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Gender norms and the quantity-quality tradeoff : evidence from free primary education in Africa

Collins, Matthew; Guarnieri, Eleonora; Rainer, Helmut - 2026 - Original version: July 2025, this version: January 2026

This paper investigates the causal impact of free primary education (FPE) on fertility decisions among parents in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the interplay between the policy, intra-household bargaining, and cultural norms. Using Demographic and Health Survey data and exploiting the...

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Gender norms and the quantity-quality tradeoff : evidence from free primary education in Africa

Collins, Matthew; Guarnieri, Eleonora; Rainer, Helmut - 2026

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Corporal punishment and learning outcomes : evidence from primary schools in Uganda

Mugume, Regean - 2026

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Does effective school leadership improve student progression and test scores? : evidence from a field experiment in Malawi

Asim, Salman; Gera, Ravinder; Harris, Donna; Dercon, Stefan - 2024

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The long-term effects of rank in elementary school

Dhuey, Elizabeth; Payne, Ana Abigail; Smith, Justin D. - 2025

We estimate the long-term consequences of math and reading rank within an elementary school on short and long-term outcomes. We find that higher rank leads to better outcomes. Students ranked at the top in grade 7 perform up to 0.33 standard deviations higher on future school exams, are more...

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Peer effects on well-being and performance in elementary school

Olufsen, Isabel Skak; Fries, Jesper - 2025

We study the effect of having high socioeconomic status (SES) peers on pupils' wellbeing, absence rate, and academic performance in elementary school. We compare pupils in the same school who started school in different years and, consequently, were exposed to different shares of high-SES peers....

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The effects of the calculation class in elementary school on student outcomes

Abe, Mayuko; Ōtake, Fumio; Sano, Shinpei - 2025

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The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador

Carneiro, Pedro; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú; Salvati, Francesca; … - 2025

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The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador

Carneiro, Pedro; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú; Salvati, Francesca; … - 2024

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The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador

Carneiro, Pedro; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú; Salvati, Francesca; … - 2023

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The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador

Carneiro, Pedro; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú; Salvati, Francesca; … - 2023

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The effect of classroom rank on learning throughout elementary school : experimental evidence from Ecuador

Carneiro, Pedro; Cruz Aguayo, Yyannú; Salvati, Francesca; … - 2023

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Fighting school segregation : a policy analysis of municipal approaches to educational segregation in Dutch primary education

Langendorff, Nina; Velden, Rolf van der - 2025

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Fighting school segregation : a policy analysis of municipal approaches to educational segregation in Dutch primary education

Langendorff, Nina; Velden, Rolf van der - 2025

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Between generations : organizational culture in Polish primary schools in the context of generational diversity management : a case study

Samek-Wojtyla, Marlena - 2025

Objective: To explore how generational diversity influences the organizational culture of Polish primary schools. Methodology: A qualitative case study based on semi-structured interviews with six educators representing four generational cohorts. Findings: The study demonstrates that...

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Improving the teacher feedback process in primary education : evidence from randomized controlled trials in schools in rural China

Zhou, Xiang; Wong, Ho Lun; Wei, Xiangdong; Siebert, … - 2025

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It starts early! : male-dominated classes and girls' bullying

Cunningham, Scott; Di Tommaso, Maria Laura; Melo, António - 2025

Bullying is a widespread form of aggression that emerges early in childhood and is common in school settings. Using Italian data from the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education and Training (INVALSI) on primary school students, we document gender differences in self-reported...

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Personalised EdTech for English literacy : evidence from South African primary schools

Borole, Megan; Schaefer, Maxine; Hofmeyr, Heleen; … - 2025

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Did migrant children benefit from a delay in the dutch primary school exit test?

Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Magnée, Cécile; Wolf, Inge de - 2024

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Technology in the classroom : personal computers and learning outcomes in primary school

Hall, Caroline King Barnard; Lundin, Martin - 2024

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Secondary school access raises primary school achievement

Sandholtz, Wayne Aaron - 2024

I use variation in ex-ante school fee payments to measure how Free Secondary Education (FSE) affected primary students in Tanzania. I first confirm FSE increased secondary access: secondary enrollments rose, household spending on secondary school fees plummeted, and elites’ transition premium...

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Does school management and leadership predict student achievement? : evidence from elementary schools in Brazil

Marioni, Larissa da Silva; Freguglia, Ricardo da Silva; … - 2024

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Beware the gambit: the effects of teacher allocation on learning achievement in Senegalese primary schools

Koussihouede, Oswald; Alidou, Sahawal; Sossou, Damase - 2024

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Vitality and coping with rules : a qualitative research study among primary school teachers

Elsen, Josine van den - 2024

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Children as active citizens and Egyptian primary schools

Donia, Nevine Samir Mohamed Ibrahim Abou - 2024

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Children as active citizens and Egyptian primary schools

Donia, Nevine Samir Mohamed Ibrahim Abou - 2024

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Ganztagsbetreuung für Grundschulkinder : in Westdeutschland ist noch ein Ausbau nötig : eine Betrachtung der aktuellen Lage sowie der voraussichtlichen Ausbaubedarfe bis zum Schuljahr 2029/2030 in den einzelnen Bundesländern

Geis-Thöne, Wido - 2026 - Stand: Februar 2026

Ab dem Schuljahr 2029/2030 wird dieser dann in allen Jahrgangsstufen der Grundschulen gelten. Sämtliche ostdeutschen Länder und Hamburg werden diesen ohne weiteren Ausbau ihrer Betreuungsinfrastrukturen erfüllen können. Zwar gibt es hier noch kleine Lücken zwischen den von den Eltern...

