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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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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 - 2021

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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Revisiting Sweden's comprehensive school reform : effects on education and earnings

Fischer, Martin; Heckley, Gawain; Karlsson, Martin; … - In: Journal of applied econometrics 37 (2022) 4, pp. 811-819

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Unpacking the impact of voucher schools : evidence from Sweden

Edmark, Karin; Hussain, Iftikhar; Haelermans, Carla - 2024

tracks for adolescents. The setting for this paper is the period of rapid expansion of voucher schools in Sweden. Exploiting …

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Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Mortality : Evidence from Sweden

Fischer, Martin; Karlsson, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2013

leading to one extra year of compulsory schooling in Sweden. In 1936, the national government made a seventh school year …

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Youth education and household welfare in Tanzania

Donath, Livini; Morrissey, Oliver; Owens, Trudy - 2021

This paper examines whether the welfare difference between youth (aged 15-35) and adult (aged over 35) headed …) data for 2001 and 2018 reveals that the increase in youth educational attainment between 2001 and 2018 is significant in … line) between the 2001 and 2018 youth cohorts. The findings suggest that if the youth in 2001 had the same education …

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Benefits of enhanced access to education in Tanzania

Donath, Livini; Morrissey, Oliver; Owens, Trudy - In: Development policy review 41 (2023) 3, pp. 1-16

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Extended school day and teenage fertility in Dominican Republic

Garganta, Santiago; Pinto, María Florencia; Zentner, … - 2023 - This version: June 12, 2023

This paper investigates the potential impact of extended school days in reducing teenage fertility. We study the …-day policies can have spillover effects regarding teenagers’ fertility choices. …

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Impact of Free/Subsidized Secondary School Education on the Likelihood of Teenage Motherhood

Muchiri, Steve - 2021

Several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, have introduced free/subsidized secondary education. This paper examines the role of these free/subsidized education policies on teenage motherhood. To identify the causal effect, we exploit the timing of a national reform, in Kenya, that...

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Adolescent motherhood and secondary schooling in Chile

Kruger, Diana I.; Berthelon, Matias; Navia, Rodrigo - 2009

in Chile. Using eight rounds of household surveys, we find that adolescents who were born to teen mothers, those that …

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