Decentralization of decision-making is among the most intriguing recent school reforms, in part because countries went … countries. Relying on panel estimation with country fixed effects, we identify the effect of school autonomy from within …-country changes in the average share of schools with autonomy over key elements of school operations. Our results show that autonomy …

. However, the political manipulation of the school curricula can give rise to indoctrination effects with counterproductive … and labour market outcomes in Poland. We document that the reduction of Marxist-Leninist indoctrination in school … curriculum after 1954 exerted long-lasting beneficial effects. Unlike in East Germany, the school reform after the fall of …

all due to differences in what students bring with them to school - socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the … like? Or do school systems make a difference? This essay argues that differences in features of countries' school systems … factors of the school system, as well as factors beyond the school system, account for cross-country achievement differences …

We exploit variation stemming from school consolidations in Denmark from 2010-2011 to analyze the impact on student … achievement as measured by test scores. For each student we observe enrollment and test scores one year prior to school … consolidation and up to four years after. We find that school consolidation has adverse effects on achievement in the short run and …

language classes in compulsory school on students' subsequent educational choices in upper secondary school. Using … more foreign language classes during compulsory school has only minor effects on educational choices of the overall student … pronounced for students who do not speak at home the school's language of instruction. Finally, we find that female students who …

By the 2008/09 school year the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) abolished binding school catchment … areas (SCAs) in all municipalities. The reform has been controversial and it was feared that school choice would increase …

secondary school on subsequent first year outcomes at university. The duration of Iceland´s upper-secondary education was …

-market participation and earnings. The reform did not affect ethical and political values or non-religious school outcomes. …