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Iceland's natural experiment in education reform

Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir; Gísli Gylfason; Gylfi Zoega - 2022

We use a change in Iceland’s education system as a natural experiment to measure the effect of years spent in upper secondary school on subsequent first year outcomes at university. The duration of Iceland´s upper-secondary education was shortened by one year through compression of the...

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Independent schools and long-run educational outcomes : evidence from Sweden's large scale voucher reform

Böhlmark, Anders; Lindahl, Mikael - 2012

compulsory level by assessing a radical voucher reform that was implemented in Sweden in 1992. Starting from a situation where … than a marginal phenomenon in Sweden. We do not find positive effects on school expenditures. Hence, the educational …

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The impact of attending an independent upper secondary school : evidence from Sweden using school ranking data

Edmark, Karin; Persson, Lovisa - 2020

This paper provides a comprehensive study on how attending a Swedish independent upper secondary school, instead of a public school, affects students’ academic and short-term post-secondary outcomes. We apply two estimation methods to data on upper secondary applicants: 1) A value-added model...

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Much ado about nothing? : school curriculum reforms and students' educational trajectories

Strazzeri, Maurizio; Oggenfuss, Chantal; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022

We estimate the impact of a large curriculum reform in Switzerland that substantially increased the share of foreign language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using administrative student register data and exploiting the...

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Teenage pregnancies and births in Germany : patterns and developments

Cygan-Rehm, Kamila; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2014

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. …

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Parental leave, (in)formal childcare and long-term child outcomes

Danzer, Natalia; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2017

provided by mothers (or formal institutions) is superior to informal care arrangements. …

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Work and wage dynamics around childbirth

Ejrnæs, Mette; Kunze, Astrid - 2012

identification. On the return to work after the birth, mothers' wages drop by 3 to 5.7 per cent per year of leave. We find negative …

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The baby year parental leave reform in the GDR and its impact on children's long-term life satisfaction

Heisig, Katharina; Zierow, Larissa - 2019

This article investigates the effects of an increase in paid parental leave - twelve months instead of six months - on children's long-term life satisfaction. The historical setting under study, namely the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), allows us to circumvent problems of selection of...

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The impact of comprehensive student support on crime : evidence from the pathways to education program

Lavecchia, Adam; Oreopoulos, Philip; Spencer, Noah - 2025

This paper presents estimates of the causal effect of a comprehensive support program for low-income high school students on crime. The program, called Pathways to Education, bundles a number of supports including regular coaching, tutoring, group activities, free public transportation tickets...

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The short- and long-term effects of school choice on student outcomes : evidence from a school choice reform in Sweden

Wondratschek, Verena; Edmark, Karin; Frölich, Markus - 2013

This paper evaluates the effects of a major Swedish school choice reform. The reform in 1992 increased school choice and competition among public schools as well as through a large-scale introduction of private schools. We estimate the effects of school choice and competition, using precise...

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