School systems aspire to provide equal opportunity for all, irrespective of socio-economic status (SES). Much of the criticism of recent school reforms that introduce accountability, autonomy, and choice emphasizes their potentially negative consequences for equity. This report provides new...

Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place. We implement an internationally comparative approach within...

School systems aspire to provide equal opportunity for all, irrespective of socio-economic status (SES). Much of the criticism of recent school reforms that introduce accountability, autonomy, and choice emphasizes their potentially negative consequences for equity. This report provides new...

Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place. We implement an internationally comparative approach within...

Die Anzahl der von den Unternehmen angebotenen Ausbildungsstellen ist in den letzten beiden Jahren deutlich hinter die Nachfrage zurückgefallen. Dies hat in den letzten Monaten zu regelmäßigen Forderungen nach einer Ausbildungsplatzabgabe und nun dazu geführt, dass die SPD-Bundestagsfraktion...

Zusammenfassung Die deutsche Bildungspolitik ist derzeit von zahlreichen zumeist interventionistischen Einzelmaßnahmen geprägt. Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert deshalb den ordnungspolitischen Rahmen und konkrete Handlungsfelder der institutionellen Rahmenbedingungen der einzelnen...

This paper develops empirical growth models suitable for dual economies, and studies the relationship between structural change and economic growth. Changes in the structure of employment will raise aggregate productivity when the marginal product of labor varies across sectors. The models in...