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Hübsch, Theresa; Mahlstedt, Robert; Pinger, Pia; … - 2026

Using surveys with Danish students transitioning to secondary education, we study mental models of how gender and parental education shape academic performance. Students hold heterogeneous beliefs about performance gaps by gender and parental background, which appear to be shaped by...

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What explains the increase in immigrants' educational attainment in the United States?

Dziadula, Eva; Zavodny, Madeline - 2026

The educational distribution of U.S. immigrants shifted significantly to the right in recent decades as the share without a high school diploma fell and the share with a bachelor's degree rose. This improvement coincided with a shift in immigrants' origins toward Asia and rising global education...

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What explains the increase in immigrants' educational attainment in the United States?

Dziadula, Eva; Zavodny, Madeline - 2026

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Lasting effects of retaking college admission exams

Frisancho Robles, Verónica; Gallegos, Sebastian; … - 2026

Do second chances at a high-stakes admission exam yield long-term gains? Leveraging fifteen years of Chilean administrative data and an RDD, we examine the causal effects of retaking on educational and labor market trajectories. Narrowly missing a preferred program cutoff triggers a 44% increase...

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Assessing the impact of grade retention : a cautionary tale of exclusion restriction violations

Berne, Jordan S.; Jacob, Brian Aaron; Weiland, Christina; … - 2026

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Graded for life? : long-run impacts of high-stakes exam thresholds

Böckerman, Petri; Haapanen, Mika; Jepsen, Christopher; … - 2026

We estimate the effect of receiving a higher grade on an academic high school exit exam on labor-market outcomes in adulthood. Identification is based on comparing students on different sides of grade cutoffs. Using nationwide Finnish register data, we find that better grades lead to higher...

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Intergenerational transmission of education among indigenous people in Canada

Neill, Christine - 2026

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Community College Bachelor's degrees : how CCB graduates' earnings compare to AAs and BAs

Acton, Riley K.; Morales, Camila; Cortes, Kalena E.; … - 2026

We provide the first national descriptive analysis of the economic value of Community College Baccalaureate (CCB) degrees by examining graduates' early-career earnings, the costs of completing these programs, and the alignment between field of study and subsequent employment. Using...

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Gender gap in high-stakes exams : what role for exam preparation?

Bonneau, Cécile; Dousset, Léa - 2026

In this paper, we show that gender gaps in performance observed in high-stakes exams, relative to low-stakes exams, are partially shaped by the context of exam preparation. We examine the role of exam preparation using data from French elite STEM higher education programs. First, we document a...

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Intergenerational education mobility trends in South Africa : patterns by population group

Branson, Nicola; Ressom, Hagos - 2026

South Africa's education system remains shaped by a legacy of colonialism and apartheid, with persistent racial disparities in attainment despite multiple post-1994 reforms. Using wave 5 of the National Income Dynamics Study, this paper examines intergenerational education mobility across...

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Do high-stakes exams widen gender gaps in early adolescence? : evidence from a middle-school exit exam reform

Loviglio, Annalisa; Rattini, Veronica; Stronati, Federico - 2026

Do high-stakes exams widen gender gaps in academic performance? We study this question in early adolescence using Italy's lower-secondary exit exam. A 2017 reform removed the national standardized test from the final grade while preserving the requirement to take the same test, reducing stakes...

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Educational attainment and the evolution of cumulative earnings across 45 US birth cohorts

Wu, Pinghui; Liu, Annie - 2026 - This version: March 2026

Educational attainment profoundly shapes cumulative earnings trends across US birth cohorts. Between the 1933 and 1977 cohorts, men with an advanced degree experienced rising earnings in both the early-career (ages 25 to 44) and late-career (ages 45 to 64) stages, while those with a...

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Progress and persistence : intergenerational educational mobility and the evolving role of race in South Africa

Köhler, Tim; Oosthuizen, Morné - 2026

How does the role of key inherited circumstances in explaining intergenerational mobility change over time as economies undergo major structural changes? We examine this question in the context of intergenerational educational mobility in South Africa-one of the most unequal countries in the...

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Education as a shield against the adverse shock of motherhood : gender, parenthood and overeducation among highly and mid-educated British workers

Ortiz, Luis; McGuinness, Séamus; Nussio, Benedetta - 2026

This research improves our understanding of overeducation by highlighting its risks among middle-educated workers, especially the specific risk that motherhood may pose for job mismatch among them, compared to highly educated women. It employs random-effects and Heckman selection models with...

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Measuring gender disparity in educational attainment using the relative mean deviation for 146 countries and economies over the period 1950-2015

Akita, Takahiro - 2026

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Urbanization and educational attainment : evidence from Africa

Maarseveen, Raoul van - 2026

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Under pressure: high-stakes exams and media-reported student suicides in India : Subarna Banerjee, Gitanjali Sen

Banerjee, Subarna; Sen, Gitanjali - 2026

We estimate the association between high-stakes exams and student suicides in India using geocoded, high-frequency media data. Student suicides rise by 17.5 percent during NEET-UG or JEE-Mains exam months, with no comparable pattern around lower-stakes board exams or among adults. Stronger...

