Posts tagged with 'school'
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
January 18, 2019
Revealing stereotypes to teachers can improve student outcomes
Immigrant students receive lower grades despite same performance as natives
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.
June 21, 2017
The economic value of Breaking Bad: How misbehavior in school pays off for some kids
By Nicholas W. Papageorge (Johns Hopkins University and IZA) There is growing interest in how schools can shape children’s non-cognitive […]
September 22, 2014
Grades and rank: How do they affect student effort?
The educational system is built upon a sequence of tests to measure student performance. Improving student performance is a key […]
July 11, 2014
Having a successful start-up: How your team should be composed
Entrepreneurship is an important source of innovation and technological change. And as standard macro theory suggests, these are main drivers […]
June 20, 2014
A culture of crime: growing up with the mafia next door
Organized crime generates about two percent of global GDP. While this is already a considerable share, the mafia and other […]
May 23, 2014
Job information centers improve students’ career choice
In many countries high school students visit job information centers before they graduate. They learn about job prospects, earnings and […]
November 15, 2013
Extending paid maternity leave makes no sense economically
Paid maternity leave has become more and more popular over the past few decades as mothers have increasingly entered the […]
July 1, 2013
How being a victim of school bullying affects your labor market career
Do victims of bullying at school still suffer later in their working lives? A new IZA Discussion Paper by Nick […]