Posts tagged with 'Bildung'
September 29, 2025
AI is changing higher education, but students aren’t using it how you’d expect
New survey: 80% of students use generative AI, primarily to enhance understanding rather than automate coursework
December 19, 2024
How college proximity shapes enrollment and degree attainment
The role of geographic access in addressing higher education disparities
December 11, 2024
Can AI match human educators?
New study explores the potential and pitfalls of AI in feedback and grading
December 6, 2024
Education increases family formation among women but has no effect on men
Analysis of Finnish admissions data challenges traditional beliefs about the impact of higher education
November 13, 2024
Fewer exam retakes, better results?
Policy change at the University of Bologna improved academic performance and reduced dropout rates
October 8, 2024
50 years of breakthroughs and barriers: Women in economics, policy, and leadership
Study shows persistent gender gaps and the complex factors hindering women’s advancement in top roles
May 6, 2024
AI capital boosts employment prospects for economics graduates
New study examines impact of AI education on hiring chances in the UK
October 17, 2023
Who benefits and who loses from affirmative action in elite universities?
Study from Brazil shows that earnings rise for minority students but drop for top enrollees
September 12, 2023
What we teach children about race and gender
New study uses AI tools to analyze representation in images and text of children's books
March 29, 2022
How COVID-19 affects educational choices in high school
Students in Sweden moved away quickly from service-oriented vocational programs
May 11, 2021
Higher minimum wage lowers enrollment in academic programs at universities
Study from Canada investigates the impact of the minimum wage on individuals' schooling decisions
May 5, 2021
Relative comparisons affect performance and choices in college
Whether someone is a big fish in a little pond is largely a matter of luck, but it changes how students behave
September 21, 2020
How a second chance in education influences labor market outcomes
Adult education reforms in Norway reduced gender earnings gap
August 31, 2020
Graduating in a pandemic may lead to long-term income losses
IZA Expert Panel reveals country differences in labor market researchers’ expectations
March 12, 2020
Male students are more likely to receive favorable grade changes in college
Gender differences in the tendency to negotiate
November 6, 2019
Economic causes and consequences of mass shootings
Perpetrators are often low-educated and in financial distress — shootings leave lasting scars on local labor markets
October 18, 2019
Does pay-for-performance in education work at scale?
Nationwide program in Peru has little effects on student achievement
October 14, 2019
Identifying policy levers in education settings
4th IZA Workshop on the Economics of Education
October 10, 2019
Legacy and athlete preferences at Harvard
Admissions advantages of privileged applicants have gone up over time
June 14, 2019
Exposure to “high-achieving” boys in high school may harm girls in the long run
Effects on educational and labor market outcomes
June 12, 2019
Breaking the cycle of poverty through education
Canada’s Pathway to Education program improved long-term outcomes of students from poor neighborhoods
May 10, 2019
Being bullied in school leads to poorer outcomes later in life
Persistent or violent types of bullying have the worst consequences
April 24, 2019
How day-to-day violence affects children’s educational attainment
Innovative study based on detailed crime data from São Paulo, Brazil
April 15, 2019
briq/IZA Workshop on Behavioral Economics of Education
How behavioral insights can contribute to equality of opportunity
April 11, 2019
How four-day school weeks affect student achievement
Oregon study finds negative effects on test scores particularly for boys and low-income students
March 28, 2019
Peer diversity and college performance
Linguistic diversity does not harm native students but enhances non-native speaking students' performance
January 18, 2019
Revealing stereotypes to teachers can improve student outcomes
Immigrant students receive lower grades despite same performance as natives
December 14, 2018
Are professors good teachers?
Lower-ranked instructors are just as good when it comes to tutorial teaching
December 10, 2018
Steering more students into STEM?
Costs of delivering postsecondary instruction differ markedly by field of study
September 24, 2018
Why does education reduce crime?
Keeping kids “off the streets” may matter more than improving their labor market prospects
September 17, 2018
School reforms and socioeconomic inequality in Germany
15 years after the PISA shock
December 1, 2017
Do boys benefit from male teachers in elementary school?
The scarcity of male teachers in schools has led to a debate on whether young boys require more male role models.
October 27, 2017
Fertility and the digital divide: More flexibility, more children?
The rapid diffusion of the Internet, and in particular of high-speed, broadband Internet, has characterized the life-changing digital revolution that […]
August 16, 2017
Educational choices can help explain income inequality in Germany
Rising levels of income inequality in many developed countries have led to much political and scientific controversy. One of the […]
June 27, 2017
Getting it right: Policies to fight youth unemployment in the EU
Despite the fact that the global financial crisis has largely come to end, youth unemployment remains high, with rates of […]
February 20, 2017
On World Day of Social Justice: Insights on economic inequality from IZA World of Labor
The UN has proclaimed February 20 the “World Day of Social Justice” to support efforts of the international community in […]
November 21, 2016
Money to study? Research on motivation and incentives for students
Differences in educational outcomes based on socioeconomic background is a well-documented phenomenon and a key driver of inequalities later in […]
March 18, 2016
How (lack of) sleep affects our economic behavior
Today is World Sleep Day! As recent IZA research shows, a good night of sleep is not just a matter […]
July 13, 2015
Socio-economic background shapes children’s personality
In many countries, people find it hard to climb up the economic ladder. According to a recent IZA paper, one […]
November 18, 2014
Is formal care as good as the support of loving grandparents?
Since early childcare plays an important role in the development of cognitive skills, it partially determines success later in life. […]
November 6, 2014
Which kids are born in a crisis? Evidence from the fall of the Berlin Wall
By Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie Do individuals born at different points of the economic cycle have different outcomes, and […]