Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that address various aspects of how school curricula affect students in … children and participating in the labor market. Chapter 3 provides evidence that the content of science education standards in … the US does not only affect related knowledge of students and adulthood attitudes, but also translates into high …

negative and significant correlation between SARS incidence and various measures of income, but not years of education, unlike … previous studies on other health conditions. The income-SARS gradient can be accounted for by controlling for pre-SARS housing …

Being exposed to compulsory religious education in school can have long-run consequences for students’ lives. At … religiosity in students’ later life, but also eroded traditional attitudes towards gender roles and increased labor …