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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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Drivers of primary healthcare and elementary education initiatives in Rajasthan (2014–2024)

Singh, Priyadarshini - 2026

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Who benefits from remote schooling? : self-selection and match effects

Bruhn, Jesse; Campos, Christopher; Chyn, Eric; Tran, Anh - 2026

We study the distributional effects of remote learning using a novel approach combining preference data from a conjoint survey with administrative records. Experimentally derived preferences account for selection into remote learning and treatment effect heterogeneity. We validate the approach...

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Who benefits from remote schooling? : self-selection and match effects

Bruhn, Jesse; Campos, Christopher; Chyn, Eric - 2023

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Who Benefits from Remote Schooling? Self-Selection and Match Effects

Bruhn, Jesse M.; Campos, Christopher; Chyn, Eric - 2023

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Who Benefits from Remote Schooling? Self-Selection and Match Effects

Bruhn, Jesse; Campos, Christopher; Chyn, Eric T. - 2023

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Who chooses and who benefits? : the design of public school choice systems

Campos, Christopher; Bruhn, Jesse; Chyn, Eric; Vazquez, … - 2026

Public school choice has evolved rapidly in the past two decades, as districts roll out new magnet, dual-language, and themed programs to broaden educational opportunity. We use newly collected national data to document that opt-in (voluntary) systems: (i) are the modal design; (ii) are harder...

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Who Chooses and Who Benefits? The Design of Public School Choice Systems

Campos, Christopher; Bruhn, Jesse; Chyn, Eric; Vazquez, … - 2025

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Who chooses and who benefits? : the design of public school choice systems

Campos, Christopher; Bruhn, Jesse; Chyn, Eric; Vazquez, … - 2025

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Validating a theoretical model to measure performance management in South African private secondary schools

Nag, Debapriyo; Bisschoff, Christo Alfonzo; Botha, … - 2026

Performance management systems (PMSs) in private secondary education are vital, and although several tried and tested public sector performance measurement models exist, limited private secondary school performance measurement models exist in South Africa. This study aims to empirically validate...

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Teacher burnout and economic crisis effects in Greek primary education : a multidimensional analysis of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal achievement

Kokkonesi, Efthimia; Antonopoulou, Hera; Igoumenakis, … - 2026

Background: Professional burnout, characterized by three distinct psychological dimensions-emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal achievement-threatens elementary teachers' well-being and educational quality. Limited research examines burnout patterns in elementary...

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The timing of school exclusions and its consequences for peers' outcomes

Dorsett, Richard; Oppedisano, Veruska; Thomson, Dave; … - 2026

This paper studies how the timing of excluding disruptive pupils affects peer outcomes. While removal can generate positive spillovers, delays may harm peers. We interpret exclusions as determining the timing of removal, and estimate the effect of earlier versus later exclusion. Using an...

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The demand for private schools and its impact on school segregation and student outcomes

Nielson Arendt, Jacob; Holm, Anders - 2026

This study examines the impact of private school attendance on segregation and student achievement in compulsory school in Denmark. We show that increased private school attendance is driven by students from high socio-economic groups. Leveraging variation across municipalities, grade and...

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The demand for private schools and its impact on school segregation and student outcomes

Nielson Arendt, Jacob; Holm, Anders - 2026

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Class peers as competitors and educators : the consequences of rank-based academic rewards

Rosenzweig, Mark R.; Xu, Bing - 2026

This paper examines the theoretical and empirical consequences of rank-based reward systems in schools in which students' performance and effort are evaluated relative to their peers. In such environments, classmates act simultaneously as competitors - due to rank-determined rewards - and as...

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Unlocking legal efficiency gains in school switch programs

Andersson, Tommy; Lager, Nils; Kessel, Dany - 2026

We study school switches in which students who have already been assigned seats request reassignment. Unlike in regular school choice, stability need not be legally binding in such programs, since students' priority-based claims have already been satisfied upstream. Efficiency then naturally...

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Socio-economic inequality underpins inequity in influenza vaccination uptake between public and private secondary schools : an Australian population-based study

Le, Huong; Blyth, Christopher C.; Schlegel, Clement; … - 2026

Background: Socio-economic inequality and vaccination inequity have long been critical issues. However, no studies have explored the gap in influenza vaccination uptake between public and private schools. Importantly, the extent to which socio-economic inequality translates into vaccination...

