enrollment of disadvantaged students by 32%. But the intended beneficiaries were nearly three times as many, and of higher … average ability, than those induced to be admitted. The evidence points to students making pre-college choices that caused … this divergence. Using linked survey-administrative data, we present evidence consistent with students being averse to …

addressing unobserved residence-country features, we find similar results when assigning migrant students their country …

significantly. We analyze how international student exchange affects students’ academic human capital. Using detailed student … find that, on average, exchange students lose 7% in terms of grades relative to their non-mobile peers, but less so in … Erasmus-facilitated exchange. Since students’ academic performance is an important factor in companies’ hiring decisions …

tracking system. Our results show that the need to perform well to qualify for a better track raises students' math, reading …, listening, and orthography skills in grade 4, the final grade before students are sorted into tracks. Evidence from selfreported …