schooling Using Swedish Twin Data
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper examines aspects of the intergenerational effects on children's schooling
Education, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-09-16
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tragedy and Comedy in Postmodern Education
Independent Institute
A commentary on the dilution of the core curriculum in postmodern education
EducationPosted: 2007-03-13
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
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
Developing Research in Russian Universities
IFRI
This 25-page French article addresses the key features and the state of research in Russian higher education establishments. It examines measures taken to support research in universities and to integrate R&D with higher education since the fall of the Soviet Union
Education, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-03-08
Why and How Does Source Country Matter? The Effects of Home Countries and Immigrant Communities on Foreign-Born Student Achievement
IESP
A 28-page US working paper exploring the effect of the economic conditions of source countries and the human capital characteristics of coethnic immigrant communities on foreign-born students' reading and math achievement
Education, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-12-09
National Indian Education Study
IES, NAEP
The 92-page Part 1 of a US study describing the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native children
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2008-06-21
Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives 2008
IES
A 203-page US report on the educational progress and challenges of American Indians and Alaaska Natives
Indigenous Affairs, EducationPosted: 2008-09-30
Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10
IES
A 66-page US report providing national data about enrollment in distance education courses, how districts monitor these courses, the motivations for providing distance education, and the technologies used for delivering distance education
EducationPosted: 2011-11-30
Student Victimization in U.S. Schools
IES
This 75-page US report provides data on student criminal victimization and the characteristics of crime victims and nonvictims
Education, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-07-14
A Profile of Criminal Incidents at School
IES
A 67-page analysis of criminal incidents committed at US schools. The analysis examines a range of characteristics of criminal incidents that occur at school, such as: the time of day and the location at school where the incident occurred; whether the police were notified; and the characteristics of offenders, including their age, race, and whether they carried a weapon
Crime, Law & Order, EducationPosted: 2010-05-28
Mathematics Achievement of Language-Minority Students During the Elementary Years
IES
This 4-page US issue brief examines the scores of public-school language-minority students on a mathematics assessment in 1st grade, as well as the gain in their scores between 1st and 5th grades. Scores are reported by three background characteristics--student's race/ethnicity, poverty status, and mother's education--that have been found to be related to achievement
EducationPosted: 2008-12-16
Dropout Prevention
IES
A 72-page US practice guide to dropout prevention in high schools and middle schools
EducationPosted: 2008-09-09
Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products
IES
This 140-page US report deals with a major study of the effectiveness of educational technology
EducationPosted: 2007-04-06
The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study
IES
A 264-page US report presenting the early findings of 2 programmes aiming to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of below-average readers
EducationPosted: 2008-02-19