IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12204

Effects of Four-Day School Weeks on Student Achievement: Evidence from Oregon

Paul N. Thompson

published as 'Is four less than five? Effects of four-day school weeks on student achievement in Oregon' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 193, 104308

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12202

Peer Diversity, College Performance and Educational Choices

Arnaud Chevalier, Ingo E. Isphording, Elena Lisauskaite

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 64, 101833

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12200

Selecting or Rewarding Teachers? International Evidence from Primary Schools

Michela Braga, Daniele Checchi, Christelle Garrouste, Francesco Scervini

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 76, 101986

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12192

The Causal Effects of Education on Adult Health, Mortality and Income: Evidence from Mendelian Randomization and the Raising of the School Leaving Age

Neil Davies, Matt Dickson, George Davey Smith, Frank Windmeijer, Gerard J. van den Berg

revised version published in: International Journal of Epidemiology, 2023, 52 (6), 1878–1886,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12183

Student Internships and Employment Opportunities after Graduation: A Field Experiment

Stijn Baert, Brecht Neyt, Thomas Siedler, Ilse Tobback, Dieter Verhaest

revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, 102141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12182

Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

Alison L. Booth, Jungmin Lee

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 187, 431-447.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12172

Can Public Rankings Improve School Performance? Evidence from a Nationwide Reform in Tanzania

Jacobus Cilliers, Isaac M. Mbiti, Andrew Zeitlin

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56 (3), 655-685

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12157

The Long-Term Effect of Age at School Entry on Competencies in Adulthood

Katja Görlitz, Merlin Penny, Marcus Tamm

revised version published as 'The long-term effect of age at school entry on cognitive competencies in adulthood' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 194, 91 - 104

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12104

Parental Ethnic Identity and Child Development

Stuart Campbell, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Gurleen Popli, Anita Ratcliffe

published as 'Parental identity and child test scores' in: Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41 (4), 851 - 881

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12072

Preschoolers' Self-Regulation, Skill Differentials, and Early Educational Outcomes

Johanna Sophie Quis, Anika Bela, Guido Heineck

revised version published as 'Preschoolers' self-regulation and early mathematical skill differentials' in: Education Economics, 2021, 29(2), 173-193

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12011

The Impact of Dual Apprenticeship Programs on Early Labour Market Outcomes: A Dynamic Approach

Brecht Neyt, Dieter Verhaest, Stijn Baert

revised version published in: Economics of Education Review, 2020, 78, 102022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11990

Younger and Dissatisfied? Relative Age and Life-Satisfaction in Adolescence

Luca Fumarco, Stijn Baert

revised version published as 'Younger, Dissatisfied, and Unhealthy? Relative Age and Life-satisfaction in Adolescence' (with additional coauthor: Francesco Sarracino) in: Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 168, 313 - 337

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11985

Who's Minding the Kids? Experimental Evidence on the Demand for Child Care Quality

James Gordon, Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin

published in: Economics of Education Review, 2021, 80, 102076

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11975

Are Professors Worth It? The Value-added and Costs of Tutorial Instructors

Jan Feld, Nicolás Salamanca, Ulf Zölitz

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55 (3), 836-863

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11972

Relative Age Effect on European Adolescents' Social Network

Luca Fumarco, Stijn Baert

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,, 2019, 168, 318-337.