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From school exit to degree completion : gender differences along the SET pipeline in South Africa

Whitelaw, Emma; Branson, Nicola - 2026

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The labor market value of community college bachelor's degrees : initial evidence from a resume audit study in early childhood education

Acton, Riley K.; Morales, Camila; Turner, Julia A.; … - 2026

Community colleges are more financially, academically, and geographically accessible than four-year colleges. Despite most community college students intending to earn a bachelor's degree, few transfer to a four-year institution and even fewer earn bachelor's degrees, leading policymakers to...

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Do state-funded Pre-K programs improve long-run outcomes?

Mikdashi, Maya; Zhong, Jiee - 2026

We study the long-term effects of access to state-funded early childhood education on educational attainment and labor market outcomes. To do so, we exploit quasi-random variation across districts and cohorts generated by the phased rollout of Texas's large-scale public Pre-K program. Using...

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Immigrant peers and English language skills

Green, Colin; Haaland, Kristine Bekkeheien; Iversen, … - 2026

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Are high school degrees and university diplomas equally heritable in the US? : a new measure of relative intergenerational mobility

Naszodi, Anna; Cuccu, Liliana - 2025

This paper proposes the application of an existing measure in a new context. Specifically, we adapt a measure originally proposed to characterize the degree of educational assortative mating to measure relative intergenerational mobility along the educational trait and inequality of opportunity....

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On grade option choice and grade performance expectation when instruction goes virtual : the role of peers at a distance

Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Wang, Yudi - 2025

Campus closures due to COVID19 created uneven student-level exposures to the challenges of home-based virtual learning. Using university administrative data, and exogenous class-level differences in pre-pandemic on-campus housing assignments for parallel trend validation, this paper unpacks...

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Bildungswege in der Sekundarstufe I außerhalb des Gymnasiums : eine Bestandsaufnahme der unterschiedlichen Schulformen und -abschlüsse in den Ländern

Geis-Thöne, Wido - 2025 - Stand: April 2025

Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels wird es immer wichtiger, dass möglichst alle jungen Menschen in Deutschland zur Fachkraft ausgebildet werden. Ausgangspunkt hierfür ist ein erfolgreicher Besuch der allgemeinbildenden Schulen, wobei insbesondere der nicht-gymnasiale Bereich der...

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A decade of grade inflation boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic : an empirical analysis of a top European university

François, Maxime; De Witte, Kristof - 2025

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The shifting relationship between educational attainment and poverty : analysis of seven deep southern states

Panyi, Amadeo F.; Whitacre, Brian E.; Young, Alicia - 2025

Investment in both public and private education is aimed at achieving socioeconomic goals, including the reduction of poverty. While a large body of evidence has established a clear negative relationship between education and poverty, policymakers are often in disagreement about the returns to...

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Degrees of deception : how score manipulation mitigates temperature's impact on student performance

Ballatore, Rosario Maria; Palma, Alessandro; Vuri, Daniela - 2025

Using Italian data on the universe of mandatory tests conducted in a low-stakes setting without air conditioning, we investigate the effect of temperature on student performance, with a focus on how manipulation distorts causal estimates of temperature effects on test scores. While high...

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Measuring gender disparity in the structure of educational attainment in Asia based on grouped data

Akita, Takahiro - 2025

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Levelling the playing field? : SES differences in graduate degree choices

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2025

In many countries, subsidies towards higher education and financial aid to students from poorer backgrounds have reduced socio-economic status (SES) gaps in undergraduate study. The increasing importance of graduate studies that are typically more expensive may, however, provide a new avenue for...

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Levelling the playing field? : ses differences in graduate degree choices

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2025

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Causal effects of education on marriage

Ahn, Kunwon; Winters, John V. - 2025

Many nations have experienced both rising education levels and declining marriage rates. However, cross-sectional comparisons within countries often indicate that more highly educated individuals are more likely to be married. Economic theory suggests ambiguous causal effects of education on...

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Providing infrastructure when it matters : university proximity at teenage years and educational attainment

Ben Atta, Oussama; Agwu, George Abuchi - 2025

This paper investigates the long- and short-term effects of geographical proximity to universities on educational attainment in Nigeria. We relate individuals level of schooling obtained from three rounds of the Nigeria's Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) to spatial distance to...

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Is there a grade penalty for high school track and college degree mismatches? : evidence from the University of the Philippines

Punongbayan, J. C.; Arapoc, Jefferson A. - 2025 - Draft as of 1 July 2025

This study examines the consequences of college students pursuing degree programs that do not align with the tracks and strands they selected in senior high school. We utilize a unique dataset that links admissions and enrollment records from the University of the Philippines Diliman to...

