In 2013 the responsibility for school governance and funding has been transferred from local governments to a central …, and student achievement on the other. First, we estimate elasticities of per-student school expenditures to average income … in municipalities. The results reveal a substantial equalization of school resources: before the reform rich …

accountability system's ranking of schools based on performance measures, and of a unique school level expenditure data set, to make … causal estimates of the effect of being ranked as "low-performing" on school spending decisions. The results indicate that …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection … states, we identify the reform effect on students ́probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …

This paper evaluates the effects of a high school curriculum reform that was introduced in one German state on high … school dropout. The reform increased the standards of the curriculum by reducing the freedom of choice in course selection … states, we identify the reform effect on students' probability to graduate from high school. The results show that high …

removed almost any responsibility at all for taking care of the needs of disadvantaged students so they can learn in school …

economic impacts. But, the evidence – whether from aggregate school outcomes, econometric investigations, or a variety of …

This paper studies a large-scale educational expansion to evaluate whether shocks to school inputs have an impact on … doubled enrollment in adult education, thus putting considerable strain on school inputs. Since the policy targeted … stronger negative shocks to peer quality and school resources such as teacher credentials and perpupil expenditure. Then, I …