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Can maternal education improve children's dietary diversity and nutritional outcomes? : evidence from the 2003 education reform in Kenya

Khan, Sana; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Ferrone, Lucia - 2026

Education is widely associated with better health outcomes, but whether this relationship is causal remains unclear, especially in low-income countries. This study examines the causal effect of maternal education on child nutrition and dietary diversity in Kenya. Using a fuzzy regression...

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The political consequences of controversial education reform : lessons from Wisconsin’s Act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2025

Public service reforms often provoke political backlash. Can they also yield political benefits for the politicians who champion them? We study a Wisconsin law that weakened teachers' unions and liberalized pay, prompting mass protests. Exploiting its staggered implementation across school...

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The political consequences of controversial education reform : lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2025

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The political consequences of controversial education reform : lessons from wisconsin’s act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2025

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The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reform : Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2025

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United States education structure is under stress : exploring the destabilization of academia's system settings

Riley, Jen; Bryant, Morgan M.; Nicewicz-Scott, Kate; … - 2024

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Improvements in schooling opportunities and teen births

Garcez, Lucas N.; Peluffo, Cecilia; Pineda-Torres, Mayra - 2025

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Improvements in schooling opportunities and teen births

Garcez, Lucas N.; Padilla-Romo, María; Peluffo, Cecilia; … - 2024

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The long run effects of a teacher-focused school reform on student outcomes

Cohodes, Sarah R.; Eren, Ozkan; Ozturk, Orgul Demet - 2026

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Backward spillovers and equalized access : the effects of the Bologna process across Italy's education system

Cappellari, Lorenzo; Morelli, Marco - 2026

This paper estimates the causal effects of the Bologna Process reform in Italy, analyzing the impact of the introduction of the “3+2” degree structure at different stages of the educational system. We implement multiple Difference-in-Differences designs on a nationally representative dataset...

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Does government spending on education increase intergenerational education mobility? : the case of Free Compulsory Basic Education in Ghana

Branson, Nicola; Whitelaw, Emma - 2026

This paper examines whether Ghana's education reforms have increased intergenerational education mobility. Using the newly constructed Ghana Education and Labour Series-a harmonized dataset combining multiple rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey-we track intergenerational education...

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Ten Years of Upper Secondary Education Reform in Brazil : Policy Note

Costa, L. O.; Dalmon, D. L. - 2026

Over the past decade, Brazil’s upper secondary education reform has transformed a system once marked by low completion rates, limited student engagement, and deep inequalities; launched in 2016, the reform introduced flexible curricular pathways, expansion of instructional time, and targeted...

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Large-scale education reform in general equilibrium : regression discontinuity evidence from India : a replication study of Khanna (Journal of Political Economy, 2023)

Roodman, David - 2026

Mainly through regression discontinuity designs, Khanna (2023a) studies the impacts of a primaryschooling expansion in India in the 1990s. Absent from the data set are four districts close tothe modeled treatment discontinuity. Incorporating them cuts the impact of intention to treat onschooling...

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Large-scale education reform in general equilibrium : regression discontinuity evidence from India : a reply to Roodman (Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics,2026)

Khanna, Gaurav - 2026

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Backward spillovers and equalized access : the effects of the Bologna Process across the education system

Cappellari, Lorenzo; Morelli, Marco - 2026

This paper estimates the causal effects of the Bologna Process reform in Italy, analyzing the impact of the introduction of the "3+2" degree structure at different stages of the educational system. We implement multiple Difference-in-Differences designs on a nationally representative dataset...

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Intergenerational effects of Turkiye's education reform on children's academic and health outcomes

Akar, Betul; Okten, Cagla - 2026

This paper examines the intergenerational effects of Turkiye's 1997 compulsory schooling reform, which increased mandatory schooling from five to eight years. Drawing on a novel dataset from the nationally representative 2022 Turkish Child Survey, we use a regression discontinuity design (RDD)...

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Unbundling a large-scale school reform : evidence from New York City community schools

McConnell, Brendon; Munisamy, Parunjodhi; Zapryanova, … - 2026

Community schools - now numbering roughly 5,000 nationwide - represent one of the largest school reform movements in the United States, yet causal evidence on their effectiveness remains scarce. We study New York City’s Community Schools Initiative using a difference-in-differences design....

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"It's our turn (not) to learn" : the pitfalls of education reform during post-war institutional transformation

Dunlop, Emily; Bekkouche, Yasmine; Verwimp, Philip - 2023

In this study, we investigate the relationship between education reform, institutional legacies of inequality, and changing political institutions in a poor, conflict-affected country. Burundi experienced a dramatic change in ethnic power relations after the 1993-2005 civil war. The post-war...

