reduces the disparity in test scores. The intervention increases formal school enrollment by 42 percentage points among all … children and increases test scores by 0.51 standard deviations (1.2 standard deviations for children that enroll in school … provide a comparable education to traditional schools. Estimating the effects of distance on academic outcomes, children prove …

a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania containing detailed information from the startup date through 2001. We …

productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to …

but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment …

the short-run effects of parents' illness on child school enrollment. Our analysis is based on household panel data from … shocks to the primary household earner should have more negative consequences for child education - it is especially maternal … health are about 7 percentage points less likely to be enrolled in education at ages 15-24. These results are robust to …

the short-run effects of parents’ illness on child school enrollment. Our analysis is based on household panel data from … shocks to the primary household earner should have more negative consequences for child education – it is especially maternal … health are about 7 percentage points less likely to be enrolled in education at ages 15-24. These results are robust to …

were school-aged when exposed to the war. The findings show a strong negative impact of the genocide on schooling, with … exposed children completing one-half year less education representing an 18.3 percent decline. The effect is robust to …