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The impact of social mixing at school : evidence from a French desegregation program

Azmat, Ghazala; Grenet, Julien; Huillery, Elise; … - 2026

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The impact of social mixing at school : evidence from a French desegregation program

Azmat, Ghazala; Grenet, Julien; Huillery, Elise; … - 2026

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Does public school choice promote student diversity?

Attar, Itay; Cohen-Zada, Danny; Gershoni, Naomi - 2026

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Student performance following the conversion of single-sex schools to coeducation : evidence from Colombia

Bernal, Gloria L.; De Witte, Kristof - 2026

This study uses quasi-experimental evidence from Colombia to examine changes in students' academic performance following the transition from single-sex to coeducational schools. Analysing the conversion of single sex schools over 20 years with a staggered difference-in-differences approach, we...

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The effects of school bullying victimization on cognitive, school engagement, and friendship outcomes

Inoue, Atsushi; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2026

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The effects of school bullying victimization on cognitive, school engagement, and friendship outcomes

Inoue, Atsushi; Tanaka, Ryūichi - 2025

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Re-examining the property price premium around "better" schools

Greaves, Ellen; Venturin, Alberto - 2026

The established consensus from a large worldwide literature is that access to a "better" school increases local property prices, which is typically interpreted as reflecting parents' demand for school quality. We show that this relationship does not hold universally. Using data on English...

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The education backlash : how assimilative primary school education affects insurgency in areas of ethnic conflict

Bozçağa, Tuğba; Cansunar, Asli - 2023

Education is a public service, assumed to be highly valued by citizens, allowing politicians to use it to reward their co-ethnics. However, nation-states have also used education to create loyal citizens, leaving politicians in times of heightened threat of ethnic mobilization. This study...

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Effect of Physical Abuse and Negligence on Academic Achievement of Primary School Students in Bangladesh

Mercer, Cinderella Genevieve; Karim, Md Rezaull - 2023

This review article investigates how physical abuse and carelessness affect Bangladeshi primary school children’s academic performance. This study especially focuses on the negative effects of physical abuse and carelessness within the Bangladeshi context, while acknowledging that children's...

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Status of primary education in public schools of Baluchistan : a district-wise analysis

Nawaz, Hafsa; Maham, Sarah - 2023

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Perceived home and school integration through parental participation in rural primary school governance in Amathole East District, South Africa

Mtiya, Sandiswa; Kariyana, Israel - 2023

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Do TV-aided model lessons in class improve student performance? : evidence from public primary schools in Papua New Guinea

Shimizutani, Satoshi; Taguchi, Shimpei; Yamada, Hiroyuki - 2023

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's learning and wellbeing : evidence from India

Guariso, Andrea; Björkman-Nyqvist, Martina - 2023

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's learning and wellbeing : evidence from India

Guariso, Andrea; Björkman-Nyqvist, Martina - 2023

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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children's learning and wellbeing : evidence from India

Guariso, Andrea; Björkman-Nyqvist, Martina - 2023

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Urban-rural differences in primary school resources in China : a case study of Yuncheng County

Sun, Wenwen; Hu, Xin; Nakai Kidd, Akari; Li, Zhuoran; … - 2023

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Rather First in a Village or Second in Rome? The Effect of Students' Class Rank in Primary School on Subsequent Academic Achievements

Ladant, François-Xavier; Bargagli Stoffi, Falco; … - 2023

Using panel data on Italian students from 2013 to 2019, we compare the effect of a student’s class rank to the effect of class quality in primary school on subsequent academic outcomes. We propose a new strategy to identify the impact of rank while controlling for peer effects, by leveraging...

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The adjustment of primary schools to shrinking populations : a spatial modelling approach

Wolf, Jan; Marto, Marco; Madaleno, Mara; Marques, Joao … - 2023

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Long-term effects of primary education expansion on educational achievement

Moshoeshoe, Ramaele - 2023

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Total Quality Management of Public Elementary School Principals in Relation to School Performance

Olaguer, Marty B.; Bertillo, Julius B. - 2023

This study assessed the TQM of public elementary school principals in relation to school performance in terms of quality instruction, staffing, facilities, and operations funding. The results showed that the school principals' TQM practices, except operational funding, had the lowest average...

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Efficiency analysis of elementary schools in Bratislava : a two step DEA approach

Rafaj, Oliver; Némethová, Valéria - 2023

Education is a key area that should matter to the whole society. Measuring efficiency in education is a widely discussed academic and professional topic. The presented article focuses on investigating the efficiency of 57 elementary schools in the city of Bratislava. We used a two-step approach....

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The effect of primary school entrepreneurship education programs on the evolution of pupils' human capital assets

Gorenc, Janez; Gomezel, Alenka Slavec; Kitić, Željka; … - 2023

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Challenges and funding strategies for digital education in European primary schools

Andronic, Adrian - 2023

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