, even after conditioning on prior measures of school performance. We then provide causal evidence that a low …

strategies. To explain the data, we introduce expectation-based loss aversion into a school-choice setting and characterize …

groups or individuals who see a personal advantage in more school choice, such as parents of school-age children, urban …-income groups, and individuals with a teaching qualification oppose more school choice. The analyses also indicate differences …

This paper evaluates average educational performance effects of an expanding independent school sector at the … increase in the share of independent-school students between Swedish municipalities. We find that an increase in the share of … independent-school students improves average performance at the end of compulsory school as well as long-run educational outcomes …

We examine the effects of a comprehensive school reform on mental health. The reform postponed the tracking of students …

school track suitable for their child, changing the purpose of the primary teacher's recommendation from mandatory to … rates to the higher school tracks increased substantially, with stronger responses among children from richer districts …. Simultaneously, grade repetition in the first grades of secondary school increased dramatically, suggesting that parents choose …

and the mechanisms change as the sector develops. Our results indicate that an initial increase in the high school dropout … school and college enrollment except for engineering degrees. Financial incentives to both completing high school and field …

This paper analyzes housing market reactions to the release of previously unpublished information on school quality …. Using the sharp discontinuity in the information environment allows us to study price changes within school catchment areas …, thus controlling for neighborhood unobservables. We find a substantial housing market reaction to publication of school …

boundaries. We use changes in school boundaries and the proposal of a new school. Our findings from redistricting in the Fayette … county school district (KY) show that prices for homes redistricted from a lower-performing (based on test scores) school … into the proposed school catchment area increase by six percent. For houses in higher-performing school catchment areas …