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Does the timing of productivity shocks in childhood affect educational attainment?

Noritomo, Yuma - 2025

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Scholing en baanmobiliteit

Bakens, Jessie; Cobben, Luc; Künn-Nelen, Annemarie; … - 2025

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Can better information reduce college gender gaps? : the impact of relative grade signals on academic outcomes for students in introductory economics

Antman, Francisca M.; Skoy, Evelyn; Flores, Nicholas E. - 2025

This paper considers the impacts of grades and information on gender gaps in college major and college dropout rates at a large public flagship university. Observational and experimental results suggest women are more responsive to introductory economics grades when deciding whether to major in...

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Gender differences in graduate degree choices

Delaney, Judith; Devereux, Paul J. - 2025

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Impact of childhood vaccination on human capital formation in later life : evidence from Indonesia

Riswandi, Riswandi; Resosudarmo, Budy P. - 2025

This paper examines the long-term effects of childhood vaccination on educational and health outcomes. Using data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, we leverage the variation in timing and quality of the Village Midwife Program's implementation in the 1990s as a source of vaccination access...

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The impact of local supply of upper secondary field of study

Edmark, Karin - 2025

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Equilibrium failure rates in tests of endogenous competence

Bertola, Giuseppe - 2025

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Job mismatch and early career success

Cullen, Julie Berry; Dahl, Gordon B.; De Thorpe, Richard - 2026

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Job mismatch and early career success

Cullen, Julie Berry; Dahl, Gordon B.; De Thorpe, Richard - 2025

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Job mismatch and early career success

Cullen, Julie Berry; Dahl, Gordon B.; De Thorpe, Richard - 2025

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Job mismatch and early career success

Cullen, Julie Berry; Dahl, Gordon B.; De Thorpe, Richard - 2025

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The effects of high school remediation on long-run educational attainment

Özek, Umut - 2025 - This version: May 23, 2025

This study examines the effects of remedial courses in high school on postsecondary outcomes using a regression discontinuity design and explores the mechanisms behind these effects. I find that being placed in the remedial schedule and taking an additional remedial course in high school reduces...

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Does anti-discrimination legislation matter in low-income countries? : the impact of disability legislation on the educational attainment of children with disability

Odhiambo, Frank; Günther, Isabel; Harttgen, Kenneth - 2025

In many parts of the world, children with disabilities continue to face exclusion from education. This educational disparity is particularly pronounced in African countries, where disability legislation is often absent. In our sample, disability emerges as the strongest predictor of low...

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Location and educational signals

Maarseveen, Raoul van - 2025

Place shapes the educational attainment of children, yet the underlying reasons remain poorly understood. In this paper, I investigate the role of spatial differences in educational signals received by students. Using Dutch administrative data combined with high-stakes national exam scores, I...

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Das Erwerbseinkommen zehn Jahre nach einem Bildungsabschluss : Längsschnittanalysen im Bildungsbereich

2025

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Adolescent mental health : impact of introducing earlier compulsory school grades

Linder, Anna; Gerdtham, Ulf-G.; Heckley, Gawain - 2025

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The effect of an anonymous grading reform for male and female university students

Jansson, Joakim; Tyrefors, Björn - 2025

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The effect of an anonymous grading reform for male and female university students

Jansson, Joakim; Tyrefors, Björn - 2024

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Civil liberties and gender disparity in educational attainment

Akita, Takahiro; Hayashi, Mitsuhiro; Kataoka, Mitsuhiko - 2025

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How home exams and peers affect college grades in unprecedented times

Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir; Francesconi, Marco; … - 2025

Leveraging administrative data from the University of Iceland, which cover more than 60% of the undergraduate population in the country, we examine how home exams and peer networks shape grades around the COVID-19 crisis. Using difference-in-difference models with a rich set of fixed effects, we...

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How home exams and peers affect college grades in unprecedented times

Tinna Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir; Francesconi, Marco; … - 2025

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Disparities in educational attainment across socio-economic groups in India and Karnataka : an exploration of NSSO findings (2007-08 to 2022-23)

Manivannan, P - 2025

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Fostering entrepreneurship : analyzing the influence of access to finance, innovation investment, educational attainment, infrastructure development, and regulatory environment

Rashid, Mushab; Anser, Muhammad Khalid; Shah, Syed … - 2025

Entrepreneurship is essential for boosting economic growth, fostering innovation, and providing employment in emerging countries like Pakistan, where the middle class is still growing. Pakistan's entrepreneurship ecosystem has immense potential but faces significant challenges. The study...

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Within-family educational inequalities in 20th-century Spain

Requena, Miguel - 2025

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