IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8734

Intensive Math Instruction and Educational Attainment: Long-Run Impacts of Double-Dose Algebra

Kalena E. Cortes, Joshua Goodman, Takako Nomi

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50 (1), 108-158

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8733

Efficacy vs. Equity: What Happens When States Tinker with College Admissions in a Race-Blind Era?

Sandra E. Black, Kalena E. Cortes, Jane Arnold Lincove

published in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016, 38 (2), 336-363

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8732

The Tower of Babel in the Classroom: Immigrants and Natives in Italian Schools

Rosario Maria Ballatore, Margherita Fort, Andrea Ichino

revised version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36 (4), 885–921

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8694

The Impact of Age of Entry on Academic Progression

Julio Cáceres-Delpiano, Eugenio Giolito

revised version published in: Nuno Crato and Paolo Paruolo (eds.), Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation: How Microdata is Transforming Policy Design, Springer, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8693

School Inputs and Skills: Complementarity and Self-Productivity

Cheti Nicoletti, Birgitta Rabe

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8615

Sibling Spillover Effects in School Achievement

Cheti Nicoletti, Birgitta Rabe

published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, 34 (4), 482-501

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8595

Mapping and Understanding Ethnic Disparities in Length of Schooling: The Case of Ningxia Autonomous Region, China

Björn Anders Gustafsson, Ding Sai

published in: Social Indicators Research, 2015, 124 (2), 517-535.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8546

Trends in the Intergenerational Transmission of Education among Black South Africans

Prudence Magejo, Miracle Benhura, Tendai Gwatidzo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8545

Evidence and Persistence of Education Inequality in an Early-Tracking System: The German Case

Annabelle Krause-Pilatus, Simone Schüller

published in: Scuola Democratica, 2014, 2

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8505

Selective Schooling Systems Increase Inequality

Simon Burgess, Matt Dickson, Lindsey Macmillan

revised version published as 'Do selective schooling systems increase inequality? ' in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2020, 72 (1), 1 - 24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8503

Equalization of Opportunity: Definitions, Implementable Conditions and Application to Early-Childhood Policy Evaluation

Francesco Andreoli, Tarjei Havnes, Arnaud Lefranc

published as 'Robust Inequality of Opportunity Comparisons: Theory and Application to Early Childhood Policy Evaluation' in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (2), 355 - 369

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8474

Is It Worth It? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged

Benjamin Backes, Harry J. Holzer, Erin Dunlop Velez

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8471

Student Scores in Public and Private Schools: Evidence from PISA 2009

Stephane Mahuteau, Kostas Mavromaras

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8392

Socioeconomic Gradients in Children's Cognitive Skills: Are Cross-Country Comparisons Robust to Who Reports Family Background?

John Jerrim, John Micklewright

revised version published in: European Sociological Review, 2014, 30 (6), 766 - 781

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8379

The Math Gender Gap: The Role of Culture