Posts tagged with 'schooling'
October 7, 2020
Future earnings gap due to COVID-19 school closures
Today’s global cohort of students may lose up to US$ 15 trillion over a lifetime
July 20, 2020
Do refugee classmates affect the educational attainment of native students?
New study from Norway compares siblings exposed to different refugee shares at school
July 14, 2020
Shorter compulsory schooling can increase the overall time spent in education
Reform in Egypt had unexpected positive effects for girls from disadvantaged families
November 19, 2018
Race-blind school admissions policy increases racial segregation
Rolling back integration efforts harms student outcomes
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 […]
December 18, 2014
Girls benefit most from attending an elite school
Parents have strong preferences for sending their children to the best schools available. There seems to be a general perception […]
March 26, 2014
More schooling makes women less likely to vote for Islamic parties
Many countries in the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by low levels of per capita income, democracy and […]
June 17, 2013
How preschool helps to fight inequality
The widening wage gap between college educated and non-college educated workers in the US and around the world has raised […]
March 19, 2013
Women do better and seem less anxious in all-female classes
Nowadays more women attend university than men. Yet, women are still under-represented in the highest levels of technical subjects such […]
January 27, 2013
Girls, take maths and boost your career!
A recent IZA working paper by Juanna Schrøter Joensen and Helena Skyt Nielsen suggests that taking more Math courses in […]