main results found in the literature. The wage premium to a year of attained education is smaller than that to required … education. Returns to overeducation are positive but smaller than those to required education. Years of undereducation result in … education, and the estimated coefficients of undereducation are non-significant for many countries. The results also suggest …

The paper investigates the effect of teacher characteristics (experience, level of education attainment and credentials …, gender) on the achievement of eighth grade students using matched student-teacher data from the 1999, 2003 and 2007 TIMSS … education degree might drive down student achievement. However, there is a substantial heterogeneity among countries; teacher …

vocational training schools and evening schools; quite a few students switch between tracks; and drop-outs and evening school … students do not have a second chance on the regular track. Standardized test scores in 8th grade are strong predictors of …

The paper uses data from a large representative survey of Hungarian higher education graduates (DPR 2010) to study the …

through school. -- education ; student test scores ; enrolment age ; identification …

main results found in the literature. The wage premium to a year of attained education is smaller than that to required … education. Returns to overeducation are positive but smaller than those to required education. Years of undereducation result in … education, and the estimated coefficients of undereducation are non-significant for many countries. The results also suggest …