mathematical literacy and curriculum-based knowledge. The findings indicate that central exit exams only improve curriculum …-based knowledge but do not affect mathematical literacy. Moreover, teachers in German states with central exit examinations are more …

endogenous emergence of industry clusters. Spatial variations in knowledge spillovers lead to spatial concentration of more …. Narrowing the gap in knowledge spillovers across regions raises growth, and reduces regional inequality by making firms more …

on knowledge spillover. In the type of low skilled occupations analyzed in existing studies on social pressure, in …

Student performance in Sub-Saharan Africa is tragically low. We study the importance of teacher subject knowledge for …. After measurement-error correction, a one-standard-deviation increase in teacher subject knowledge raises student … teacher sorting. Furthermore, teacher knowledge and school resources appear to be complements in student learning …

To study whether current spending levels and public knowledge of them contribute to transatlantic differences in policy … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …

This paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function. We distinguish between … complementarities in the knowledge assets of the MNE and the target firm as a reason for FDI. In contrast, consistent with technology …

informed than others. We develop a model where the voting mistakes resulting from low political knowledge reduce the weight of …