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The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reform: Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne - 2025

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The Political Consequences of Controversial Education Reform: Lessons from Wisconsin's Act 10

Biasi, Barbara; Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2025

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Out of School and into Trouble? Labor Market Impacts of Decreasing the School Leaving Age

Adamecz, Anna; Prinz, Daniel; Vujic, Suncica; … - 2025

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Does education foster civic-minded citizens? : evidence from a compulsory schooling reform

Almén, Daniel; Elinder, Mikael; Engström, Per; … - 2025 - Version: 20 December 2024

We exploit education reforms in Sweden and other European countries to estimate the causal effects of longer and modernized compulsory education on civic engagement. In most countries, compulsory education was extended by 1-2 years, and the curricula were reformed to better foster democratic and...

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Math exposure and university performance : causal evidence from twins

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bonacini, Luca; Joxhe, Majlinda; … - 2025

We estimate the causal effect of exposure to math during high school on university major choice and performance, using a unique administrative dataset of 1,396 twins extracted from the entire student population enrolled between 2011 and 2021 at an Italian university. We apply a Twin Fixed Effect...

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Math exposure and university performance : causal evidence from twins

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bonacini, Luca; Joxhe, Majlinda; … - 2025

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Math exposure and university performance : causal evidence from twins

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bonacini, Luca; Joxhe, Majlinda; … - 2025

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Educated to be mothers? : school reform and demographic backlash

Lax-Martinez, Gema; Le Moglie, Marco; Sandi, Matteo - 2025

Social norms play a critical role in society. This paper studies how difficult it is to manipulate social norms and whether efforts to do so may result in a backlash. We study the 1945 reform of primary education implemented under Franco’s regime in Spain, which promoted nationalist-religious...

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Out of school and into trouble? : labor market impacts of decreasing the school leaving age

Adamecz, Anna; Prinz, Daniel; Vujić, Sunčica; … - 2025

This paper investigates the labor market impacts of a reform that universally lowered the school leaving age from 18 to 16 in Hungary. Using a difference-in-cross-cohort-comparisons approach and linked individual education-employment administrative panel data, we find that the policy led to an...

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Discipline reform, school culture and student achievement

Craig, Ashley C.; Martin, David - 2025

Does relaxing strict school discipline improve student achievement, or lead to classroom disorder? We study a 2012 reform in New York City public middle schools that eliminated suspensions for non-violent, disorderly behavior. Math scores of students in more-affected schools rose by 0.05...

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Discipline reform, school culture, and student achievement

Craig, Ashley C.; Martin, David - 2023

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Discipline Reform, School Culture, and Student Achievement

Craig, Ashley; Martin, David - 2023

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The making and unmaking of opportunity : educational mobility in 20th-century Denmark

Karlson, Kristian B.; Landersø, Rasmus - 2025

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The making and unmaking of opportunity: educational mobility in 20th century Denmark

Karlson, Kristian B.; Landersø, Rasmus - 2021

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The making and unmaking of opportunity : educational mobility in 20th century-Denmark

Karlson, Kristian B.; Landersø, Rasmus - 2021

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Bridging the gender gap : women's education and political representation

Bellani, Luna; Hidalgo-Hidalgo, Marisa - 2025

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Early exposure to foreign language training and students' educational trajectories

Strazzeri, Maurizio; Brox, Enzo; Oggenfuss, Chantal; … - 2025

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2025

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2024

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2024

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2024

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2024

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Schooling and self-control

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah C.; Kamhöfer, … - 2024

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The causal effect of 2012 compulsory education law on NEET in Türkiye : a regression discontinuity design

Bahçeci, Cansu; Birecikli, Senay Üçdogruk; Özdamar … - 2025

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Bilingual education and identity

Caminal, Ramón; Di Paolo, Antonio; Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada - 2025

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Long-term consequences of teaching gender roles : evidence from desegregating industrial arts and home economics in Japan

Hara, Hiromi; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2025

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Compulsory schooling in the 21st century : short-term effects of Finland's 2020 act on compulsory education

Junttila, Juho - 2025

This study examines the short-term effects of Finland’s 2021 reform, which extended compulsory schooling to age 18. Using detailed administrative data, I analyze changes in educational outcomes and early labor market outcomes following the reform. The reform is associated with a 20% reduction...

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Rethinking tracking : lessons from Hungary for German education reform

McNamara, Sarah; Klein, Thilo - 2025

Educational tracking - separating students into different classes, tracks, or schools based on ability - is relatively commonplace worldwide, despite mixed evidence concerning how it affects student outcomes. Our new empirical analysis for secondary-school- aged children in Hungary provides...

