This paper models the probability of 15-year-old children missing school or being late. The paper sets out to uncover … poor attendance. However students who feel positively about their teachers are less likely to have bad attendance …. Similarly where students feel there is a good disciplinary climate in the class they are also less likely to have poor …

How does welfare affect the prosperity of mothers and their children? We study this question using a Canadian welfare … reform and by linking administrative welfare records to tax returns, nearly all medical spending, and children's educational … attainment. Eighty percent of mothers in the complier group found employment within a year, and for many, total income rose …

substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers. We find zero effects …

substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers. We find zero effects …