This paper presents estimates of endogenous peer effects in pupils’ school achievement using data on national test scores, across multiple subjects and cohorts, for the population of primary school pupils in Years 3 and 5 (aged 7/8 and 9/10 years) in the Australian state of Victoria....

This study looks at whether the residual benefits retained by former Disability Support Pension (DSP) recipients induce them to return to income support before the benefits expire. DSP recipients who leave the payment to work retain access to pensioner concession cards, including bulk-billing...

This study finds that approaching 10% of the variation in high school student achievement is explained by teacher effects in Australia. It uses data from the 2011 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) sample of Australian Year 8 students to estimate achievement in mathematics and...