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Education policy outlook in Korea

2025

This country policy profile on education in Korea is part of the Education Policy Outlook series. Building on the first policy profile for Korea (2016), it offers a concise analysis of where the education system stands today and how this compares to other OECD systems. The profile analyses the...

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The effect of education on earnings dynamics : evidence from Italy

Barbieri, Teresa; Peragine, Vitorocco; Raitano, Michele - 2025

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Educational tracking and fertility

Rao, Ziwei; Hellstrand, Julia; Myrskylä, Mikko - 2025

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Meta-education : reimagining how-and what-we teach in business schools

Kozinets, Robert V. - 2025

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How southern politicians reformed textbooks to resist civil rights demands

Paglayan, Agustina S. - 2025

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Preferences and opportunities in the marriage market : how comprehensive schooling made the wealthy marry down

Holmlund, Helena - 2022

This paper documents that a shift from a selective to a comprehensive education system had implications for marriage market outcomes. By exploiting an education reform in Sweden, I show that comprehensive education reduced assortative mating both because children from poor backgrounds started to...

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Preferences and opportunities in the marriage market: How comprehensive schooling made the wealthy marry down

Holmlund, Helena - 2022

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Public-private partnerships in education : evaluating the education management organisations programme in Sindh, Pakistan

Rind, Gul Muhammad; Shah, Dhani Bux - 2022

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Much ado about nothing? : school curriculum reforms and students' educational trajectories

Strazzeri, Maurizio; Oggenfuss, Chantal; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022 - This version: August 2022

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Much ado about nothing? : school curriculum reforms and students' educational trajectories

Strazzeri, Maurizio; Oggenfuss, Chantal; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022

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Much ado about nothing? : school curriculum reforms and students' educational trajectories

Strazzeri, Maurizio; Oggenfuss, Chantal; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2022

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Whose voice counts? : examining government-donor negotiations in the design of Ethiopia's large-scale education reforms for equitable learning

Carvalho, Shelby; Asgedom, Amare; Rose, Pauline - 2022

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Improvements in Schooling Opportunities and Teen Births

Garcez, Lucas N.; Padilla-Romo, María; Peluffo, Cecilia; … - 2024

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Policy Dialogues in Focus for Brazil : International Insights for Digital Education Reform

2024

This policy brief brings together key reflections from the Policy Dialogues in Focus: International Insights for Digital Education Reform in Brazil. This seminar series from the Education Policy Outlook offered federal and subnational policy makers, civil society actors and researchers in Brazil...

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Unintended consequences of school accountability reforms : public versus private schools

Coelli, Michael; Foster, Gigi - 2024

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Does instructional time at school influence study time at university? : evidence from an instructional time reform

Schwerter, Jakob; Netz, Nicolai; Hübner, Nicolas - 2024

Early-life environments can have long-lasting effects on individuals’ later life courses. Interestingly, research on the effects of school reforms has hardly adopted this perspective. Therefore, we investigate a staggered school reform that reduced the number of school years and increased...

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The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage and learning outcomes : cross-national impact analyses of education policy reforms

Schnepf, Sylke Viola; Volante, Louis; Klinger, Don A.; … - 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the learning process of more than 1.5 billion students and youth around the world. The abrupt and unplanned shift to online schooling had a negative impact on student learning and achievement, with the greatest challenges experienced by the most vulnerable...

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Unpacking the impact of voucher schools : evidence from Sweden

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

Research on voucher schools has mainly focused on whether students experience improved academic results in these schools and whether they generate competitive pressure for public schools. In this paper we focus instead on the role voucher schools might play in altering the menu of options...

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School segregation in the presence of student sorting and cream-skimming : evidence from a school voucher reform

Gazmuri, Ana M. - 2024

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Long-lasting effects of indoctrination in school : evidence from the People's Republic of Poland

Costa-Font, Joan; García-Hombrados, Jorge; Nicińska, Anna - 2024

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"Embracing diversity in all its forms" : the voluntary secondary sector in Irish education

Carroll, Eamonn; MacCoy, Selina; Ye, Keyu - 2024

The Irish education system is undergoing significant change as it navigates the challenges of the 2020s. Schools are at the frontline of Ireland's efforts to integrate migrant families, build an inclusive society and tackle generational socioeconomic inequality. They are also, increasingly, key...

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Transforming education in Indonesia : Examining the landscape of current reforms

2024

This policy perspective examines Indonesia’s Merdeka Belajar (“Emancipated Learning”) initiative, a comprehensive education reform agenda initiated in 2019. The primary objective of this reform is to enhance learning outcomes, make schooling a more joyful experience, and empower students...

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A long-run consequence of relaxation-oriented education on labor market performance

Bai, Yu; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2024

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