Value-added data are an increasingly common evaluation tool for schools and teachers. Many school districts have …

There is limited existing evidence justifying the economic case for state education policy. Using newly … development through improving the quality of schools. While we consider the impact for each state of a range of educational …

extended the duration of secondary schooling in the 1960s. I find that hourly wages increase by 6%-8% per additional year of …

enter (primary) school. Early age at school entry significantly affects mobility and reduces the relative advantage of …

We propose an innovation-driven growth model in which education is determined by family background and cognitive … ability. We show that compulsory schooling can move a society from elite education to mass education, which then triggers …, compulsory education is implemented first and triggers the onset of market R&D. According to the British way, market R&D is …

. Choices of higher-education programs and of occupations do not appear major channels of this result …