-cognitive ability distributions using school grades and draft records from Swedish registers. The impact on student achievement caused …

We study the effects of a conditional cash transfers program on school enrollment and performance in Mexico. We provide … performance at school (passing grades) and the effect of a cash transfer program conditional on school attendance. This framework … been implemented and allows us to identify the effect of the program on enrollment and performance at school. Using the …

schools who decide to apply for the program, and a second one caused by students when choosing school. We take several routes …

We study the causal effect of school curricula on students' stated beliefs and attitudes. We exploit a major textbook …

students’ performance on high-school matriculation exams. Since the schools in the programme were not selected at random, the …

the school and class of the 15 to 16 year old respondents to the survey. Based on our quantile regressions, we interpret …

determined whether they would attend an academically oriented grammar school or a lower level secondary school. The reform … proceeded at an uneven pace in different areas, so that both secondary school systems coexist during the 1960s and 70s. The … selective school system on student achievement. Previous studies analyzing this transition have typically used a valueadded …

school attendance among a sub-group of eligible children within small rural villages in Mexico. Results indicate that (i) the … eligible children tend to attend school more frequently, (ii) but also the neligible children acquire more schooling when the …

In Israel, as in many other countries, a high school matriculation certificate is required by universities and some … teachers. The results suggest the Achievement Awards program that randomized treatment at the school level raised matriculation …