We investigate the private returns for academics that start new businesses. Total earnings for the universe of 478 individuals working at Swedish universities who quit to become full-time entrepreneurs between 1999 and 2008 are compiled. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analysis...

Very few studies analyze the long term educational effects of private secondary school students while controlling for their socioeconomic status. In Quebec, the second most populous Canadian province, twenty percent of students at this level are enrolled in private schools subsidized by the...